Late Bloomer A column by Carla Ciccone on being diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood.

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Before My ADHD Diagnosis, I Looked to Astrology for Answers

An accurate astrological picture gave me a sense of control over the different way my mind worked.

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Carla Ciccone
Feb 02, 2022
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ADHD Made Me Bad at Friendship

Undiagnosed ADHD didn’t make me seek out bad friends, but it did distort the ways I saw myself and how I thought friendships should feel.

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Carla Ciccone
Dec 01, 2021
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Getting Diagnosed with ADHD Changed Everything and Nothing

The doctor said she knew in the first five minutes. In eighteen years of schooling and thirty-nine years on the planet, no one else had ever noticed.

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Carla Ciccone
Oct 07, 2021
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