Diagnosed as an Adult

A great story that brings it home how important it is to get diagnosed.

For about 20 years, Kiki Rakowsky tried to unearth the root cause of her panic attacks, disorganization, and analysis paralysis, which stopped her from finishing school and made her life feel increasingly difficult. Originally diagnosed with anxiety and PTSDADHD only came onto her radar in her 40s—in part because the Instagram algorithm clocked her interest in ADHD-related memes. “I started to feel like, wow, these posts are posting at me.” She broached the possibility in therapy and was eventually diagnosed with ADHD and dyscalculia, a math-related learning disability.

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