WTF is AuDHD? E33 | Our (very) late diagnosed ADHD Dad shares his story
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Sep 1, 2025 Grant shares his late ADHD diagnosis journey, reflecting on a childhood filled with struggles that suddenly make sense. He discusses the impact of music and sports on his self-worth and the generational stigma around neurodivergence. Hilarious anecdotes from school reveal classic ADHD behaviors, while he offers insights from his ADHD coaching, including practical tools like timers and visual cues. Grant emphasizes the importance of seeking assessment later in life and how understanding ADHD reshaped his identity.
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Dopamine Seeking Explains Loud Behaviours
- Grant realises ADHD traits explained his lifelong need for loud, extreme experiences and impulsive choices.
- He connects sensory and dopamine-seeking behaviours to identity and earlier misunderstandings about being a "drunkard" or troublemaker.
Use A Screener To Prompt Professional Help
- Karen used an online 18-question screener and urged Grant to see a doctor when results were high.
- Do use validated screeners as a prompt to seek professional assessment rather than self-diagnose.
Diagnosis As Relief After A Long Search
- During a 300-question diagnostic interview Grant's psychiatrist declared him "the worst case adult of ADHD" he'd ever met.
- Grant cried not from shame but relief because the diagnosis finally explained decades of experience.