What happens when you finally, as an adult, understand for the first time that your brain has been wired differently all along? Writer and mother Carla Ciccone joins Amy and Margaret to discuss her memoir NOWHERE GIRL: Life as a Member of ADHD’s Lost Generation. Together, they explore how ADHD in women often presents differently than the “hyperactive little boy” stereotype, and the lasting impact on many adult women with ADHD of having been undiagnosed for decades.

Carla shares her journey through shame, perfectionism, and masking—and how diagnosis and self-acceptance have reshaped her life as both a woman and a mother.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why ADHD in women is historically underdiagnosed

• Rejection sensitivity dysphoria and imposter syndrome

• Raising children with ADHD as a parent with ADHD

If you’ve ever wondered why ADHD feels different for women—or why so many are diagnosed later in life—this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and community. Carla’s story will resonate with anyone navigating motherhood, identity, and the struggle to stop “performing life” and start living authentically.

Here's where you can find Carla:

• www.carlaciccone.com
• @cciccone on IG
• Buy NOWHERE GIRL: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593729519

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