Dyslexia, ADHD Diagnosis in Adulthood: A Personal Story

Watch as Yimeng discusses her dyslexia and ADHD evaluation and how her identification of learning and thinking differences helps her better understand her own strengths and weaknesses.
It wasn’t until a dyslexia and ADHD diagnosis in adulthood did Yimeng discover why she struggled in school as a child.

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[MrVwitter]

Worse than the disease
Is that no one Understand how you feel

[meaghankehoe]

I have dyslexia and ADHD. It definitely feels nice to know I’m not alone

[lolathetomboy]

My father only learnt that he had dyslexia when I was diagnosed as a kid. He told me that after my evaluation, he was crying. Becaus as the evaluator explained my condition to my parents, he realized he went through the exact same problems in school. It took him more than 40 years of his life to put a word on his condition and he wasn't even looking for it.

[mikamarie]

I'm 20 and finally acknowledging that I have dyslexia. I've struggled for so long but nothing is as damaged as my confidence. I gave up on myself a long time ago and I'm determined to get my life back.

[Jcny]

It can be quite empowering giving a name what you've been struggling with.

[krecikowi]

I have Phd and dyslexia, life sucks. NOBODY understands me in my field. You smart, you have PhD and you don't know what hand is right vs. left without pointing it. I will never be able to progress in my field of work. I HATE writing, but I LOVE doing science, design projects etc. etc.

[romanydesilva]

My report cards always read " keen student needs to apply herself more" . I would always breakout with a fever before math tests. It's honestly nice to know that I'm not just stupid as I've heard all these years :'(

[takeshikovacsn]

See exactly ...those questions make me really really anxious.
1. "Tell me why are you here today ?"
2. "What do you expect to get out of this evaluation ?"
I just cannot convince my mind that there is no wrong answer to those questions but I do not get why it is necessary to begin with those questions

[SquirelUK]

Getting an assessment tomorrow after accepting the situation. I was suspected to be dyslexic as a child and throughout my adult life but kept denying it due to my career goals. Only after my BSc, MSc and PhD have I thought this needs to be understood. Called myself stupid all my life, never good enough so had to prove it to myself through achievements instead of addressing the problem head on. I now really want to study medicine and for me I need to accept this reality before starting a profession as taxing as medicine. If you think you are, get checked, it’s not worth suffering as I did just because you learn and express yourself differently from what the rest of society expects.

[nikiyenc]

I only know i have ADHD and Dyslexia at the age of 38! I have been struggling all my life to understand why i act differently from others! Enrolled university and get my bachelor's degree just to prove I'm NOT stupid! Argh, honestly I wish when I was 18 years years old. I definitely will change my career! Avoid paperwork and focus more on my business!

[rebeccanorris]

This helps so much. Got dignosed with dsylexia and I always felt like it wasn't valid because it was dignosed when I was a kid. When I got my dignose I nearly cried everything finally made sense.

[jkevinparker]

I’m 45. I just found out this week that I’m dyslexic. Now a LOT of things make more sense about my relationship with reading. Found out about ADHD at 21 and autism at 44. I guess better late than never. It’s nice to know I’m not alone!

[DivaDiana]

I had an official dyslexia diagnose last year, for me was difficult to accept it because that made me feel I will never be good enough, I work very hard at university, so far it is going well because I have a mentor and I have dyslexia support tutor. I am learning to accept myself as I am but I am worried because I really want to be confidence, I have anxiety each time I have a new challenge, each time is sort of torture because I struggling with this anxiety. I have watched a lot of video that encourage dyslexics, to see if this can help me to feel I can do it and to love having dyslexia. I do not like people say it is a disability. we are allowed to be different to have our own rhythm or speed. As a human we are unique why we define things all the time and we called it disorder, disability if we do not fit in the "average". I do not want to put myself a label for society to understand we do not have to be the same everyone.

[bayleaf]

I’m trying to get a diagnosis currently but it is so unbelievably hard to realize after all these years I’ve found out that I might have these disabilities for so long I have thought I was just dumb but it’s a relief knowing that might not be why

[CallMeCharlie]

Last year, at the age of 37, my mother told me that I was diagnosed as dyslexic in the 3rd grade. I never knew anything about it. My feelings were bitter sweet. It was such a relief to be alive to put a name with what I had been experiencing all these years. Bitter because I feel if the proper steps had been taken, I would be so much happier and advanced in my life. I would like to get diagnosed or at least tested now. I just don't know where to start or what to do. I feel like this has a major role in my depression and anxiety.... I am also embarrassed. I understand that my mother was confused because prior to the 3rd grade, we were living in a different state, and I was an honor roll student . I guess she felt the move just made things worse for me.

[lrpjubo]

"knowing who you are makes things better already"

[spoonz]

Struggled all my life
Got diagnosed when I was 11 .
Have got to a high level in my company i work for . I'm the one who fixes the issues and thinks of solutions. Get told they wouldn't know what to do without
But when going for promotion I fail on writing paperwork.
Paid 300pounds for a adult test to have "reasonable changes made" . Has it made any difference. So stuck in a rut . Was going to leave but they put my wage up. But the promotion means more to me than money . As it's an achievement I cant Reach

Such is life

[alicediscoveringwonderland]

Don't know if it helps anyone but I know my left from right because your index finger and thumb make an "L" on your Left hand.

[isaacgunn]

Thank you for sharing, I felt so alone. I'm certainly in college, but I struggled so much. I have one more year left, but I noticed it's getting harder and harder for me. I really need to get help, but I was afraid for some reason. This video gave me hope and really motivated to take those steps.

Thank you so much!!!

[kaleysaari]

Same boat. Thankful to see this. I’m the same age & feel like I’ve been so isolated for the things I struggle with 😭🤪❤️