ADHD in Women: The Struggle Behind “Holding It Together” (Part 3)

Oct 25, 2026 Features / Columnists, News

(Kaieteur News) – Imagine a Caribbean woman who manages work, children and family commitments, yet repeatedly loses her keys, misses appointments and lies awake rehearsing tomorrow’s responsibilities. To top it, the week before her period and the week of her period, these experiences become elevated.

Others call her careless. She calls herself a failure. One possibility deserves consideration: Neurodivergence- attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. In my practice and consistent with research, women with ADHD discover this in the late 20s or 30s when they come with a child that the school referred or when they come about emotional and attention dysregulation.