S2 E49 When ADHD Girls Become ADHD Women | Louise Belshaw | Part 2

What happens when the girls whose ADHD was missed become women?

In Part 2 of this conversation, Jess and Jeannine are joined by ADHD life coach and researcher Louise Belshaw to explore what comes after a late ADHD diagnosis. Together they discuss grief, perimenopause, masking, justice sensitivity, imposter syndrome, and why genuine curiosity can change a young person’s life.

Louise shares insights from her research with late-diagnosed women and her work coaching neurodivergent teenagers, while the conversation expands into advocacy, education, friendship, and what it really means to understand yourself after years of feeling different. Jess and Louise also discuss public advocates like YUNGBLUD and Professor Green, and why honest conversations about mental health and neurodivergence matter.

To learn more about Louise Belshaw and her work supporting neurodivergent young people, visit her website or connect with her on LinkedIn and Instagram.

If Part 1 was about the girls who were missed, Part 2 is about the women they became and why it’s never too late to understand your story.