Wired for wonder: the ADHD diagnosis many never saw coming

Some are known for their zest for life, fast-paced, nonlinear thinking and insatiable curiosity,

It's easy to mistake a wild fire for a bright spark

traits that often paint them as ditzy, dreamers and entertaining yet perplexing at the same time

I can tick of many on my personal BINGO card of daily life ...

☑️Remembering there was something important that I needed to remember, yet not remembering what it was

☑️Talking so fast no one understands me and not finishing any of the sentences

☑️Starting a random project that I'll never finish, yet it's my highest priority in that moment

☑️Forgetting what I was thinking about

☑️Misplacing my glasses or phone and then making up song lyrics about it

☑️Blurting out something and realising how weird it was later

It is becoming more recently understood that ADHD particularly for females, is a diagnosis made later in life, often after years of internalising societal norms or framing impulsivity, rapid mental agility as “being scattered.”

Wired to seek stimulation, resist restriction and avoid stagnation and boredom, a wiring for pivoting toward possibility is often at play. Consistency can be a challenge, as the next idea often arrives with a siren’s call.

The challenge? Educating ourselves and embracing these traits as part of a growth journey, particularly if your experience included societal conditioning to suppress, explain, or “fix” these potential superpowers. The revelation for me was, what felt like "chaos" might actually be a different kind of order.

Recognising these intersections isn’t about pathologising personality. It’s about language, awareness and self-compassion. Less about labels and more about reclaiming a story that finally makes sense.