Chances are if you’re a woman with ADHD – diagnosed or otherwise – you’ve been ‘masking’ your whole life. Trying to squeeze your lostness, your lateness, your ‘too-much-ness’ (and your brilliance?) into an ‘NT’ shaped mould for so long that you’re probably pretty exhausted by now. It’s a wonder more of us haven’t checked into prison… or checked out altogether. All because society hasn’t cottoned on to the ways in which ADHD manifests in women – and that it’s not just a little boys club. I’ve been masking for as long as I can remember. I’d love to see it change for the next generation.
COMPUTER SAYS NO
Here’s the really crazy thing: As I write this, the word ‘Neurodiversity’ is still being underlined with a squiggly red line, like it’s not even a thing.
LORELEI MATHIAS 
I work in an agency in Manchester. I have never heard of Freshtival until now. I would love to have gone to hear you speak as, I am sure, would many of my colleagues. Might I suggest somebody involved in Freshtival devotes some advertising expertise to publicising the event. Or if they don’t have the time, pop a brief over to me.
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