Nicola Cheetham is a fellow late diagnosed ADHDer and Advocate who received her diagnosis when she was 50. Nicola has grown a large following on Tik Tok and is dedicated to helpng people access a diagnosis through the right to choose pathway to avoid lengthy wait times and to empower people to advocate for them themselves.
This is such a juicy episode full of useful info about right to choose!
We talk about
- How her ADHD realisations came about
- How even after two years post diagnosis Nicola is still working out what unmasking is and how to advocate for her needs
- How Nicola is comfortable to be open about her ADHD and advocating for herself which drives her mission to help others who feel they can’t
- Her diagnosis journey and experience of shared care
- Advocating for yourself when speaking to your GP especially in peri menopause
- The work Nicola is doing to deep dive into the ADHD diagnosis crisis in the UK
- ADHD medication Nicola’s journey to find the right type
- The things Nicola has changed in her life since her diagnosis
- What Nicola loves about her ADHD
- Nicola’s advice for anyone who is at the start of their ADHD journey
Find out more about Nicola over on Tik Tik where you can also find a link to her ADHD Right to Choose documents.
https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolasgotadhd
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