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Nowhere girl : life as a member of ADHD's lost generation
Ciccone, Carla2026
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For Carla Ciccone, the feeling of not quite knowing how to perform adult life was all too familiar. At 39 years old, Carla was finally diagnosed with ADHD after a lifetime of shame and self-blame. Yet while the diagnosis came with a sense of relief, the knowledge that a significant brain disorder, for too long framed as a condition for restless little boys, had gone unnoticed all her life didn't sit right with her. Understanding the ways in which ADHD has been framed scientifically and historically made Carla realise how she had created a narrative where her ADHD symptoms were deep personality flaws and left her ashamed and feeling unworthy. Through scientific research and interviews with international experts, Carla explores how science gendered the disorder, allowing girls to struggle for years in silence.
Main title:
Nowhere girl : life as a member of ADHD's lost generation / Carla Ciccone.
Author:
Ciccone, Carla, author
Imprint:
London : Michael Joseph, 2026.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780241647332 (hbk)
Dewey class:
616.85890092616.8589B CIC
LC class:
RC394.A85
Local class:
616.8589
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4311353