10 ADHD Signs Smart Women Miss

Smart women don't "look like" they have ADHD – until you know what to look for. I missed my own ADHD until age 52. Why? The signs look different in women. We mask, compensate, and struggle quietly. This checklist covers 10 patterns that fly under the radar – the ones you've been beating yourself up about for decades. No toxic positivity. Just real patterns backed by clinical and lived experience.