Interview with Moonlake Lee: Late ADHD Diagnosis, Parenting, and Managing Life

In this episode, Cynthia Hammer, founder of Inattentive ADHD Coalition and FINDtheADHDGirls has the pleasure of speaking with Moonlake Lee, founder and director of Unlocking ADHD, a prominent organization based in Singapore. Diagnosed with ADHD at 50, Moonlake shares her journey of late diagnosis, the challenges she faced, and how discovering ADHD in her daughter led her to reevaluate her own life. We explore the impact of her ADHD diagnosis, the differences in ADHD presentations between her and her daughter, and how understanding these differences has shaped her parenting style.

Moonlake candidly discusses how ADHD has influenced her academic and career path, as well as her personal strategies for coping, such as using executive function tools and body doubling. She offers invaluable advice for women with ADHD, particularly those diagnosed later in life, and provides resources and tools to help others navigate their own ADHD journeys.

🔍 Topics Covered:

• Late-life ADHD diagnosis and its impact
• Parenting a child with ADHD: understanding differences in presentation
• Strategies for managing ADHD in everyday life
• The importance of self-care, therapy, and community support
• Recognizing the signs of ADHD in girls and the importance of early diagnosis

Whether you're newly diagnosed or supporting a loved one with ADHD, this conversation is filled with wisdom, relatable stories, and practical advice. Don’t miss it!

🔗 Connect with Moonlake Lee: Unlocking ADHD: https://www.unlockingadhd.com YouTube Library: https://www.youtube.com/@UnlockingADHD/videos

Find The ADHD Girls is a project of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition (www.iadhd.org)

The mission of this project is to give all girls who have ADHD
a fair start in life by getting them diagnosed by age 8.

COULD YOUR DAUGHTER HAVE ADHD?

ADHD can look different in girls - meaning that often, they are missed for ADHD diagnosis.

Find out if your daughter has ADHD at findtheadhdgirls.org

Learn about inattentive ADHD at www.iadhd.org, the only website solely about inattentive ADHD