ADHD Right to Choose Expert Nicola Cheetham Shares Advice and Her Experience of ADHD

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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