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Looking back, a lot of late diagnosed ADHDers realise the signs were there long before adulthood, they just weren’t recognised for what they actually were. At school, ADHD does not always look like “disruptive behaviour.” Sometimes it looks like being called distracted, too talkative, forgetful, messy, emotional, inconsistent, or “not applying yourself properly.” Some common school signs of ADHD that often get overlooked: • being labelled “too chatty” or easily distracted • leaving revision until the last minute and relying on panic to focus • constantly fidgeting, moving, or struggling to sit still • mentally repeating things over and over because you were scared you’d forget them A lot of ADHDers grew up thinking these were personality flaws instead of signs of a brain that processes attention, memory, and motivation differently. Especially for girls, inattentive ADHD is often missed because the struggle is happening internally, overthinking, masking, zoning out, people pleasing, or trying extra hard to compensate. 💛 What was your biggest school sign looking back? Follow @realbrainsrealtalk for ADHD insights, late diagnosis content, and relatable lived experiences. ADHD, ADHD school signs, late diagnosed ADHD, ADHD in girls, inattentive ADHD, ADHD symptoms, ADHD students, ADHD brain, executive dysfunction, ADHD masking, ADHD women, adult ADHD UK, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, ADHD awareness, ADHD struggles, ADHD childhood signs, mental health awareness #adhd #adhdawareness #adhdbrain #latediagnosis late diagnosis adhdwomen executivedysfunction #relatable

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This post was published on 19th May, 2026 by Khushi on her Instagram handle "@beingkhushikhandelwal (Khushi Khandelwal)". Khushi has total 2.0K followers on Instagram and has a total of 493 post. Khushi receives an average engagement rate of 0.33% per post on Instagram. This post has received 2 comments which are greater than the average comments that Khushi gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #adhd #relatable #latediagnosis #adhdawareness #adhdbrain has been used frequently in this Post.