Raegan Cotton: Facing young adulthood with ADHD

Episode 64 with Raegan Cotton

"Even after I was diagnosed, I still had so much doubt. I wondered if I was just using ADHD as an excuse to make myself feel better."

Raegan is 25 years old and lives in Denver. She works for the political advocacy non-profit New Era Colorado.

Raegan reached out to me because she is a listener of the podcast, but noted that a lot of my guests are in their 30s or older and she felt she could offer an interesting perspective on what it’s like to be facing ADHD in early adulthood at this particular moment in history.

Raegan was born in 1996, so she is literally right on dividing line between Millennial & Gen Z, and we talk about the various impressions and stigmas that were held around ADHD and mental health as she was growing up and how they might differ from older generations.

We also talk about what it’s been like to get this diagnosis during the pandemic as a young adult, as well as the various ways ADHD is still being overlooked and dismissed in girls and young women.

I really appreciated and enjoyed Raegan’s perspective and I’m sure you will, too.

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I’m a 52 year old woman who has struggled with ADHD her whole life. I stumbled on your podcast and am really loving it so far. I had Covid last year and feel that it may have made my usual symptoms even worse. I really appreciate your perspective of having peri menopause and how it affects you and I’m seeing many parallels to what I am dealing with.
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-Lori