Participants will engage in an interactive exercise to identify and examine common beliefs that can develop when ADHD goes unrecognized, such as being “inconsistent,” “too much,” or “not living up to my potential.” Participants will explore how these beliefs can shift when past experiences are viewed through the lens of a late ADHD diagnosis.

Participants will then use the Three N Framework: Notice, Name, and Now What to work through the identity changes that can follow diagnosis. They will practice noticing an old belief when it shows up, naming what is happening, and considering what they want to do with that understanding now. The workshop will include time for individual reflection, discussion, and sharing.

Kristin Koliha, MSW, LICSW, is a therapist, ADHD coach, and educator who works with adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Through Welcome Home ADHD, she helps adults better understand their ADHD, reduce the friction of everyday life, and find strategies that work with their brains. Kristin brings 30 years of experience as a social worker, along with her own lived experience as a late-diagnosed adult with ADHD. Her work focuses on executive functioning, identity after diagnosis, emotional regulation, and the gap between knowing what to do and actually being able to do it.