After decades of feeling "different" from others, folks diagnosed with ADHD at age 40, 50, 60 and beyond are often relieved to name their unique way of thinking: Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder. That relief is usually mixed with an equal share of justifiable anger at the long delay in arriving at an accurate diagnosis. And there can be regret and grief over the missed opportunities over a lifetime of what “could have been.” Eventually, however, each of them must make peace with today’s reality. It often happens in three stages: 1) “I’ve got an ADHD brain, let’s fix it!”; 2) “Shoot! tried to fix it and it’s still hanging around “and 3) “OK, I understand and like my ADHD brain (most of the time) and I’m embracing it.” With a long look backwards at how ADHD impacted their childhood and early adulthood and a sneak peek into the future, this session explores and reassures those diagnosed in later life that they can absolutely live their best life with an ADHD brain.