Late ADHD Diagnosis, Identity & Entrepreneurship
From Even The Dog Has ADHD by Eventhedoghasadhd
June 10, 2026 · 56 min · Season 2 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of a late ADHD diagnosis and its impact on identity and entrepreneurship.
What happens after a late ADHD diagnosis, when the name finally makes sense, but the life around you still feels like it was built for someone else?In this episode of Even The Dog Has ADHD, I’m joined by my business coach and friend, Shari Teigman, for a conversation about ADHD identity, diagnosis, neurodivergence, entrepreneurship, faith, burnout, menopause, community and the labels we use to understand ourselves.We talk about the relief of finally having language for your struggles, the danger of turning diagnosis into another box, and what happens when the version of you that once coped, performed and adapted can no longer carry the whole structure.Shari brings her maverick approach to life and business, including the ideas behind her book The Maverick Way, and we explore what it means to hear your own beat more clearly than the noise around you.This conversation is for adults exploring ADHD, autism, AuDHD, late diagnosis, self-understanding, entrepreneurship, faith, burnout, identity, menopause and the complicated work of becoming more fully yourself, without turning yourself into another project.We also explore:Late ADHD diagnosis and the validation that can come with itWhy…
People in this episode
Host: Eventhedoghasadhd
Guest: Shari Teigman
Topics covered
- ADHD diagnosis
- neurodivergence
- entrepreneurship
- identity
- burnout
- menopause
Keywords
- ADHD
- autism
- AuDHD
- neurodivergent entrepreneurship
- self-understanding
- burnout
- faith
- community
- menopause
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