Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of Adhd's Lost Generation by Ciccone, Carla

Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of Adhd's Lost Generation

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines...
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Author: Carla Ciccone
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of Adhd's Lost Generation by Ciccone, Carla

Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of Adhd's Lost Generation

$44.52

Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of Adhd's Lost Generation

$44.52
Author: Carla Ciccone
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny.) A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored.

When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine--an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood--it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame and self-sabotage, she discovers that her most reviled traits aren't deep personality flaws, but symptoms of an undiagnosed disorder. And as she goes from being her own biggest hater to someone a bit more compassionate, she notices the growing community of women in the same situation.

Weaving her personal story into an investigation of the rise in ADHD diagnoses, Ciccone draws on scientific research and expert interviews to reflect on the classrooms of the 1990s, where "ADD" was reserved for hyperactive white boys, and girls learned to mask their differences. She examines the hormonal upheavals of adolescence and their unique effects on neurochemistry, and later charts her chaotic entry into motherhood. She also explores the history of women's mental healthcare and the pressure to perform our gender in a certain way. Throughout, Ciccone seeks to understand the ramifications of an ignored mental disorder for an entire generation of women--the nowhere girls.

With humor, depth, and detailed reporting, Nowhere Girl explores the cultural impact of ADHD on girls and women, and offers a path forward to reclaim our narratives, forgive ourselves, and parent our children (and reparent ourselves) with the softness we never received.

Author: Carla Ciccone
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780593729519

About the Author
Carla Ciccone is a freelance writer focused on women's health, personal essays, and humor. Her work has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Bon Appétit, Romper, The Cut, and more. She lives in Toronto.

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