Overview
- Jools Oliver, 51, told the podcast Lessons From Our Mothers in late October 2026 that she was diagnosed with ADHD about four years ago and later received an autism diagnosis.
- She said the late diagnoses left her exhausted and confused about her life for decades and described the experience as having 'ruined' roughly 45 years.
- The decision to seek assessment followed diagnoses in several of her children, and she said sharing neurodivergent traits has deepened her understanding and bond with her autistic children.
- Although she was prescribed medication for ADHD, she has not taken it because of strong health anxiety, so she is managing symptoms without the prescribed drugs for now.
- Her public naming of both conditions highlights common issues in adult and female diagnosis, the interaction of midlife factors with symptoms, and how disclosure can change family support and public conversation.