After living undiagnosed with ADHD for 39yrs, Martha explores the reasons girls and women are underdiagnosed and her lived experiences before and after her 2021 diagnosis. Martha BarnardRae writes clear, convincing words for exacting humans. As a copywriter and owner of Word Candy, she specialises in personality and valuesdriven SEO copywriting for outsidethebox brands. Martha’s words live on the websites, blogs, videos, and emails of businesses all over Australia.

As a cardcarrying Millennial, her career has evolved. But English teaching, corporate training, and copywriting are rooted in clear, engaging communication. Martha is a communicator through and through — and has always had a deep respect for the power of words.

This Canadian transplant is a lifelong sun chaser. A voracious reader. An extrovertedextrovert with a penchant for social justice chats. She’s wife to a darling husband, mum to two lovely boys — and a sore loser of board games.

When Martha’s not crafting delicious words, you’ll find her walking two giant pooches, obsessing over her latest hobby, or wrapped around a cup of tea, planning her next Instagram reel. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx