Mary Keleher was born and raised in Manchester, NH. Mary holds a degree in dance from Dean College and is the current titleholder for the Miss Berlin-Gorham Scholarship Program, a preliminary competition through the Miss New Hampshire and Miss America Scholarship Programs. She chose "Understanding ADHD" for her Social Impact Initiative as the current Miss Berlin-Gorham because of the lack of understanding people have of the disorder. Mary has a diagnosis of ADHD inattentive type and was not diagnosed until she was 18 years old. It is her belief that she didn’t receive a diagnosis until she was an adult because she didn’t fit the hyperactive stereotype, and because she had OCD and anxiety as a child that masked a lot of her symptoms. When Mary finally received a diagnosis of ADHD, she had a hard time believing that it was “just ADHD.” She thought that she had to have additional learning or neurological disorders because of the amount of impairment she felt, and that is when she realized that ADHD is a lot bigger deal than society makes it out to be. The goal of her platform is to help people understand what ADHD is and that it is not made up.

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Instagram: @missberlingorham_2021 & @_mary__margaret__

Facebook: Miss Berlin-Gorham & Miss Berlin-Gorham’s Outstanding Teen

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