ADHD in teens, from friendships to forgetting homework (Miya’s story)
Miya Kofo is a 16-year-old high school student with ADHD — and the star of Understood’s “Be the Reason” campaign to fight stigma around learning and thinking differences. Miya was diagnosed in middle ...
27 Sep 202220min
"Trapped" with ADHD during the pandemic (Erin's story)
Erin Lazoen is a listener who wrote in about her “aha!” moment during the pandemic. Working full time, and a newly single parent, Erin had a lot going on stuck inside four walls. She was diagnosed wit...
13 Sep 202218min
ADHD and creativity (Kenny’s story)
Kenny Friedman is a creative director with ADHD who’s driven to constantly do more and better. And yet he calls himself an underachiever. (Stay tuned to the 18-minute mark for a mini “aha” moment on t...
30 Aug 202224min
ADHD and the myth of laziness (Rebecca’s story)
Rebecca Phillips Epstein has ADHD. But as with many high-achieving girls, her symptoms were missed early on. Then, during the pandemic, it finally clicked: She discovered a Twitter thread about people...
16 Aug 202228min
ADHD and emotions, from anxiety to boredom (Dr. Sasha Hamdani’s story)
Dr. Sasha Hamdani is a psychiatrist who specializes in ADHD and anxiety. She was diagnosed with ADHD in fourth grade after starting what she calls a “riot” in her classroom. But she didn’t find out sh...
2 Aug 202228min
ADHD and marriage (Rachel and Jon’s story)
Jon Gardea has ADHD... and his wife Rachel doesn’t. She helped him spot the signs, though, including his hobby graveyard. Once Jon got diagnosed, it was clear that ADHD had been impacting their marria...
19 Jul 202232min
Listener letters roundup (YOUR stories)
Laura and the ADHD Aha! team have been blown away by all of the thoughtful and candid emails we get from our listeners about their own ADHD “aha” moments. So with their permission, we’re sharing a few...
5 Jul 202213min
ADHD, irritability, and friendship (Jake’s story)
Jake Lambert watched his mother thrive once she was diagnosed with ADHD and getting ADHD treatment. That pushed him to look for answers about his own struggles to pay attention. He wondered why he was...
21 Jun 202221min
