Am I using ADHD as a crutch? (Jiyoung An’s story)
For most of her life, Jiyoung An believed her struggles came down to laziness or lack of effort. Even after her ADHD diagnosis less than a year ago, she questioned whether she was just making excuses ...
8 Jul 202526min
ADHD and emotions in men (Marc Almodovar’s story)
Marc Almodovar was diagnosed with ADHD at 16, after he took it upon himself to ask for help. But it wasn’t until a painful breakup in his early 20s that he began to confront the emotional toll of hidi...
24 Jun 202524min
Feeling unsafe with ADHD (Laura Mears-Reynolds’ story)
Laura Mears-Reynolds had reached a breaking point with anxiety and depression—until she realized something deeper was going on. She didn’t feel safe in her own hands, and she knew she needed help. Wha...
10 Jun 202530min
How an ADHD diagnosis was lost and found again (Nikki Daye’s story)
Nikki Daye, a school psychologist and ADHD advocate, grew up in the foster care system. She was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, but her medical records were eventually lost. As she got older, her ADHD...
27 Mai 202527min
ADHD, autism, and the pressure to be “man enough” (Shane Thrapp’s story)
Shane Thrapp always felt different. As an adult, he found out he has both ADHD and autism — two parts of his brain that sometimes work against each other. In this episode, Shane shares the weight of m...
13 Mai 202525min
A breakup, an intense reaction, and the ADHD questions surrounding it all (Danielle Elliot’s story)
Danielle Elliot was considering breaking up with her partner...and then he broke up with her first. Danielle had a “big, out of character” reaction: By 4am that night she was packed and ready to leave...
29 Apr 202530min
I didn’t want to have ADHD (from the Climbing the Walls podcast)
In this bonus episode, we’re sharing the first episode of a new Understood.org podcast, Climbing the Walls. Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were h...
22 Apr 202531min
A mother-son ADHD combo, plus teaching with ADHD (Emilia McGuckin’s story)
Join health and science journalist Danielle Elliot as she investigates the rise of women recently diagnosed with ADHD. Listen to Climbing the Walls now.Emilia McGuckin was surprised when a teacher sug...
15 Apr 202525min
