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Rae Jacobson has been friends with Katherine Martinelli since they were 6. In the classroom, they were polar opposites: Katherine, a star student; Rae, scrambling and struggling with then-undiagnosed ADHD and dyscalculia.
As they grew older, they both became mothers and professional writers and editors. Rae got diagnosed and found the support and systems that worked for her.
When, well into their 30s, Katherine called to say she'd been diagnosed with ADHD, Rae was shocked: “My queen of competence has ADHD?”
On this episode of “Hyperfocus,” Rae digs into what made her and Katherine’s ADHD experiences so vastly different.
We can feel more anxiety in some situations than others. Some people and settings may make us more on edge, and others more relaxed. Psychological safety is the freedom to be imperfect or to make mistakes without major consequences.
With ADHD, psychological danger can be even more intense due...
Published 11/12/24
Self-advocacy and ADHD workplace disclosure come together in a package. It’s important to know yourself and your values in order to be the best self-advocate you can be.
In this week’s episode, “ADHD at Work” founder Meghan Brown-Enyia answers the question: What is a good self-advocate? And,...
Published 11/07/24