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Pushing boundaries, breaking norms, and the ADHD brain (Casey McQuiston’s story)

Pushing boundaries, breaking norms, and the ADHD brain (Casey McQuiston’s story)

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Casey McQuiston, best-selling author of “Red, White and Royal Blue,” grew up in a neurodivergent family and was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. Still, they had trouble coping, and in high school, English teachers gave them an intervention for “not try

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Casey McQuiston, best-selling author of Red, White and Royal
Blue, grew up in a neurodivergent family and was diagnosed
with ADHD at a young age. Still, they had trouble coping, and in
high school, English teachers gave them an intervention for “not
trying hard enough.”

Casey is the author of multiple books in the queer romance genre.
Casey chats with Laura about how ADHD influences their writing.
They also share a sneak peek of their upcoming book The
Pairing, coming out August 2024.

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Why “just try harder” is a myth

Being Trans with ADHD (Max’s story)

caseymcquiston.com

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