Not “dumb” or a “hot mess”... it’s ADHD (Jenny Lorenzo’s story)

Before getting diagnosed with ADHD, comedian Jenny Lorenzo felt
like she was “dumb” and “not good enough” — a race car without
brakes that left disaster behind. As she learns more about ADHD
and how it impacts her, she’s pushing back on people who think
ADHD is “a joke” and who don’t believe ADHD is real.  


Jenny co-hosts the Hyphenated podcast, an English-language
podcast about living in the hyphen that connects American and
Latin culture.  


On this episode of ADHD Aha!, she shares her take on how
ADHD is perceived in Hispanic culture — and how frustrating it is
when friends and her community don’t take ADHD seriously. Host
Laura Key and Jenny also talk about forgetfulness and why people
with ADHD might overexplain things.  


Check out the Hyphenated podcast. 


To find a transcript for this episode and more resources, visit
the episode page at Understood.  


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