You’re Wrong About ADHD with Sarah Marshall from You’re Wrong About

For people who have never lived with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the condition can be seen pretty
simply. They might think it means the person can’t concentrate on
anything, that they can’t focus on much of anything. But for the
writer and podcast host Sarah Marshall - and for many like her -
it’s not that simple. She grew up with the issue of being very
focused on things she cared about and not caring so much about
the aspects of school that didn’t intrigue her. Eventually she
was diagnosed with what was then referred to as attention deficit
disorder (ADD) and given what she refers to as “homework pills.”


Later in life, she became intensely interested in researching and
picking apart the case of Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding,
who, like Marshall, was from the Portland area. On her hit show,
You’re Wrong About, Marshall continues to do intense, highly
concentrated analyses of historical events that other people, who
don’t pay as much attention, might misunderstand.


In the introduction of this episode, John talks about a college
freshman whose ADHD manifested in a similar way. In his case, it
meant typing just ridiculously fast, as you can see in the video
below.


Typing 220 WPM For 15 seconds (100% accuracy Fast Typing
Sounds)
Qualifying for a $1,000 typing tournament [200 WPM with Dvorak
Keyboard]


Listen to Sarah Marshall's podcasts, You're Wrong About and You
Are Good, wherever pods are cast. Visit Sarah's website at
RememberSarahMarshall.com. Follow Sarah on Twitter
@Remember_Sarah.


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