The View From Inside ADHD with Carolina Hidalgo and Dave Holmes

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can wreak havoc in a
person’s life, especially when you don’t know you have it and
especially when you have to deal with a lot of people who don’t
understand it. We hear stories of those struggles this week but
we also hear about victories that were earned through hard work
and wisdom. For writer and comedian Dave Holmes, the best part of
getting his ADHD diagnosed, treated, and under control is the
experience of drying the last dish when he does the dishes.
Before he made his improvement, that simply never happened
because he was drawn away by other tasks that became crucially
important (and that he never finished either). Comedian Carolina
Hidalgo has been dealing with ADHD for most of her life and now
has it tamed enough that she can take on a task that seems pretty
intimidating for someone in her position: she hosts a music
history podcast that requires massive amounts of research, book
after book after book on the same topics. She gets it done. 


Carolina's Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DTloiK4aOEVmJCqcuqii4?si=e2c093f905674b63


Carolina also recommends this playlist for reading:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ByzdKSKWgv9M18IEUScfQ?si=7f05b873e4da4fb5


Listen to No Dogs In Space and Troubled Waters on the podcatcher
of your choice. Follow Carolina Hidalgo and Dave Holmes on
Twitter @CarolinaDoesOk and @DaveHolmes.


Carolina also recommends this playlist for reading:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ByzdKSKWgv9M18IEUScfQ?si=7f05b873e4da4fb5


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