Comedian Taryn Delanie Smith’s wild ADHD ride

Cold-calling strangers about Brazilian butt lifts wasn’t exactly
the plan. But for Taryn Delanie Smith — comedian, actor, former
Miss New York, and creator of the viral TikTok character “Denise,
Heaven’s Receptionist” — the detours turned out to be the whole
story.


In this episode, Taryn talks about competing in the Miss America
pageant with undiagnosed ADHD, the curses and gifts of ADHD, a
learning disability in math, and struggling in corporate America.
Plus: justice sensitivity, farting around time, and why
waitressing might be the perfect job for an ADHD brain.


For more on this topic:


Listen: What’s so funny about ADHD? (Comedian Jim Tews’
story)

Read: ADHD and creativity

Watch: What is dyscalculia?



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Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org.


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