Two adult ADHD diagnoses, opposite reactions (Sam Pittis and Katie Breathwick’s story)

Sam Pittis and Katie Breathwick — best friends and co-hosts
of You’re Wrong About ADHD — compare their very
different reactions to being diagnosed with ADHD. Katie came to
her ADHD diagnosis through her teenage son and felt a sense of
excitement and clarity. Sam felt shaken. He began to see his
years of depression, emotional crashes, and coping habits in a
new way. 


Hear how ADHD shows up uniquely in the two of them, from
emotional dysregulation and sensory struggles to disorganization
and missed signs in childhood. Also in this episode: gender
differences, late diagnosis, and the quiet grief of wondering
what might have been.


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Listen: Building ADHD community

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Watch: ADHD and depression



For a transcript and more resources, visit ADHD Aha! on
Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org


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