The ADHD symptom I can’t explain away (Andrea Jones-Rooy’s story)

Andrea Jones-Rooy — data scientist, comedian, and
fire-eating acrobat — talks candidly about feeling like a
failure even when all evidence points to the contrary. With sharp
humor and vulnerability, she describes having “no self-esteem”
(not low — none), limited willpower, and a reliance on
fear and external pressure to get things done.


Andrea, who hosts the podcast Behind the Data, gives
herself very little grace. She remains skeptical of her ADHD
diagnosis. But one ADHD challenge feels impossible to dismiss:
time blindness. Together, Andrea and Laura explore what it means
to be present — and why that presence often comes more
easily at work or on stage, where the stakes feel high, than with
the people we love most.


For more on this topic


Read: ADHD and time blindness


Listen: Behind the Data podcast



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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