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ADHD contradictions: Hot mess and high performer in equal measure (Sabrina Caluori’s story)

ADHD contradictions: Hot mess and high performer in equal measure (Sabrina Caluori’s story)

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A former boss once described their first meeting this way: “She
showed up late and disheveled, and I hired her anyway.” That’s
Sabrina Caluori in a nutshell.

Sabrina is the chief marketing officer at Chief, the largest
private network for ambitious women. Diagnosed with ADHD as an
adult, she describes herself as a contradiction: “High achieving
and a hot mess in equal measure” — a leader who can hold an
entire company’s strategy in her head but can’t manage her own
calendar.

Sabrina shares what it’s like to be gifted with ADHD — twice
exceptional — and how that experience bonds her to her 2e
child. She gets into ADHD burnout, self-doubt, and how the things
she once considered character flaws turned out to make her
exceptional at reading people and leading teams.

For more on this topic

Listen: Twice exceptional: Raising a gifted son with ADHD
(Emily’s story)

Read: ADHD and burnout

Watch: The ADHD burnout cycle

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

As kids head back to school, it's a good time to remember: not
every student experiences the classroom the same way. Through
My Eyes, a free interactive experience from Understood, lets
you step into a day in the life of a kid with ADHD, dyslexia, or
dyscalculia. See their strengths and challenges in a whole new
way. Try it out here.

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