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High-achieving with ADHD and completely overwhelmed (Susie Owens’ story)

High-achieving with ADHD and completely overwhelmed (Susie Owens’ story)

ADHD Aha! vor 1 Monat

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From the outside, Susie Owens looked like she was gliding.
Straight-A student, entrepreneur, devoted mom — and exhausted in
ways nobody could see. When you’re an ADHD high achiever, masking
is a whole job.

Susie spent years in therapy for anxiety, quietly holding it
together. A second child tipped the scales. Through her ADHD
diagnosis, she learned that her struggles weren’t a reflection of
who she was as a person or as a mom. It was just ADHD.

For more on this topic

Listen: Emotional regulation, and yelling, as a mom with ADHD
(Patricia Sung’s story)

Read: Mental load: The invisible weight women with ADHD carry

Watch: Renowned ADHD expert on how to juggle ADHD and
motherhood

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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empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like
ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work,
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