As a boy, I was deathly afraid of reading aloud in class. I made mistakes all the time. I couldn’t keep the words in order. I’d jump to the next sentence too…
Could An ADHD Coach Really Help Me With My Condition?
Increasingly, specialized coaches are showing women with ADHD that our brains aren’t broken we just need help understanding them better. Brianna Sharpe Updated Photo courtesy iStock.
“She could be a bright girl, but isn’t living up to her potential.” This phrase dogged me for decades, along with other comments about distraction and daydreaming. Even once I figured out how to exceed expectations both at school and work (usually by working myself past exhaustion), the fear remained: Would I always be a failure?
When I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at 39, I cried as the pieces fell into place. I was a solid C student through grade school, and couldn’t play sports because the rules wouldn’t stay in my head. I was bullied so badly for being different that I had to switch elementary schools, and continued to struggle until I dropped out in grade 11. Through a com