ADHD - I hit every branch on the way up.

This episode is about the road I walked for forty years before anyone gave me a name for it.ADHD.Diagnosed at forty-five, sitting across from a doctor of psychology, watching my whole life reorganise itself around a word nobody handed me when it would have changed everything.I called it hitting every branch on the way up.The hard way. The messy way. The dramatic way. Public, and humiliating, and lonely inside the performance.And I want to talk about the thing nearly everyone gets wrong about a kid like that.They already know they’re getting it wrong. There’s a scoreboard running inside them that never switches off, and it’s more brutal than anything you’d ever say out loud.So when you point out the thing they missed, you’re not giving them support.You’re giving them evidence.This one’s written for two people. The kid I was. And the kid you’re losing your patience with right now.They’re closer to the same person than you think.Let’s get into it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eddjervis.substack.com/subscribe