ADHD: Finding My Gold | Katie Friedman | TEDxUWE

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  @northernfox6420 · 3 years ago

  Literally remember telling myself, 'I want to be normal, I want to be like other people' not knowing that what made me different was going to pay off later in life.

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  @DS-cf1zc · 2 years ago

  The neurotypically constructed world likes to put everything in an easy to understand and manage box, but those of us with complex neurodiversity challenges - can actually see how bad the construct is, and can offer the wider world so much more. <br><br>The sooner the masses wake up to the benefits of neurodiverse people and the wonderful insights they bring - the better for all the human race.

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  @ritcha02 · 3 years ago

  Writer Glennon Doyle once wrote this “On my gravestone I want it to read ‘Here lies a woman who can finally stop looking for her keys’” Says it ALL. ❤

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  @majesticbison_ · 3 years ago

  Man, i always cry when i watch these vids cause i know what it feels like. 😢

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  @michellemacco · 3 years ago

  I’m NOT even HALF way and I’m already in tears 😭 she KNOWS exactly how I FEEL 💯

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  @EveR-hu4oe · 2 years ago

  Can we all get together and start helping the educational system. I would love for &nbsp;all school staff to be properly trained on ADHD and other disabilities. I feel the word would be a better place if kids were also educated about all types of disabilities people face in life. We need this world to be more accepting. Thank you for this video.

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  @unsolicited-opinions · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m literally crying my eyes out. The internalization of criticism that was meant to be constructive....that&apos;s why compliments never reach me and criticism is a stab in the heart....

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  @charitykennedy4020 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I really loved this video. The information is so well presented. My favorite take away was the simple and effective explanation that an ADHD brain is &quot;a brain wired for interest.&quot; That really resonates with me as a person with ADHD who got diagnosed in my mid-forties and always wondered why I could voraciously work on some projects/tasks and totally negelct others. Other top take-aways: ADHDers have spiky strength and spiky challenges and &quot;I was a specialist thinker struggling to be an all-arounder.&quot; I have been extremely successful in some professional roles and really struggled in others. It depended on wether the role &nbsp;allowed me to use my super power of hyper-focus and lead with my exceptional strengths or required me to try to be an all arounder and switch my attention quickly between tasks/projects/thought trains.

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  @pratikdagu · 3 years ago

  &quot;Brain wired for interest!&quot; That&apos;s my gold from this video!

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  @lloydkenyon4463 · 4 years ago

  I’ve been a salesman for years i to have crazy social power. But I’m terrible at spelling and writing. I really understand how important it’s is to focus on your strengths. And understand your weaknesses. Thanks adhd is a gift if you learn how you are.

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  @rosefriel8241 · 3 years ago

  Amazing just amazing, let’s all help each other to embrace our gold adhd lovelies 💗 so SO much gratitude for these talks and brave wonderful adhd leaders xxxx

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  @tristanhunt6680 · 2 years ago

  Excellent talk on ADHD - Katie is inspiring and informative in equal measure.

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