At the beginning of this year, i was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. it wasn’t until later that i was properly diagnosed with adhd. hearing this cleared up the confusion on how i act.
as a kid, i was poorly treated by my teachers due to my adhd (like i said, i didn’t know i had it until just this year). my third grade teacher threw away my drawings that i made after a test, and my fifth grade teachers yelled at me for blurting out the answers to questions in class. i’ll be honest; the american education system hasn’t done a great job at helping students with adhd, but that’s a topic for another day.
but i’m a senior in high school now. i’m about to graduate. adhd is still a part of my life today. i still hyperfocus on things, i still feel rejected from friend groups, i still blurt things out. but i’m okay! i’m doing great. i’m a drag performer, a digital artist, and an actor who has adhd, and that’s okay!
you’ll be okay 🙂
Vance