ALT Arrows pointing to boy with labels saying young boy, white, hyperactive. Text: Many of us have outdated ideas of what someone with ADHD looks like.

ALT Four people walking. Text: I didn’t know anyone could have it. that it was a possibility for me.

ALT Person in front of a laptop with a busy thought bubble. Text: I spent most of my life wondering what was wrong with me. Why my brain was never quiet. Pictured is Busy thought bubble with many objects including dog, carrot, coffee. Text within bubble asking, What did I sit down to do? What I moved to Montreal, where do turtles go in the winter? That dog I saw today was really cute. Text: Why tasks that were easy to everyone else felt impossible to me.

ALT Phone with texts author forgot to answer. Empty lecture notes shown. Text: I felt like a bad friend, a bad student. Image showing An editor asking if author has started that article yet. Author replying Uh. . Text: I felt like a lazy writer.