Living with ADHD - Debbie's story

Watch time: 3:34 minutes | CW// ADHD | This film contains sensitive material about ADHD and is not suitable for children under 16. Our films all discuss children's mental health which is a sensitive subject for some.
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Debbie belongs to ADHD Babes, a support group for Black women and Black non-binary people of African-Caribbean descent with ADHD. In this very personal 4-minute video Debbie talks about the challenges she faced getting an ADHD diagnosis, and describes her views and experiences of living with ADHD.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Let's talk about ADHD in a Nigerian household
00:32 - Black women, masking & ADHD
00:58 - Feeling different from my peers
01:07 - Early Intervention of ADHD
01:19 - I didn't work the same way
01:33 - Working harder than neurotypical people
01:41 - Negative self-talk
01:54 - Getting in trouble
02:10 - Excess Energy
02:30 - ADHD, Signs in young children
03:04 - How terminology impacts me
03:15 - We're just Wired Differently
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[@verdunperlas]

Gracias por compartir!! Soy maestra.

[@nipinthebud3744]

Gracias y Bienvenido - encantada de saber de usted. Me pregunto si estas películas serían útiles para usted:
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Mantente en contacto - Ciao

[@LucyLucy296]

I wish I could hear more about how she was diagnosed, and if she took mediciation and her experience with mediciation

[@nipinthebud3744]

Thanks for your questions Lucy - we will keep this in mind for longer form films. We. hope you found it helpful?