Ep 031: Everything Everywhere All At Once and ADHD
Today is the episode you’ve all been waiting for – ADHD! Our guest, Rach Idowu was diagnosed with ADHD Combined Type on January 2020 at the age of 26. Shortly after her diagnosis, she decided to start her AdultingADHD substack newsletter to document her own personal experience. Rach has been featured in the NYTimes, BBC, Stylist, and Mashable among others. She has also created flashcards to help adults with ADHD learn more about ADHD traits including coping strategies.
We discuss the long road to Rach’s ADHD diagnosis and what it meant for her, the impact of ADHD stigmas on getting the help you need, and what kind of accommodations you can ask for in the workplace. We also talked about the representation of ADHD in films like Everything Everywhere All At Once and the TV show Grey’s Anatomy.
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Rach was diagnosed with ADHD Combined Type on January 2020 at the age of 26. Shortly after her diagnosis, she decided to start her AdultingADHD substack newsletter to document her own personal experience.
Rach has been featured in the NYTimes, BBC, Stylist, Mashable, and many other publications. She has also delivered talks on ADHD and Neurodiversity at Facebook, Ubisoft, ComicCon, Baringa, and other organisations.
Rach has created flashcards to help adults with ADHD learn more about ADHD traits including coping strategies.
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