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#ADHD #neurodiversesquad For those of you who skated by in school until you got to college then crashed and burned, what strategies do you think would have been helpful in that transition to college?
@adhdessentials @blkgirllostkeys @EmilyKM_LPC @danidonovan @ADHD_Alien thoughts?
For me, I'd say definitely get a diagnosis before college (still working on mine actually - long story), Learn your processing strengths and challenges, Practice sticking with something challenging, Set up systems of accountability BEFORE things are due...
Here’s my post about my own experience with squeaking through school and crashing in college. Crashing Into Adulthood: From Gifted Kid to College Dropout #neurodiversesquad #ADHD auroraremember.com/blog/crashing-…
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So I’m going to share something with you all that I shared on a coaching call today. Some of the issue with learning how to manage our ADHD is learning to get past our intense distrust of ourselves.

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How many times have you set out to begin a new routine or strategy and had these thoughts:

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René Brooks | Black Girl, Lost Keys
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Can we talk about the curse of being a "gifted" kid while having undiagnosed ADHD? Has anyone else survived this specially crafted hell?

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Beyond the torment ofADHD symptoms, add the additional criticisms of "we KNOW you're smart" "you're WAY too intelligent for this" and "why aren't you working up to your full potential?"

Then turn those internal and they are your internal diaglouge forever. So there's your gift.
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Unfortunately, they still discovered I was “capable of more” if I would “apply” myself.
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