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Sam Thompson

New Zealand
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My ADHD diagnosis lifted years of shame. Now I see it as my superpower

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By Sam Thompson
| Yahoo Life Verified
I get into hot water for calling ADHD my “superpower”, and I do understand why. For plenty of people, it’s a drain rather than a gift. It can be brutally hard – I should know, I’ve lived through some of the worst of it. But I also strongly believe there is beauty in an ADHD brain, and I refuse to apologise for saying so. My aim is to give children hope.
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My ADHD diagnosis lifted years of shame. Now I see it as my superpower

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By Sam Thompson
| Aol Verified
Sam Thompson hopes sharing his experience of ADHD will help children better understand their own minds - Jeff Gilbert I get into hot water for calling ADHD my “superpower”, and I do understand why. For plenty of people, it’s a drain rather than a gift. It can be brutally hard – I should know, I’ve lived through some of the worst of it. But I also strongly believe there is beauty in an ADHD brain, and I refuse to apologise for saying so. My aim is to give children hope.
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My ADHD diagnosis lifted years of shame. Now I see it as my superpower

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By Sam Thompson
| Yahoo News UK Verified
I get into hot water for calling ADHD my “superpower”, and I do understand why. For plenty of people, it’s a drain rather than a gift. It can be brutally hard – I should know, I’ve lived through some of the worst of it. But I also strongly believe there is beauty in an ADHD brain, and I refuse to apologise for saying so. My aim is to give children hope.
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