Danielle Elliott

And then in plenty of those cases, they probably ate a poisonous berry that didn't, like, their risk-taking didn't personally benefit them, but it benefited the rest of the group because then the group knew, don't eat that berry, you could die. And it's, like, such a simplistic, it's, like, my favorite conversation that I had in the whole thing.

And then in plenty of those cases, they probably ate a poisonous berry that didn't, like, their risk-taking didn't personally benefit them, but it benefited the rest of the group because then the group knew, don't eat that berry, you could die. And it's, like, such a simplistic, it's, like, my favorite conversation that I had in the whole thing.

the community canaries yeah kind of like we're just like like I'll go down this hole to see if there's gas down here just because I want to see I'm just it looks interesting because I want to see I'm curious there's a hole let me see what's down it like somebody's brain had to work that way to learn things I kind of love that oh I love it it's true it doesn't really benefit you as an individual at all yeah so he's like now that it's been like like rebranded as a superpower he's like

the community canaries yeah kind of like we're just like like I'll go down this hole to see if there's gas down here just because I want to see I'm just it looks interesting because I want to see I'm curious there's a hole let me see what's down it like somebody's brain had to work that way to learn things I kind of love that oh I love it it's true it doesn't really benefit you as an individual at all yeah so he's like now that it's been like like rebranded as a superpower he's like

it's missing the point. He's like, communities need people with ADHD. At least they used to. He's like, I don't, he was like, I'm not saying there's benefits now. I don't know that it confers benefits now.

it's missing the point. He's like, communities need people with ADHD. At least they used to. He's like, I don't, he was like, I'm not saying there's benefits now. I don't know that it confers benefits now.

I mean, I can see ways that ADHD has really benefited me personally, but only because I was able to – I was privileged enough to not be – like, I didn't have a ton of student debt coming out of college. I didn't have financial reasons why taking risks was potentially going to really – like I had a safety net is ultimately what I'm trying to say.

I mean, I can see ways that ADHD has really benefited me personally, but only because I was able to – I was privileged enough to not be – like, I didn't have a ton of student debt coming out of college. I didn't have financial reasons why taking risks was potentially going to really – like I had a safety net is ultimately what I'm trying to say.

And, um, so I was able to quit my first three jobs within six months of taking them. It's not a good move. That's really not a good thing, but I'm kind of like my ADHD is the only reason I was able to keep pursuing different things until I found a way that works that I really like. And like right now I, I,

And, um, so I was able to quit my first three jobs within six months of taking them. It's not a good move. That's really not a good thing, but I'm kind of like my ADHD is the only reason I was able to keep pursuing different things until I found a way that works that I really like. And like right now I, I,

I don't think that my career would exist as it does without ADHD, but there was a lot of like depression and worrying and fear that I would never have another job in the midst of the last 20 years. It's easy to look back and be like, now, yeah, my career seems to be working out. Also, it's working out right now because I have projects I'm working on.

I don't think that my career would exist as it does without ADHD, but there was a lot of like depression and worrying and fear that I would never have another job in the midst of the last 20 years. It's easy to look back and be like, now, yeah, my career seems to be working out. Also, it's working out right now because I have projects I'm working on.

Six months from now, you might like I might say, I don't know. I don't know if I'll ever work again.

Six months from now, you might like I might say, I don't know. I don't know if I'll ever work again.

I think right immediately following the diagnosis, I did dig in pretty deep, but I didn't like the stuff that I found. What do you mean? I found a lot of the negative descriptions and the negative outcomes, and it sort of started to feel like, Oh, ADHD does explain a lot of the ways in which I have not lived up to what I would have liked to have done.

I think right immediately following the diagnosis, I did dig in pretty deep, but I didn't like the stuff that I found. What do you mean? I found a lot of the negative descriptions and the negative outcomes, and it sort of started to feel like, Oh, ADHD does explain a lot of the ways in which I have not lived up to what I would have liked to have done.

And it's really, really frustrating to think that I went to therapy for years, that I tried every approach to date it. I'm like, when I think of all the things I tried without knowing that there was this Fairly simple answer that is treatable. I was almost so mad that I wanted to reject it and believe that actually, no, I just had to keep trying harder.

And it's really, really frustrating to think that I went to therapy for years, that I tried every approach to date it. I'm like, when I think of all the things I tried without knowing that there was this Fairly simple answer that is treatable. I was almost so mad that I wanted to reject it and believe that actually, no, I just had to keep trying harder.

So there was a rejection period, I would say, of the diagnosis. And I should say that you can probably see the roots of it in... conversations with my mom, like when I tell her anything about it, she's like, there's nothing wrong with you. Like you're not broken. Like she's very much like, no, I don't believe like you did well in school.

So there was a rejection period, I would say, of the diagnosis. And I should say that you can probably see the roots of it in... conversations with my mom, like when I tell her anything about it, she's like, there's nothing wrong with you. Like you're not broken. Like she's very much like, no, I don't believe like you did well in school.