Dr. Kristin Carothers

And so I was still in the bed and got a knock on my door and my child is like, it's 630. And I was like, oh, I was going to take you to school today. He's like, I'm dressed. I was like, okay, you know the person. So, yeah.

And so I was still in the bed and got a knock on my door and my child is like, it's 630. And I was like, oh, I was going to take you to school today. He's like, I'm dressed. I was like, okay, you know the person. So, yeah.

Absolutely. But I was like, good. Look at me. I'm making excuses. So in school, I don't think my teachers would have complained about me. I just talked. I just talked.

Absolutely. But I was like, good. Look at me. I'm making excuses. So in school, I don't think my teachers would have complained about me. I just talked. I just talked.

I'm black. And when I got into my clinical psychology program, I had never been to therapy. All of my white colleagues, most of them had been to therapy before. They had seen a psychologist. So I decided to do this sight unseen. I never went to therapy or nobody in my family went to therapy.

I'm black. And when I got into my clinical psychology program, I had never been to therapy. All of my white colleagues, most of them had been to therapy before. They had seen a psychologist. So I decided to do this sight unseen. I never went to therapy or nobody in my family went to therapy.

You pray.

You pray.

And you say, it's nothing wrong with that girl. Ain't nothing wrong with her.

And you say, it's nothing wrong with that girl. Ain't nothing wrong with her.

We're going to pray. Like, get out of here. You don't have no problems. We got problems. Like, you know, that's how it goes. So like when I went to grad school, I used to take copious notes so that I could focus and then I would doodle.

We're going to pray. Like, get out of here. You don't have no problems. We got problems. Like, you know, that's how it goes. So like when I went to grad school, I used to take copious notes so that I could focus and then I would doodle.

And then in undergrad, I remember getting called out by a professor because they knew I was doodling, which is pretty embarrassing at the collegiate level to get called out for doodling. Like I'm in college, like this is not fifth grade, but I got called out. But I've always just figured out how to make it work.

And then in undergrad, I remember getting called out by a professor because they knew I was doodling, which is pretty embarrassing at the collegiate level to get called out for doodling. Like I'm in college, like this is not fifth grade, but I got called out. But I've always just figured out how to make it work.

And my grades were high. I got everything done. But I just know that there's a there's a book that talks about ADHD and functioning and they talk about like brain glitches. And one of the glitches is go ahead and forget it. Like, go ahead. You're going to have enough time later. Go ahead and do what you want. You're going to be able to cram that in.

And my grades were high. I got everything done. But I just know that there's a there's a book that talks about ADHD and functioning and they talk about like brain glitches. And one of the glitches is go ahead and forget it. Like, go ahead. You're going to have enough time later. Go ahead and do what you want. You're going to be able to cram that in.

What is that?

What is that?

You could do so many other things now.

You could do so many other things now.