Laura Key

This is ADHD AHA, a podcast where people share the moment when it finally clicked that they have ADHD. My name is Laura Key. I head up our editorial team here at understood.org. And as someone who's had my own ADHD AHA moment, I'll be your host. I am here today in person with documentarian and science journalist Danielle Elliott. Danielle, your work has been featured on

This is ADHD AHA, a podcast where people share the moment when it finally clicked that they have ADHD. My name is Laura Key. I head up our editorial team here at understood.org. And as someone who's had my own ADHD AHA moment, I'll be your host. I am here today in person with documentarian and science journalist Danielle Elliott. Danielle, your work has been featured on

HBO, NBC, The New York Times, ESPN. I know there's a long list. I don't have my computer in front of me, so I can't go on and on and on. But so excited to have you here today. Danielle is also the host and the journalist behind Understood's brand new podcast called Climbing the Walls. We're very excited. We're going to talk about that. Welcome, Danielle. Thanks for being in person with me today.

HBO, NBC, The New York Times, ESPN. I know there's a long list. I don't have my computer in front of me, so I can't go on and on and on. But so excited to have you here today. Danielle is also the host and the journalist behind Understood's brand new podcast called Climbing the Walls. We're very excited. We're going to talk about that. Welcome, Danielle. Thanks for being in person with me today.

It's like a tray of hors d'oeuvres that we have here on our fancy new ADHD aha set. All right, Danielle. So on climbing the walls, you talk a little bit about yourself. Today on ADHD AHA, we're going to talk about you. How does that make you feel?

It's like a tray of hors d'oeuvres that we have here on our fancy new ADHD aha set. All right, Danielle. So on climbing the walls, you talk a little bit about yourself. Today on ADHD AHA, we're going to talk about you. How does that make you feel?

That's all I do on the show. I overshare. So you're in good company.

That's all I do on the show. I overshare. So you're in good company.

Let's talk about your diagnosis. When were you diagnosed with ADHD?

Let's talk about your diagnosis. When were you diagnosed with ADHD?

What was happening? Why did you seek out an evaluation?

What was happening? Why did you seek out an evaluation?

Yeah. And now here you are. Here I am. Tell me about the relationship and what was going on.

Yeah. And now here you are. Here I am. Tell me about the relationship and what was going on.

I was feeling weird about how I acted. You telling that story, I hear you that it was like it was a big deal. And this visceral reaction has led you down this path of exploration. I've been in some breakups. That doesn't sound that bad to me.

I was feeling weird about how I acted. You telling that story, I hear you that it was like it was a big deal. And this visceral reaction has led you down this path of exploration. I've been in some breakups. That doesn't sound that bad to me.

Yeah. So... Not an unusually flared up, dramatic breakup scenario, but for you in the context of your life.

Yeah. So... Not an unusually flared up, dramatic breakup scenario, but for you in the context of your life.

So you probably, you tell me, you felt like you went from zero to 100.

So you probably, you tell me, you felt like you went from zero to 100.