I rambled a lot in my last blog post.  It was hard to read. I apologize.  I’m not that great at being precise.  I like details. I like background information. I want to think that I’m explaining in a way that anyone could understand.

But in my defense, there are A LOT of ADHD symptoms I suffer with. And I know I missed some.  I kept adding to the post and adding to the post and adding to the post.  I couldn’t stop. I had been working on that post for a couple of years…I had a lot to say.  I still do.  I won’t stop talking until more people understand and stop stigmatizing us. Normalize talking about disabilities.  Normalize EMPATHY.  Step in my shoes for a day, heck, even an hour will be enough.

I am lucky to have a lot of people in my court, helping me, cheering me on, advocating for me.  I’m also learning to advocate for myself, that’s the WHY behind my long-ass post. I want to feel more accepted.  I want others to feel more accepted.  I want girls with ADHD to get the diagnosis’s they need to get on a treatment plan that works for them.  The sooner the diagnosis, the better the chances of them living a fulfilling life instead of feeling like a failure at every turn of the road like I have. It’s been a long road and mine is still ongoing. I have to learn to retrain my brain to erase the negativity I’ve heard my entire life.  I have to start over.