Inside The School System with a 16 year old AuDHDer

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with 16-year-old Daniel Evans about his experiences growing up neurodivergent in the school system.

In this episode of I'm ADHD! No You’re Not, Mine & Paul sit down with 16-year-old podcaster and schoolboy Daniel Evans. Daniel isn’t talking about ADHD from a distance, he’s right in the middle of it, navigating school, friendships, expectations, and his own mind in real time.  The conversation gets into what it actually feels like growing up neurodivergent today - the pressure to fit into a system that doesn’t work for you, the frustration of being misunderstood, and the constant mental noise that never really switches off. Daniel opens up about diagnosis, medication, burnout, and those days where everything feels too much, alongside the moments where things click and you feel unstoppable. Listen to Daniel’s podcast by searching for ‘The Danifesto’ or by following this link: https://podfollow.com/1853271462 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE, Paul Whitehouse

Guest: Daniel Evans

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• ADHD
• school experience
• mental health
• youth perspectives

Keywords

• ADHD
• neurodivergent
• school
• mental noise
• burnout
• diagnosis
• medication

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Danifesto

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