What "Finding Your People" Actually Means When You Have ADHD

About this episode

David and Isabelle discuss the meaning of finding community for those with ADHD during a live podcast at the Neurodiversity Alliance Leadership Summit.

Ever walked into a room full of neurodivergent people and thought, "Oh no, what if I'm NOT actually ADHD? What if I don't belong here either?" Yeah. That's a thing. And it's weirdly universal. This week, David and Isabelle are taking you inside the Neurodiversity Alliance Leadership Summit in Denver for a special live recording with Jesse Sanchez, President of the Neurodiversity Alliance (formerly Eye to Eye). If Jesse's name sounds familiar, that's because he joined us recently to talk about mentorship and the intersectionality of neurodivergence with race, class, and systemic barriers. This time, we're bringing you the live conversation that started it all! The Neurodiversity Alliance brings together neurodivergent young adults and teens who mentor younger neurodivergent kids through art projects, advocacy, and identity work. The ND Alliance Leadership Summit is where their mentors and leaders gather for training, and David and Isabelle got to do a live podcast on stage in front of the whole group. What "finding your people" actually means when you have ADHD is more than just support. It's about finally stopping the cycle of feeling like a broken, defective version of a person…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Kessler, Isabelle Richards

Guest: Jesse Sanchez

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• ADHD
• community
• mentorship
• belonging
• identity

Keywords

• ADHD
• neurodivergent
• community
• mentorship
• identity
• support
• belonging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Neurodiversity Alliance, Eye to Eye

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