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I Didn't Tell My Parents About This

May 17, 2025 / 01:10

This episode discusses ADHD diagnosis, communication with family, and the impact of homeschooling. The guest shares personal experiences related to these topics.

The guest reflects on their initial hesitation to inform their family about seeking an ADHD diagnosis, fearing embarrassment if the results were negative. They eventually communicated their diagnosis to their parents and are still learning how to express their experiences.

The conversation also touches on the guest's views on homeschooling, indicating that while they thrived without structure, it was not necessarily a healthy approach to their learning.

TLDR

A guest shares their ADHD diagnosis journey and thoughts on homeschooling.

Episode

1:10

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I didn't tell my parents that I was doing it or any of my family that I was doing it at first just cuz I kind of was

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like, "What if it what if I do all the testing and then they're like, "You

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don't have ADHD." And then I'm like all embarrassed, right? You're

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like, "Yeah." So, I didn't I didn't um tell them at first, but no, once I did

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get diagnosed, I um talked to them about it. And I think I'm still um still learning how

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to communicate a lot of that. Um it's kind of an interesting experience. Like this kind of relates to how I feel

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about homeschooling as well. I feel like as a kid I like I was able to do a really good job without the

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structure, but it like wasn't because I didn't need structure. And it was kind

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of like a self-p protection thing of like, oh, okay, I have to get this done myself, so I'm going to learn how to do

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that. But it wasn't necessarily like a healthy way for me to be pushing myself, I

Episode Highlights

Self-Protection in Learning
The speaker reflects on their homeschooling experience and self-directed learning.
“It was kind of like a self-protection thing.”
@ 00m 55s
May 17, 2025

Episode Quotes

What if I do all the testing and then they're like, "You don't have ADHD.".
I Didn't Tell My Parents About This
It was kind of like a self-protection thing.
I Didn't Tell My Parents About This

Key Moments

Fear of Diagnosis00:05
Learning to Communicate00:26
Self-Protection in Learning00:55