This week, we’re sharing a powerful episode from our friends at Hyperfocus — a deeply personal story with its own “aha” moments. Inattentive ADHD is often missed, especially in boys who don’t fit the typical ADHD stereotype. Brandon Saiz shares his later-in-life diagnosis and what it meant to have been overlooked for so long. 

If you’re not already listening to Hyperfocus, check it out here.

Content warning: Mentions of suicide

For more on this topic: 

• Read: The 3 types of ADHD
• Listen: The “devastating” findings of a decades-long ADHD study
• Follow: Brandon Saiz on Substack   

For a transcript and more resources, visit our friends at Hyperfocus on Understood.org. You can also email us at adhdaha@understood.org

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Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

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