Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you like this show, consider making a donation this holiday season. 100% of your donation will go towards helping us create more podcasts (like this one!). &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://understood.org/give&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to make a gift today.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For years, Julianna Broadwater’s therapist suggested looking into ADHD. But Julianna resisted. She had a past diagnosis of OCD, so she attributed her challenges to that. Plus she was the primary breadwinner in the family, so how could she have ADHD? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then Julianna tried ADHD medication, and her thinking completely changed. The impulsive, intrusive thoughts that would pop into her head started to lessen. It was easy to swat them away like flies, instead of dropping everything to focus on them. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Julianna was diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic. Hear about her OCD misdiagnosis, and how the symptoms she thought were her OCD actually stemmed from ADHD. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhdiaries-alice-wolfe&quot;&gt;I have ADHD and OCD. Here’s what a weekend getaway looks like for me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.understood.org/en/articles/perseveration-adhd-and-learning-differences&quot;&gt;What is perseveration?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-and-anxiety-what-you-need-to-know&quot;&gt;ADHD and anxiety&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(01:17) Julianna’s ADHD diagnosis story&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(06:49) Julianna’s experience growing up&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(11:42) Julianna’s OCD misdiagnosis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(13:59) Getting stuck on thoughts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(15:26) Never going back to how things were before the pandemic &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a transcript and more resources, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-or-ocd&quot;&gt;visit the &lt;i&gt;ADHD Aha! &lt;/i&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; on Understood.org&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want to share your “aha” moment? We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:ADHDAha@understood.org&quot;&gt;ADHDAha@understood.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
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