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May 2023
25m 40s

ADHD and the Seeds of Misunderstanding a...

Asher Collins and Dusty Chipura
About this episode
Ash and Cam shift their focus to the workplace with regard to the current story arc on being misunderstood with ADHD. Leading with Yours-Mine-Ours, Asher and Cam talk about ADHD challenges in the context of larger potential workplace challenges that can plant the seeds for misunderstanding. There are some environments and some managers where no amount of ADH ... Show More
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