I’m Tired of ADHD not Being Taken Seriously (And I’m tired of having it. Ugh.)

Terianne Falcone
Nov 7 · 3 min read
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“Oh yeah, you and everybody else has it,” my pal Mona says, laughing, rolling her eyes and giving me a playful slap on my arm. I had told her I had ADHD.

These types of comments are frequent. ADHD still doesn’t get taken seriously. I, myself, doubt its reality at times. I start to think: Maybe everybody is right. Maybe I am just…

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Terianne Falcone

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An American living in London. I landed here via a ten-year stint in Rome. From Sunny Italy and Mangia! to — well, — British weather and bangers and mash.

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