Sometimes, ADHD is just really awkward

Or, why I’m so unbelievably clumsy

“I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time,” my co-worker says nonchalantly on a call. I stifle an eye roll because, in my family, there’s an often-told story about how I actually couldn’t do that.

The phrase “walk and chew gum at the same time” is usually a metaphor meaning “do two easy things at the same…