Like any parent, Elizabeth felt a wave of emotions as her daughter, Naledi, started school—anxiety, joy, nervousness, and mostly, excitement. But that excitement quickly faded as complaints from school began crawling in. It felt as if they were validating her deepest fears and her late-night tears: “She talks out of turn”, “She’s disruptive”, “She won’t sit still”. At first, Elizabeth thought Naledi would grow out of it. As a first-time parent, she assumed perhaps Naledi was simply more energetic or imaginative than other kids. But as the calls persisted, Elizabeth realised something deeper was at play. She knew she wasn’t a bad mother, and her daughter wasn’t badly behaved. Naledi’s brain just worked differently. She knew her daughter was empathetic, loving, creative—and misunderstood. Elizabeth, like many parents raising a child with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), was doing the best she could with the knowledge and resources she had, while also processing her own upbringing and experiences.

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