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ADHD Quotes

Firsthand reflections on living with ADHD.

These quotes come from people who've either lived with ADHD directly or watched it affect their families, including one mention of ADHD and dyslexia running through several members of one household. For more on family dynamics, see the Family quotes.

I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.

Quotes by Ty Pennington

Sting and I have six kids between us. A lot of members of our family have ADHD and dyslexia.

Quotes by Trudie Styler

Especially when I'm nervous, my mind is running a mile a minute. My ADHD speaks for me before I can speak for me.

Quotes by SZA

I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very...

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

Always Quotes

I had a ton of energy, ran around like crazy - more than a handful for my dad. I was crazy. Dad barely handled it. I was never diagnosed ADHD or anything like that, but I'm pretty sure I had...

Quotes by Apolo Ohno

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes emphasize about ADHD?
Mainly the importance of accurate information for parents, caregivers, and patients, alongside honest personal accounts of what living with it feels like day to day.
Does ADHD run in families in these quotes?
Yes, one speaker mentions that ADHD and dyslexia appear across several members of their blended family.
How does one speaker describe ADHD affecting communication?
They say their ADHD sometimes speaks for them before they can find their own words, especially when nervous.
Is childhood activity level connected to ADHD here?
One speaker looks back on an unusually packed childhood schedule of sports and jobs and wonders if undiagnosed ADHD was behind it.
Are these quotes meant to be medical advice?
No, they're personal reflections and lived experience, not clinical guidance, useful for perspective rather than diagnosis.

One speaker describes an especially crazy childhood schedule packed with activities, wondering in hindsight if that was ADHD all along. The Always quotes touch on similarly persistent, lifelong traits.