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Kelli María Korducki

Nov 20, 2020

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Why Your ADHD Is Worse Right Now, Even if You Don’t Have ADHD

How to relieve your tired brain

Teenager holding a fidget spinner. — Photo: Carol Yepes/Getty Images

This week, a viral TikTok dispelled the common misperception of ADHD as just a childlike distractibility (“I’m going to write this email. Oh look, a squirrel!”). The video amassed over 1.4 million views on Twitter in just over a day.

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Kelli María Korducki

Kelli María Korducki

Writer, editor. This is where I post about ideas, strategies, and the joys of making an NYC-viable living as a self-employed creative.

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