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Neuroscientist/Biologist
Kaviyan Aladavoud
He/Him
Kaviyan shares their personal experience of navigating ADHD through high school and university. By speaking openly about the challenges, strategies, and lessons they encountered along the way, they help students feel understood and show that struggling with school does not define your potential.
Learning differently is not the same as being incapable of learning.
The ten questions
Every expert in the series answers these same ten questions.
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From a neuroscience perspective, what actually makes ADHD different from a neurotypical brain?
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How did studying neuroscience change the way you think about ADHD compared with what you previously believed?
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Why do you think someone with ADHD can sometimes be extremely focused on something they love, but struggle to start something they find boring?
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What was your experience with ADHD in school, and what do you wish teachers understood better about students with ADHD?
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Are there any strategies, routines, or tools that have genuinely helped you manage ADHD throughout university?
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What does ADHD actually feel like from the inside, compared with how it might look to someone else?
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Are there any strengths that you feel your ADHD has given you or that you've learned to use to your advantage?
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How do things like exercise, sleep, stress, or social connection affect your ADHD and your overall well-being?
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What would you tell a young person who thinks they might have ADHD or is struggling with ADHD but doesn't really understand what they're experiencing?
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