Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story | Jessica McCabe | TEDxBratislava
Jessica McCabe tell us the story of her life. Once a gifted child with bright future, who later lives a life of a constant failures, because one thing - her ADHD ...
========== Translator: Leonardo Silva
Reviewer: Mile Živković Hello, brains! I say that to you
because, if you think about it, it wasn't really you that decided
to come here today. It was your brain. And whether you decided to walk,
or drive, take a taxi, or ride a bike, that decision was made by your brain. Behavior, all behavior,
is affected by the brain. This is a story about my brain. So, I was a smart kid. By 18 months, I was speaking
in full sentences. By third grade, I was scoring
post-high school on standardized tests. I had, as all my teachers agreed,
so much potential. I was also struggling. I didn't have many, any, friends outside of books. I was easily overwhelmed.
I spaced out in class. I lost things constantly. And trying to get my brain to focus
on anything I wa...