# Processing a late diagnosis and strengths of ADHD thinking - **Episode:** [173](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/173.md) (2025-02-20) - **Type:** interview - **Tags:** adhd, late-diagnosis, strengths - **Time:** 19:49–23:52 (start 1189s) - **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/173?t=1189](https://truthliesandwork.com/173?t=1189) --- [19:49] Al Elliott: Okay, after this very short break, we'll be back with more gems from Skye and why ADHD is actually a superpower. Don't go anywhere [20:06] Al Elliott: We actually have a lot in common. We both use behavioral science to help people do better at work [20:27] Leanne Elliott: The audio destination for business professionals [21:08] Al Elliott: It can [21:16] Leanne Elliott: But come back [21:17] Al Elliott: Yeah, come back. Definitely come back because Nudge isn't as good as this. So come back. I'll We'll cut that out [21:24] Skye Waterson: Keep that in [21:26] Al Elliott: Welcome back. Let's rejoin the interview where Skye gives us an insight into how ADHD can help you solve problems in a very different way [21:34] Leanne Elliott: I want to ask you, if I can, you know, you said that it was a big shock when you got your diagnosis, and they said, you know, we're cool, come hang out with us. Clearly you've gone through a very personal journey of accepting that and incorporating that into not only what you do but who you are. If anyone's listening who's maybe had a diagnosis and doesn't quite connect with their community, with, with the diagnosis itself, whether it is ADHD or another neurodiverse condition, is there any advice you can give them to start exploring a little bit more about that? [22:04] Skye Waterson: It can be difficult. I think especially sometimes I'll have people who come from, you know, maybe they worked in corporate for a really long time and then they got a diagnosis and they didn't tell anyone at all for ages. Sometimes that happens. In terms of that, I would say, you know, choose your favorite medium of learning new information and just start looking at ADHD on that. And what I mean by that is sometimes people will like to listen to podcasts. Um, you know, I have a podcast, ADHD Skills Lab. Um, or maybe you just want a strategy, like how to organize. You can always DM me prioritization on Instagram, unconventional organization. But, you know, if you need something like that, figuring out, okay, how do I like to take in information? Is it YouTube? Is it a podcast? Is it Instagram? And then just starting to search that topic in that space, because nowadays there's usually somebody who's going to be teaching something, um, in that way. So for me, it was YouTube. I watched everything on YouTube about it. And that was my entryway because it was a slow start initially. I didn't want to read the books. I didn't want to know everything immediately. I just wanted one person on YouTube to tell me it was going to be okay [23:17] Leanne Elliott: And I think you need that as well, don't you? Especially somebody who I think has that lived experience as well. There's something about hearing that, that story that really helps. I really liked what you were saying about, you know, that you can actually just do different, different things within the workplace to create an environment where everyone feels supported, and they don't necessarily have to disclose if they are neurodiverse. If they know. Um, I mean, any other, um, nuggets of advice you could give to, to business owners, um, about other things that they might be able to do to create this environment?