Janet Ferguson, LMFT

Janet Ferguson, LMFT

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06/05/2026

Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

When I was diagnosed with ADHD, it didn’t come as just one feeling. It was a mix. Relief, mostly. Like finally being handed the right map after years of thinking I was just bad at reading directions.

But alongside that relief, there was something else. A kind of grief and mourning.

Looking back at being a kid, at school, at moments where I was told I was lazy, difficult, too much, not enough… I can’t help but wonder what it might’ve felt like to be understood instead of corrected. To be encouraged instead of managed. Included and not excluded. To be seen properly.

For a long time, I thought those parts of me were flaws. Things to hide, fix, or apologise for.

Now I see them differently.

Not as something broken, just something different.

And different doesn’t need fixing, it needs understanding.

If anything, I hope things are changing. That more people are growing up being recognised for how their minds actually work, not how they’re expected to.

This week isn’t just about awareness, it’s about celebration.

Different minds. Different ways of seeing the world. Different ways of being.

And all of them valid.

06/05/2026

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Happy Neurodiversity Celebration Week. When I was diagnosed with ADHD, it didn’t come as just one feeling. It was a mix. Relief, mostly. Like finally being handed the right map after years of thinking I was just bad at reading directions. But alongside that relief, there was something else. A kind of grief and mourning. Looking back at being a kid, at school, at moments where I was told I was lazy, difficult, too much, not enough… I can’t help but wonder what it might’ve felt like to be understood instead of corrected. To be encouraged instead of managed. Included and not excluded. To be seen properly. For a long time, I thought those parts of me were flaws. Things to hide, fix, or apologise for. Now I see them differently. Not as something broken, just something different. And different doesn’t need fixing, it needs understanding. If anything, I hope things are changing. That more people are growing up being recognised for how their minds actually work, not how they’re expected to. This week isn’t just about awareness, it’s about celebration. Different minds. Different ways of seeing the world. Different ways of being. And all of them valid.

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