𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 💡
[𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: This episode contains a discussion about suicidal ideation and mental health struggles]
💭 What happens when you spend most of your life believing you’re lazy, broken, or “not trying hard enough,” only to later discover your brain was wired differently all along?
In this episode of Late, Not Less, host Devin Pitts-Rogers sits down with actor, voice actor, tabletop RPG creator, and nonprofit founder 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐤
@jessejerdak for a deeply personal conversation about ADHD, late diagnosis, masking, depression, creativity, and learning to finally understand yourself.
Jesse opens up about growing up undiagnosed in the 80s and 90s, constantly struggling in school while hearing the same message over and over again: “You just need to try harder.” Together, Jesse and Devin unpack the shame many ADHD adults carry into adulthood, the exhaustion of feeling different, and how discovering ADHD later in life can completely change the way you interpret your past.
The conversation also explores hyperfixation, perfectionism, doom piles, acting, music, TTRPGs, worldbuilding, and why collaborative storytelling can become such a powerful outlet for neurodivergent people seeking connection, identity, and self-expression.
✨ Highlights ✨
✔️ The emotional impact of late ADHD diagnosis
✔️ Why ADHD adults are often mislabeled as “lazy”
✔️ ADHD, depression, masking, and self-worth
✔️ Finding medication and finally feeling understood
✔️ Perfectionism, hyperfixations, and creative chaos
✔️ Why neurodivergent people gravitate toward TTRPGs and storytelling
“𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑎𝑑 𝑘𝑖𝑑. 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡.” – 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐤
💬 What part of your ADHD journey only started making sense later in life? Share your experience in the comments. You never know who might feel less alone because of your story.
👉 Subscribe to Attention Different for more conversations about ADHD, neurodivergence, mental health, and late diagnosis.
![[ : This episode contains a discussion about suicidal ideation and mental health struggles] What happens when you spend most of your life believing you’re lazy, broken, or “not trying hard enough,” only to later discover your brain was wired differently all along?In this episode of Late, Not Less, host Devin Pitts-Rogers sits down with actor, voice actor, tabletop RPG creator, and nonprofit founder @jessejerdak for a deeply personal conversation about ADHD, late diagnosis, masking, depression, creativity, and learning to finally understand yourself.Jesse opens up about growing up undiagnosed in the 80s and 90s, constantly struggling in school while hearing the same message over and over again: “You just need to try harder.” Together, Jesse and Devin unpack the shame many ADHD adults carry into adulthood, the exhaustion of feeling different, and how discovering ADHD later in life can completely change the way you interpret your past.The conversation also explores hyperfixation, perfectionism, doom piles, acting, music, TTRPGs, worldbuilding, and why collaborative storytelling can become such a powerful outlet for neurodivergent people seeking connection, identity, and self-expression. Highlights ️ The emotional impact of late ADHD diagnosis ️ Why ADHD adults are often mislabeled as “lazy” ️ ADHD, depression, masking, and self-worth ️ Finding medication and finally feeling understood ️ Perfectionism, hyperfixations, and creative chaos ️ Why neurodivergent people gravitate toward TTRPGs and storytelling“ ℎℎ . ℎ , ℎ.” – What part of your ADHD journey only started making sense later in life? Share your experience in the comments. You never know who might feel less alone because of your story. Subscribe to Attention Different for more conversations about ADHD, neurodivergence, mental health, and late diagnosis.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727582759225373636937_0_23ac522511bd647019650002d25e3070.jpg?o=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&h=d16546a4ce970fc2521f6d25eb9eae09)
