ADHD Aha!
ADHD Aha!
Understood.org, Laura Key
When one twin has ADHD and gets labeled “the bad one” (Lisa McNeil’s story)
24 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2025 at 4:00 am.
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Lisa McNeil grew up being called the “bad” twin — the one who talked back and couldn’t do well in school. Her sister was the “good” one. It wasn’t until years later, when Lisa joined a Duke University study to earn some extra cash, that she discovered she had ADHD.
In this episode of ADHD Aha!, host Laura Key talks with Lisa about how that ADHD diagnosis reframed her childhood, why being a paramedic suited her brain, and how playing violin in fourth grade unexpectedly helped her with reading.