ADHD Aha!
ADHD Aha!
Understood.org, Laura Key
High-achieving with ADHD and completely overwhelmed (Susie Owens’ story)
28 minutes Posted Aug 18, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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From the outside, Susie Owens looked like she was gliding. Straight-A student, entrepreneur, devoted mom — and exhausted in ways nobody could see. When you’re an ADHD high achiever, masking is a whole job.
Susie spent years in therapy for anxiety, quietly holding it together. A second child tipped the scales. Through her ADHD diagnosis, she learned that her struggles weren’t a reflection of who she was as a person or as a mom. It was just ADHD.