“As a kid, you obsess about wanting to be normal. As you get older, being normal is not such a big thing. Your gifts are important. Celebrate who you are, and listen for the small voice.”
, in Philadelphia, in 1972. “That propelled me into the most wonderful years of my life,” says Wohlmuth. It also started a lifelong passion that would earn her international acclaim as a photojournalist and bestselling author.
Above all, Wohlmuth says a sense of humor is critical to managing ADHD. She and her husband share a joke a lot: “On my tombstone it will say, ‘Wait, I’m not ready; I’m still organizing.'”,” says O’Donnell, “I realized, ‘Maybe I’m actually going to be in this film.'” Sure enough, in 2008, while making her second film about her son’s ADHD, O’Donnell herself was diagnosed, on camera, at 52.
Time management has been a challenge in O’Donnell’s friendships, as well. “But my friends have it figured out,” she says. “They trick me by giving me false timelines.” Young’s life took a turn when she found herself swamped with commissions, while caring for her terminally ill sister. Taking time off to regroup, she and her husband bought a farm in Ellensburg, Washington.
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