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It's episode 27! Sharna is back and we are going deep into the tricky subject of ADHD and lying. This is one of the most challenging and shameful things that comes with having a neuromagical brain. We pull apart the various things that contribute to the common misconception that ADHDers a compulsive liars and dig into the elements that actually happen and why they can make it seem like we're lying. We also look at the fact that many neurodivergent people simply cannot actually lie and what does this contradiction mean for navigating the multitude of relationships we need to on a daily basis. This was a fascinating subject and we all learnt a lot about ourselves doing the research for this one.

Topics covered:

• Listener Question: How to communicate authentically when you're incapable of lying?
• Exaggeration and embellishment
• Lying to avoid rejection
• Is masking basically lying?
• lying vs surviving
• when someone else lies... WE KNOW!

Sidequests:

• Beards and bacteria
• 'Neurospicy' has been cancelled
• The ADHD situational personality
• Digging into 'Diversity'

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