20/10/2025
With the recent KBC episode sparking conversations about children, behavior, and judgment and with ADHD Awareness Month upon us I wanted to share a perspective close to my heart.
We don’t interrupt because we’re rude.
We interrupt because our minds move fast,
our hearts are eager, and our words feel like sand slipping through our fingers.
If we don’t say it now, it might disappear not the thought itself, but the spark behind it.
Please don’t mistake it for being mean or disrespectful.
It’s not about talking over you it’s about trying not to lose a moment of connection.
Our AuDHD brains just work a little differently always chasing thoughts, always feeling deeply, always wanting to belong in the flow of conversation.
So if we jump in too soon, know it’s not to silence you but it’s because we care enough to want to share the moment with you.
I just hope people can understand this before they jump too quickly to judgment, or choose to belittle or bully what they don’t yet understand.
A little kindness and curiosity can go a long way.
-Joy Christin Johnson
Neurodivergent Child Psychologist