Why Teachers With ADHD Are Actually Students’ Favorites!

Teachers Off Duty

Bored Teachers

Comedy, Stand-up

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Three teachers, one shared diagnosis, and a whole lot of chaos—welcome to the most ADHD episode yet.

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Ever feel like your brain’s running a dozen tabs at once… and none of them are loading? Same. In this week’s episode, Bri, Anna, and Tyler get real (and really funny) about what it’s like living and teaching with ADHD. From forgetting why you walked into a room to overanalyzing your own hyper energy, the crew shares the chaos, challenges, and unexpected superpowers that come with the diagnosis.

They open up about when they were first diagnosed, how it changed the way they see themselves as teachers, and the ways ADHD and anxiety can intertwine in and out of the classroom. It's honest, it's hilarious, and it's full of wait, that’s me too! moments.

Plus, you'll hear how their ADHD actually makes them better teachers—keeping lessons engaging, connecting with students who learn differently, and creating classrooms where everyone feels seen. From funny classroom stories to real struggles with burnout and focus, this episode is equal parts chaos and comfort.

Whether you're a fellow space cadet or just love listening to teachers who keep it real, this episode is your permission slip to be a little messy, a little loud, and a lot human.

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Tyler Jackowski @TylerJackowskiOfficial

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Transcript

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0:00.0	How old were you guys when you were diagnosed?
0:03.0	Last year.
0:04.0	I swear I'm late everywhere.
0:07.0	And it's always by five minutes.
0:09.0	Yeah.
0:10.0	I'm never 15 or 20 minutes late every single time I'm late.
0:13.0	It's by five minutes.
0:14.0	You're gonna be late for your own funeral.
0:15.0	I would.
0:16.0	I'm like, now she ain't here.
0:18.0	I thought she was in the casket.
0:19.0	Like my 80s, she always told me like, you're gonna screw something up.
0:21.9	You're better off being there five hours early.
0:23.9	Are you the ADHD kind of person where you do a 360 turn?
0:27.4	Yes.
0:28.4	I will literally do in my classroom in front of the kids like a full 360 and be like, wait.
0:33.4	I don't even know what I'm looking for now.
0:35.1	I thought she said I lost my students. I was like, hey, we got ADHD, we can't lose kids.
0:39.7	But then I'll realize I'm like, this is a mental illness, isn't it?
0:43.2	I lost my students.
0:44.3	This is not good, yeah.
0:45.2	And you know, as a teacher, when you find out you got ADHD,
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