I’m not alone. This year, many other Black women have announced that they too have been diagnosed with ADHD. Tanya Compas, a youth worker and campaigner, was one of those diagnosed. “During the lockdown, I was reminded how much I can’t sit still and how easily distracted I am. I also get overwhelmed a lot, I laugh about it but I say I’m in a continuous state of being overwhelmed,” she tells me. “I saw people talk about ADHD online, especially yourself and Stephanie; it made me realize this is not just intrinsically me but it might actually be connected to the ADHD and then I got myself tested.”

