It’s really no different than telling someone in a wheelchair that she should move faster because she’s in your way.

First of all, let’s define:

ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This is a condition that affects brain development and brain activity. The main challenges for kids with ADHD are distractibility and difficulty paying attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — although you can have only one or two and not all three. All kids occasionally struggle to pay attention, listen and follow directions, sit still, be calm, always say the right things at the right time, or wait patiently for something, but for kids with ADHD, the struggles are harder, happen more regularly, and often need medication or other intervention to help curtail the symptoms.

Some of us get yelled at a lot, not only by adults, but believe it or not, by classmates! Girls don’t realize that ADHD is a real thing, and telling a classmate with ADHD to “just shaaaah already,” giving us dirty looks, or telling us off afterward for wasting class time, is very hurtful. It’s really no different than telling someone in a wheelchair that she should move faster because she’s in your way.