This episode was supposed to be about what ADHD looks like in adulthood. It ended up being about grief, identity, bad brain weeks, and why April Fool's Day is the worst day of the year.

Em and Elliott tried. They really did. But Em is in a valley week after a peak week, it's April 1st (a day she hates), and the conversation kept drifting into harder territory than they expected.

What they meant to talk about:

• How ADHD shows up differently as adults vs. kids
• Masking in adulthood
• The ongoing unmasking process
• How adult responsibilities interact with ADHD

What they actually talked about:

• The "peaked in high school" feeling
• The ADHD roller coaster
• April Fool's Day rage
• The grief no one talks about
• Masking and identity
• The fantasy of outsourcing executive function

They acknowledge this one got away from them:

• "We have not been on any rails. This is a rail-less episode."
• "We really biffed it on this one."
• "This is as real as it gets. We will try again next week."

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