# Suicidal ideation, masking, and overlooked ADHD (From Hyperfocus)

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Podcast: [ADHD Aha!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260)
Published: 2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/hyperfocus/brandon-saiz-inattentive-adhd
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## Resource

This week, we’re sharing a powerful episode from our friends at Hyperfocus — a deeply personal story with its own “aha” moments. Inattentive ADHD is often missed, especially in boys who don’t fit the typical ADHD stereotype. Brandon Saiz shares his later-in-life diagnosis and what it meant to have been overlooked for so long. If you’re not already listening to Hyperfocus, check it out here.

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