# Why people with ADHD quit therapy

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/why-people-with-adhd-quit-therapy
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/why-people-with-adhd-quit-therapy.md
Podcast: [Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869)
Published: 2026-07-02T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/hyperfocus/adhd-therapy
Audio file: https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/413aead8-30e8-4194-b1de-a79e272c9a2b/episodes/74ccde3f-bdec-480f-8a07-6e456ffe9714/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=413aead8-30e8-4194-b1de-a79e272c9a2b&awEpisodeId=74ccde3f-bdec-480f-8a07-6e456ffe9714&feed=rovQkSeI
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/episodes/why-people-with-adhd-quit-therapy
Duration seconds: 911

## Resource

Finding a therapist is hard. Finding one who actually understands ADHD? That’s a different problem entirely. Clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Frank, who has ADHD herself, breaks down why people with ADHD struggle to stick with therapy. She looks at everything from the executive function demands of just getting there, to sensory issues, to the rejection sensitivity that makes you think “Does my therapist hate me?!” Plus: How to advocate for yourself in the room, even when your provider doesn’t specialize in ADHD.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/episodes/why-people-with-adhd-quit-therapy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/why-people-with-adhd-quit-therapy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.