EP. 81: ADHD with Teen Author, Gracie Dix

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 81 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to the incomparable Gracie Dix. Gracie is a rising high school senior and author of two books that she released in 2020; Journey to Superhero School and Welcome to Superhero School, a fantasy fiction novel. Both books were Amazon #1 New Releases in the genre. Gracie lives in Dallas, Texas with her parents, Richard and Jennifer, her brother Nate when he’s home from college, and her beloved dogs, Snowball and Sandcastle. She attends Shelton School of Dallas which is a school for smart students who learn differently. Learn: About the article that Gracie wrote for ADDitudeMag About Gracie’s ADHD diagnosis How Gracie became so focused on her strengths What Gracie thinks her strengths are What Gracie wishes she could change about her ADHD brain. What made Gracie decide to write a book? What Gracie’s books are about? If there are any ADHD characters in her books? What Gracie wants to study in college What ADHD traits Gracie feels are responsible for her success What ADHD traits she feels are responsible for her success? Gracie’s ADHD workarounds Resources:

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0:00.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:14.8	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans in a variety of vocations.
0:20.7	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:25.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:29.0	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brokovich, Share. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD and that's
0:47.2	exactly why I started this podcast ADHD for smart-ass women. I'm your host Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a
0:56.9	lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-O-K, a system that helps people like you figure out
1:07.4	what they should do with their life.
1:09.7	And we're here today to talk ADHD. your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly
1:16.7	stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:20.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts and you know what? I spy a happier life for you too.
1:29.0	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
1:39.0	Hello, I am Tracy Autsuka and I wanted to welcome you to episode 81 of ADHD for smart-ass women.
1:46.7	In this episode I am going to introduce you to the incomparable Gracie Dix.
1:52.2	Miss Dix is an 18-year-old high school student. She's going into her
1:55.8	senior year next year. She is the author of two books released in 2020 this year.
2:01.6	The first one is Journey to Superhero School and then there's
2:05.8	Welcome to Superhero School which is a fantasy fiction novel. Both books were
2:10.7	Amazon number one new releases in the genre.
2:14.4	When Gracie isn't writing, she can be found singing,
2:17.1	creating art.
2:18.0	She can be found in the theater, volunteering, or playing tennis.
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