Chezzi Denyer has revealed she suffers from ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).
The 42-year-old, who shares three children with TV star Grant Denyer, recalled the anguish she endured as a child with the condition in an emotional Instagram post on Tuesday.
Uploading a picture of herself at the age of nine, the podcaster claimed her teachers called her stupid because she found it hard to concentrate.
Chezzi Denyer has revealed she suffers from ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). The 42-year-old, who shares three children with TV star Grant Denyer, recalled the anguish she endured as a child with the condition in an emotional Instagram post on Tuesday
She said she would rock in her chair, bite on her pen and found it hard to sit still in church or in a class room.
She said she felt like a failure throughout her school years.
Pleading with her followers to celebrate diversity, Chezzi wrote, ‘I am so grateful that we are in a different place today of understanding for slightly different brains like mine.
Uploading a picture of herself at the age of nine, the podcaster claimed her teachers called her stupid because she found it hard to concentrate
‘It is my hope that no little girl, or little boy for that matter is ever punished for things like the inability to sit perfectly still in church.
‘Or for forgetting text they just read because their brains don’t work like that.’
Speaking of herself in the third person, Chezzi said she now suffers from low-esteem as a result of being misunderstood as a result of ADHD.
Speaking of herself in the third person, Chezzi said she now suffers from low-esteem as a result of being misunderstood as a result of ADHD
‘It was such a shame, because [Chezzi] was marvellous at so many things,’ she wrote.
She described how she remembered herself as a young school girl in the post, writing, ‘This little 9 year old girl was kind.
‘She was always happy. She loved to make her friends laugh. She loved playing elastics. She loved skipping. She enjoyed handball and drawing. She was brave. She was energetic. She was motivating. Positive. Like sunshine! Her only fear was that she seemingly disappointed people at times.’
Chezzi said her performance in subjects like art and scriptwriting were ‘outstanding’ but ‘those things weren’t valued in a classroom setting.’
‘It was History, and Modern History and Mathematics that made you a “good girl”,’ she explained.
The post received overwhelming support from Chezzi’s followers.
Grant and Chezzi co-host their regular podcast It’s All True? and share three children Sunday, one, and daughters Sailor, 10, and Scout, six
One wrote simply, ‘Beautiful Chezzi. Thank you.’
Another added: ‘Thank you Chezzi! Our grandson has been diagnosed with ADHD . It has been a steep learning curve for us. He is a dear little guy( now 11) and we just want him to be happy and accepted for who he is!’
Grant and Chezzi co-host their regular podcast It’s All True? and share three children Sunday, one, and daughters Sailor, 10, and Scout, six.
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