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In this series, design systems consultant and podcast host Amy Hupe interviews guests about their experiences of design systems, systemic exclusion, and how we can work to design more inclusive experiences.
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is ADHD a barrier to working on design systems, or is it actually a superpower? In this episode, I talk to Brad Frost, creator, web designer, teacher, speaker and writer about his recent experience of being diagnosed with ADHD, and what the past few years have taught him about resilience and self-compassion.
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Is ADHD a barrier to working on design systems, or is it actually a superpower? In this episode, I talk to Brad Frost, creator, web designer, teacher, speaker and writer about his recent experience of being diagnosed with ADHD, and what the past few years have taught him about resilience and self-compassion.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Episode links&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://bradfrost.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://bradfrost.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Brad’s blog post on ADHD: &lt;a href="https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Brad on Bluesky: &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Brad on LinkedIn: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Design tokens course: &lt;a href="https://designtokenscourse.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://designtokenscourse.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Atomic design certification course: &lt;a href="https://atomicdesigncourse.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://atomicdesigncourse.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Brad’s newsletter: bradfrost.com/newsletter/ &lt;br&gt;
Wake up excited podcast: &lt;a href="https://wakeupexcited.show/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://wakeupexcited.show/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Episode links<br>
<a href="https://bradfrost.com/" rel="nofollow">https://bradfrost.com/</a> <br>
Brad’s blog post on ADHD: <a href="https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/" rel="nofollow">https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/</a> <br>
Brad on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com</a> <br>
Brad on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/</a> <br>
Design tokens course: <a href="https://designtokenscourse.com/" rel="nofollow">https://designtokenscourse.com/</a> <br>
Atomic design certification course: <a href="https://atomicdesigncourse.com/" rel="nofollow">https://atomicdesigncourse.com/</a> <br>
Brad’s newsletter: bradfrost.com/newsletter/ <br>
Wake up excited podcast: <a href="https://wakeupexcited.show/" rel="nofollow">https://wakeupexcited.show/</a> </p>]]>
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<p>Episode links<br>
<a href="https://bradfrost.com/" rel="nofollow">https://bradfrost.com/</a> <br>
Brad’s blog post on ADHD: <a href="https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/" rel="nofollow">https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/</a> <br>
Brad on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/bradfrost.com</a> <br>
Brad on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/</a> <br>
Design tokens course: <a href="https://designtokenscourse.com/" rel="nofollow">https://designtokenscourse.com/</a> <br>
Atomic design certification course: <a href="https://atomicdesigncourse.com/" rel="nofollow">https://atomicdesigncourse.com/</a> <br>
Brad’s newsletter: bradfrost.com/newsletter/ <br>
Wake up excited podcast: <a href="https://wakeupexcited.show/" rel="nofollow">https://wakeupexcited.show/</a> </p>]]>
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