Why does getting help sometimes feel like cheating? In Part 2 of this live Something Shiny: ADHD! conversation, recorded at The Neurodiversity Alliance Leadership Summit, Jesse Sanchez joins David and Isabelle alongside Student Ambassador Safia Mohammed to unpack the complicated emotions many neurodivergent people experience around support and accommodations.

Safia shares her early experience receiving an IEP and the confusion and self-doubt that came with it, while Jesse reflects on the broader impact of stigma and how it shapes the way neurodivergent people view success, effort, and worth. Together, the conversation explores why so many students hesitate to ask for help and how those beliefs are formed.

This episode challenges the idea that support is an unfair advantage and reframes it for what it truly is: access. If you’ve ever questioned whether you “deserve” help, this conversation might completely shift how you see support and yourself.