Doug Gregg

ALT [Page 1, Title Page] Top of page reads: UofT L’IMAGE Project: Language, Identity, Multiculturalism and Global Empowerment Title over bright red banner: Principal Investigator (PI) Journal Subtitle under red banner: Journal #5: ADHD and Research A highly simplified, comical drawing of Ai is seen under the subtitle. Her knees are slightly bent, and both of her arms are bent up in front of her, with both of her hands bent down, palms facing towards her. She is posing almost like a T-Rex. Bottom right of page: University of Toronto Mississauga logo and University of Toronto logos are visible.

ALT Top panel 1: Ai is glaring at the readers. Ai’s narration: Hello. I’m Ai. I’m neurodivergent. In particular, I have ADHD. Top panel 2: A very young Ai , a slightly older Ai, and the present Ai is seen. Ai’s narration: I was diagnosed just this year (2023). It’s been a wild ride finding out I have ADHD at the age of 33. Suddenly, my entire life makes sense lol. Bottom panel 1: Ai’s narration: “A-D” in “ADHD” stands for “attention deficit”, but from what I know, this is a bit of a misnomer. I would describe it more as an uneven distribution of attention. Below the narration box, we see what “H” and “D” stand for in ADHD. H = “hyperactive”. D = “disorder”. There is an arrow pointing to “Disorder” and it says “also questionable”. Bottom panel 2: A molecular diagram of dopamine is seen. Ai’s narration: ADHD brains tend to have a lower level of dopamine, a type of neurotransmitter that is responsible for feelings of reward an pleasure, and the regulation of attention.