SIMONE BILES

GYMNAST | ADHD

Simone is the most decorated gymnast in history. She was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when she was 9. Simone believes her ADHD has allowed her to hyper-focus on her passion gymnastics. She tells kids, “Don’t think of it as a downfall. Think of it as a superpower. Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s okay to be different.”

DANIEL RADCLIFFE

ACTOR | DYSPRAXIA

Best known to muggles everywhere as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe lives with dyspraxia. Dyspraxia affects the coordination of movements and can make simple, everyday asks more challenging, like tying shoelaces, writing, or riding a bike. “Do not let it stop you. It has never held me back and some ofthe smartest people I know have

learning disabilities.”

SATOSHI TAJIRI

CREATOR OF POKÉMON | AUTISM

It’s true - the creator of Pokémon has Autism! Satoshi was diagnosed with Autism as a child. He always had an obsession with bugs and video games so as Satoshi got older, he created Pokémon and Pokémon Go to share his love of collecting bugs with other people. He also wanted his game to provide another outlet people could use to socialize with each other, since socializing in person was a challenge for him.

TIM TEBOW

​FORMER NFL PLAYER | DYSLEXIA

Tim was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 7. He had to work hard and find different ways to learn things that other people grasped in seconds. Tim shared that, “It has to do with finding out how you learn, and then you can really get it done. I’m not somebody that opens a playbook and just turns and reads and reads. That doesn’t do it for me.” Instead, the former All American quarterback learns by walking through things, writing them down, and making flashcards to memorize new information over time.

SELENA GOMEZ

ACTRESS AND SINGER | LUPUS AND BIPOLAR DISORDER

Selena is a famous actress and singer who has won numerous awards. She lives with lupus, a debilitating chronic auto-immune disease, and received a kidney transplant in 2017. Selena revealed her bipolar diagnosis in 2020 and has been a champion for mental health in the years since. “I wanted people of all ages to understand that the mind isn’t simple”. She uses her celebrity status to educate fans about lupus, bipolar disorder, and mental health.

CAMILA CABELLO

ACTRESS AND SINGER | ANXIETY AND OCD

The Havana singer opened up to the public

about her experiences with anxiety and

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in 2020. Camila suffered from years of “constant, unwavering, relentless anxiety that made day-to-day life painfully hard.” Camila now says the key to fighting her internal battles was taking ownership of her mind, body, and life - and learning that there was nothing shameful about struggling with mental

health. Through cognitive behavioral therapy,

meditation, and breathwork, Camila says

she’s “the healthiest and most connected”

she’s ever been.

ED SHEERAN

SINGER AND SONGWRITER | STUTTER

Ed Sheeran is a highly accomplished

singer-songwriter and you’d never guess today that Ed struggled with a stutter throughout his childhood. When he was 9 his father gave him a rap album and within a year Ed had every single word of the album memorized and could rap it with ease. Ed believes our quirks make us unique and that by attempting to be like everyone else, we risk losing our uniqueness. He encourages kids to embrace their “weirdness”instead of trying to fit in. “That makes you an even more interesting

human. That makes you, you.”

BILLIE EILISH

SINGER AND SONGWRITER | TOURETTE SYNDROME

Billie was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome as a child. The singer took to Instagram to set the record straight after videos of people making fun of her tics surfaced online. Tourette

Syndrome is a disability that causes a person to have uncontrollable physical or verbal tics. Billie exhibits physical tics like shrugging her

shoulders, blinking rapidly, and looking upward. She worked hard to learn techniques that reduce her tics and give her more control when her tics occur.

MILLIE BOBBIE BROWN

ACTRESS AND PRODUCER | HARD OF HEARING

Did you know Millie is deaf in one ear? The “Stranger Things” actress was born with partial hearing loss so she can only hear out of one ear. This makes it difficult for her to hear herself, co-stars, and director’s cues during performances. Despite her hearing loss, Millie never gave up on her dream of becoming an actress. She worked hard and practiced delivering lines any chance she could, and is now known as one of the most

successful young stars on television!

ARMANI WILLIAMS

STOCK CAR DRIVER | AUTISM

Armani Williams, is a professional stock car driver competing in NASCAR. Armani races for MBM Motorsports. He holds the distinction of being the first professional driver in NASCAR openly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. As one of three African American professional stock car drivers currently competing in NASCAR, Armani understands what it means to be different.