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The HX Podcast with Stacie BairdAuthor: Stacie Baird
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Squirrel: Why Your "Burned Out" High Performer Is Actually Undiagnosed
Episode 4
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
Let me describe someone you probably manage right now: she's brilliant, creative, and a pattern recognizer, but she's also... a lot. She might have 17 browser tabs open, interrupt enthusiastically in meetings, or struggle with "simple" expense reports while crushing complex strategy. You might be thinking she just needs better time management or executive presence, but what if I told you that isn't a performance issue? In this episode—which I'm thinking of calling "Squirrel"—we are talking about late-diagnosed ADHD, the invisible disability hiding in plain sight among your highest performers. In this episode I'm discussing the "neurospicy" talent hiding in plain sight and why what looks like burnout is actually unsupported neurodivergence. I'm sharing my own journey of being diagnosed at 42, so tune in as we explore how to stop trying to "fix" the humans and start fixing the systems instead. Stacie More episodes at StacieBaird.com.
