From ADD to PhD: A Journey from Silence, Struggle, and Stigma to Resilience and Understanding

What happens to a child whose mind refuses to fit the mold? Born in Cabo Verde during a time when differences were punished instead of understood, Lourenco F. Tavares grew up restless, curious, and mislabeled. Teachers called him lazy. The system called him broken. Yet through a mother's unwavering belief and a lifelong pursuit of meaning, he turned silence into understanding" and stigma into strength.

From ADD to PhD is the true story of a boy once shamed for his mind who rose to become a ...