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title: 'Video: Actress Wendy Davis on having ADHD and parenting a child with ADHD'
description: Wendy Davis, of Lifetime’s “Army Wives,” talks about growing up with ADHD and her daughter’s diagnosis. Watch this video to hear her story.
slug: video-actress-wendy-davis-on-having-adhd-and-parenting-a-child-with-adhd
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:49:30.394Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-actress-wendy-davis-on-having-adhd-and-parenting-a-child-with-adhd
lang: en
---

# Video: Actress Wendy Davis on having ADHD and parenting a child with ADHD

You may know Wendy Davis from Lifetime’s *Army Wives*. But what you may not know is that she has ADHD. And so does her daughter. Hear her story about growing up with ADHD, how it helped her as an actress, and how she responded to her daughter getting the same diagnosis. Plus, learn about her favorite phrase: “Different, not defective.”

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/2B5D9E1DB2134B7EBD7C6958E05FE640/a8a952fc49958360f8789d8d02f1d075/Video-WendiyDavis.jpg)](https://youtu.be/oStPOoP06Y0)

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