---
title: 'Video: Race car driver Dusty Davis on growing up with ADHD'
description: "Hear from professional race car driver Dusty Davis and his parents on the challenges of ADHD — and strategies that can help.\_"
slug: video-racecar-driver-dusty-davis-on-growing-up-with-adhd
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:49:22.958Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B24435F0A16543CDB66BC337E249D0CA/27b25ec24508ab437e3c9b141e9975a4/Video-Racecar_Driver_Dusty_Davis_on_Growing_Up_With_ADHD.png
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-racecar-driver-dusty-davis-on-growing-up-with-adhd
lang: en
---

# Video: Race car driver Dusty Davis on growing up with ADHD

Dusty Davis struggled in school as a child. He was hyperactive, and he had trouble focusing. So how did he get to become a successful race car driver? Hear Dusty’s story (and his parents’, too) on the challenges of growing up with [ADHD](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-adhd), the techniques they used to help him succeed, and how his ADHD continues to influence his daily life as an adult.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B24435F0A16543CDB66BC337E249D0CA/27b25ec24508ab437e3c9b141e9975a4/Video-Racecar_Driver_Dusty_Davis_on_Growing_Up_With_ADHD.png)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/SyZUtgFK3wI)

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