My actions often feel under scrutiny. Perhaps it's because I'm Black. Or I have ADHD. Or both?
![Gavin Stephens, a playwright with a show at this year's Hamilton Fringe Festival, says he received the diagnosis that he is neurodivergent with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and extreme anxiety in 2022. A man sits on some steps.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7275829.1721947562!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gavin-stephens.jpg)
As Gavin Stephens writes, he only recently realized how anxiety, neurodivergent traits and racial profiling can overlap.
As Gavin Stephens writes, he only recently realized how anxiety, neurodivergent traits and racial profiling can overlap.