Episode 4: Project Panic and Other Disasters

I walked into the classroom and saw the new "project" written on the board.
The teacher announced it in a "you're all going to love this" tone — and of course everyone thought, "What is he talking about?"
The project required teamwork.

I ended up with Aris and Maria, who had already created a plan full of neat diagrams.
I, on the other hand, had created mind maps full of clouds, doodles, and a list of things I wanted to buy for my dad.

“Iris, do you have a diagram?” Aris asked.
“Diagram? Uh, yes… sort of,” I said, showing him a little cloud with an f(x)f(x)f(x) inside it.
Maria froze.
“What on earth…?”
I just smiled.
“Don’t worry. My ADHD turns simple exercises into art — and now diagrams into… dance!”

The project continued with small explosions of panic, attention drift, and unexpected breaks to look at the bird outside the window or draw clouds in the margins of my paper.

And then something magically strange happened.
My ideas started to make an impression on the group.
The mix of wild imagination and a little bit of “chaotic logic” was more creative than they expected.

By the end of the day, the project was unexpected!
Something no one had ever seen before — leading to solutions through paths no one anticipated: little clouds, scribbles, dancing f(x)f(x)f(x), and a black bird that seemed to be participating.

“Okay, maybe I’ll never be the best at organizing everything. But I can definitely make life more interesting — and fun — for myself and others.”
And just like that, “panic + ADHD + clouds” became my new superpower, and the reason everyone started loving my way of thinking.