as mentioned in washingtonpost
Simone Biles not 'ashamed' to say she has ADHD after anti-doping database hack
Simone Biles not 'ashamed' to say she has ADHD after anti-doping database hack
Simone Biles won the individual all-around title in Rio, along with three other golds and a bronze.(Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Simone Biles's name came up Tuesday as among those of prominent female U.S. athletes revealed to have received exemptions for substances normally banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.The Olympic gymnastics champion responded by acknowledging that she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), saying on social media that it is "nothing to be ashamed of."In a pair of Twitter posts, Biles said that she believes "in clean sport," and that she has "always followed the rules." She, along with Elena Delle Donne and Serena and Venus Williams, had confidential information stored in the WADA database made public, following a computer hack the agency blamed on a Russian group linked to that country's government.
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Simone Biles Responds to ADHD Stigma
Simone Biles Responds to ADHD Stigma
Simone Biles wasn't fazed when Russian hackers released her medical files Tuesday, revealing that the USA Gymnastics star is taking medication for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.Biles took the opportunity to bravely speak out in two powerful tweets against the stigma of ADHD and taking medication to treat the condition.Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of nothing that I'm afraid to let people know.
by the same token on huffingtonpost
Simone Biles Proudly Opens Up About Having ADHD
Simone Biles Proudly Opens Up About Having ADHD
Roughly one month after she took the Rio Olympics by storm on her way to four gold medals, gymnast Simone Biles has disclosed that she has ADHD and has taken medication for it since she was a child.The U.S. gymnast made the announcement Tuesday after the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) disclosed that Russian hackers had publicly released the confidential records of some U.S. Olympic athletes, including Biles'.Biles' leaked data showed that she had tested positive for methylphenidate, also often known as Ritalin.
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