ADHD was never something I had considered in my own life. Despite being an experienced mental health professional, like others, I held outdated, stereotypical ideas about what ADHD was. It wasn’t until I began working with women who were being diagnose
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I grew up knowing I was a little different. I was the kid who hyper-fixated on animals, who felt everything deeply, sometimes to a fault. I was endlessly creative, always finding new ways to express myself. And I talked—a lot. Fast, excited, constant.
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My name is Diane and I have ADHD. I was diagnosed three years ago as a 61-year-old. It was an astounding revelation to me. Previously, I had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety but neither of those diagnoses nor the medications used to treat the
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The ADHD diagnosis of a child is often a pivotal moment within families. Due to the heritability of ADHD, a child’s diagnosis often prompts parents to think back on their own experiences. Years spent wondering about differences may finally start to mak
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My name is Veronica, and I was a working mom to a 5-year-old little guy on the autism spectrum. My days were busy… 6am wake-ups to get lunches made and clothes ready. Drop-offs at school, driving to work, working all day, picking up my son, heading to
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Life inside an ADHD brain can be…unpleasant at times. When everything feels like too much, it’s natural to want to escape. For years, I felt guilty about the moments I needed to put my own consciousness on pause, largely because of how I did it: sugar
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