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01/03/2023 - CADDAC Team

The ADHD Journey of a Late Diagnosed Millennial by Charlene

Growing up, I never really felt that I was the same as my peers; it wasn’t a bad thing necessarily, but I just couldn’t relate or build the connections most did at the time. I seemed like the average kid to most adults when I was growing up, as I liked

06/02/2023 - CADDAC Team

Parenting Through the Distraction by Patricia

“What would you do differently?” This is a question I am so frequently asked that I have decided to respond to it in this blog about how my children have helped me become a better person. My acupuncturist most recently asked me this question this week

23/01/2023 - CADDAC Team

Navigating Your Child's ADHD Diagnosis by Michelle

Wouldn’t it be ideal if when your child receives a diagnosis of a neurological complexity, like ADHD, you were handed a map that detailed the road ahead of you? All you would have to do as an exhausted caregiver that had made it this far was choose whi

10/11/2022 - CADDAC Team

Thoughts on ADHD Sensitivity by Dale

A lot of adults with ADHD don't feel like they worry too much or are too sensitive, but whenever I talk to my friends about how they see me, everyone says the same few things: I'm easily upset and sometimes I have 'drama' if something doesn't go my way

13/10/2022 - CADDAC Team

ADHD Feature Story of the Month: Amber Borden

CADDAC's ADHD Feature Story of the Month is a (mostly) unscripted interview between CADDAC staff and a member of our ADHD community. Available in multiple formats and free to redistribute, the ADHD FSotM series highlights the lived experiences of adult

05/10/2022 - CADDAC Team

Failure is a gift by C.K.

Failure is a gift! As someone with ADHD, I have previously seen my cycles of excitement-to-burnout as failures. Reframing failure as a step towards eventual success has been enlightening.As Carol Dweck said, there are two ways to look at the world: “In