Emotions & Shame
Why ADHD Masking Is a Form of Self-Sabotage
Do you squander your precious time and energy trying to “act normal” at the expense of...
ADDitude for Professionals
How the Adderall Shortage Is Casting a Long Shadow on ADHD Treatment
In a recent ADDitude survey, ADHD clinicians and other professionals reported that nearly...
Productivity at Work
Work Challenges: Common ADHD Pitfalls That Kill Productivity
ADHD symptoms and executive dysfunction can show up in the workplace in surprising ways....
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why Am I So Sensitive? Why ADHD Brains Can’t Just Ignore Unfairness
Do you become overwhelmed or enraged by life’s unfairness and attacks on social justice?...
Adult Blogs
“Life on Mars: Why Peopling Is a Mystery to Me”
“When your interactions with other kids are severely lacking because other children run...
Adult Blogs
“Oversharing Is My Default Mode. So Is the RSD-Induced Shame I Feel Afterward.”
“Oversharing is a dangerous cocktail for people with ADHD and RSD (rejection sensitive...
Money & Budgets
The ADHD Tax Is Draining — Financially and Emotionally
ADHD exacts financial and emotional costs – sometimes referred to as the ADHD tax – that...
Making Friends
Be Your Child’s Social Emotional Learning Coach
Whether due to rejection sensitivity, poor self-awareness, social anxiety, or executive...
Adult Blogs
“My ADHD Unleashed a Workaholic. ‘Quiet Quitting’ Is Saving Me.”
“My workplace burnout and everything leading up to it made sense after I was diagnosed...
ADHD in Women
“PMDD Has Affected My Whole Life.”
From painful and disruptive to irrational and suicidal thoughts, the symptoms of PMDD...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
The ADDitude Guide to ADHD Awareness Month 2022
This ADHD Awareness Month, ADDitude is exploring Complex ADHD — the fact that attention...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
Comorbid Conditions with ADHD: What Is Your Primary Diagnosis?
“ADHD feels the most like a core part of my personality, my way of being, while anxiety...
The Emotional Side
“What I Wish My Parents Had Known . . . ”
With the benefit of hindsight, ADDitude readers remember misunderstood behaviors, missed...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
[Self-Test] Avoidant Personality Disorder
Take this avoidant personality disorder test to see if you may be showing signs of AVPD,...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
What is Avoidant Personality Disorder? Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
Avoidant personality disorder symptoms include feelings of inadequacy, fear of rejection,...
ADHD in Older Adults
The Transformative Power of an ADHD Diagnosis for Older Women
Receiving an ADHD diagnosis (not to mention treatment), is tremendously healing – and...
Meltdowns & Anger
When Angry Kids Lash Out: How to Defuse Explosive Reactions
Emotionally dysregulated children with ADHD can learn to come down from (and prevent)...
Stress & Anxiety
Q: “My Paralyzing Anxiety Tells Me I’m Not Good Enough”
Social anxiety is often tied to a fear of “not being good enough,” which stems from a...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Q: “I Can’t Handle Rejection. Will I Ever Change?”
The emotional pain of rejection sensitive dysphoria is real and agonizing. But your...
Anxiety
Q: “Is It Anxiety? Nervousness? Worry? What’s the Difference?”
Anxiety, nervousness, and worry are all signs of ADHD emotional dysregulation, but they...