For Teachers
13 Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies for Educators Today
Trauma-informed teaching considers how experiences of chronic stress and trauma affect...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
How Trauma and Chronic Stress Affect Developing Brains
Trauma alters the developing brain, triggering behavioral and mental health issues. Under...
School & Learning
7 Surprising Ways ADHD Shows Up in the Classroom
ADHD in the classroom is easy to mistake for carelessness, defiance, laziness, or a...
For Teachers
“Remembering to Remember: Easing the Working-Memory Strain on Students with Learning Differences”
“The amount that students – from elementary-age to the college years – have to remember...
Home Organization
“I Lost My Grandmother’s Engagement Ring:” 15 Stories of ADHD and Priceless Misplaced Items
Your lost phone and lost keys are annoying, but not unique. Many adults with ADHD...
ADHD News & Research
Chores for Kids May Improve Executive Functioning Skills: Study
Doing chores regularly may boost kids’ executive function skills — planning, inhibition,...
Learning Challenges
A Homework Reboot: Math Strategies and Writing Tips for ADHD Brains
Math and writing require rock-solid executive functions, a source of immeasurable...
Caregiver Blogs
“Neurodivergent Kids Are My Favorite Students”
“My neurodivergent kids give me complete creative freedom over how I teach. It’s like I’m...
“Mental Health Out Loud: How Stress & Trauma Affect Brain Development” [Video Replay & Podcast 407]
Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#407), and see related resources...
ADDitude for Professionals
4 Reasons Adults Give Up on ADHD Medication
ADHD medications are some of the most effective treatments across medicine. Still, ADHD...
Friendships & Activities
How ADHD Impacts Your Child’s Communication Skills – and 11 Ways to Help
ADHD directly affects virtually all aspects of communication. Here, learn more about the...
Making Friends
The Social Executive Function Skills That Elude Kids with ADHD
Children and teens with ADHD may lose friends because of deficits in social executive...
ADHD News & Research
ADDitude Publishes Groundbreaking Research on Menopause & ADHD for Women’s Health Month
In the first-of-its-kind research published by ADDitude, half of women with ADHD called...
Adult Blogs
“Why Do I Keep Forgetting Things? Learning to Forgive My ADHD Brain”
“People are the most important part of my life. I’m loyal as a dog to people who treat me...
Self Esteem
Q: “Why Is Accepting Compliments So Difficult for My Child?”
"Your compliments are intended to convey your pride and enthusiasm about your son’s...
ADHD in Women
PMS and ADHD: How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies Symptoms
“As an OB-GYN nurse, I can tell you that when progesterone levels are high, dopamine...
Adult Blogs
“How I Learned to Stop Procrastinating and Get Stuff Done”
“Accomplishing one easy task may provide the motivation and dopamine kick to try another...
ADHD in Women
ADHD Impairment Peaks in Menopause, According to ADDitude Reader Survey
Half of women surveyed called memory problems and overwhelm “life-altering” in their 40s...
Emotions & Shame
“Dear 10-Year-Old Me, Just Be You.”
If you could go back in time and deliver one message to your younger self (about ADHD or...
Adult Blogs
“When I Try to Show Empathy, It Looks Like an Emotional Hijack”
“I wanted my friend to know that she wasn’t alone in her experience and that it would get...