Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
How ADHD Ignites Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
For people with ADHD or ADD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria can mean extreme emotional...
Emotions & Shame
How Rejection Sensitivity Casts a Cloud Over My Marriage
I feel personally attacked more than most people do. The sharp tips of criticism gut me...
The ADHD Brain
3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks
The textbook signs of ADD — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — fail to reflect...
ADHD in Women
ADHD, Women, and the Danger of Emotional Withdrawal
ADHD and emotional withdrawal — pulling away from friends, strangers, and loved ones...
Guest Blogs
“I’m So Sensitive, But I Wouldn’t Give It Up for the World”
A naturalist with ADD uses her fine-tuned emotions to succeed in the workplace...
Productivity at Work
How to Delegate with an ADHD Brain
Delegation works. But what and how to delegate is rarely clear. What we do know: Not...
Guest Blogs
“I Was Gasping for Breath, Drowning in Negativity. Then CBT Became My Lifeline.”
I was sure I had ruined everything. I would be fired. My life was over. Negative thinking...
ADHD Symptoms in Children
“My ADHD Looks Nothing Like Your ADHD”
Our family of five includes five distinct and different ADHD diagnoses. Where one son is...
ADHD News & Research
Study: Teacher Praise Improves Classroom Behavior in Elementary School
When a teacher’s praise-to-reprimand ratio increases, so too does the likelihood that his...
Emotions & Shame
Emotional Numbness and the Spectrum of ADHD Feelings
The ADHD brain experiences feelings on a spectrum that ranges from emotional numbness to...
The Decision to Medicate
“He Needed More Than I Could Give Him”
I swore I would never medicate ADHD in my children. I encourage their interests. I praise...
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity Is Not Imagined
"Toughen up!" "Don't be so sensitive." "I can't believe that bothers you!" If you are...
Anxiety
Life with Anxiety: “I’m Trying to Be a Little Less Afraid”
Women with ADHD have spent their lives scrabbling around for social footing, constantly...
Positive Parenting
The (Reactive) Parent Trap
Your child’s behavior never ceases to amaze you. “Again? Really?” you say, “I’ve had it!”...
Guest Blogs
When the Bully Who Does the Most Damage is You
"Why am I so stupid? So lazy? So crazy?" Before my ADHD diagnosis, I beat myself up over...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why We Feel So Much — and Ways to Overcome It
Research shows that people with ADHD have out-sized challenges with frustration,...
ADHD Therapies
DBT Skills: The Go-To Treatment for ADD?
Dialectical behavior therapy teaches people to manage their ADHD symptoms using four...
ADHD Comorbidities & Related Conditions
When Women Battle ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is marked by volatility, seemingly manipulative...
Guest Blogs
Hidden Steps: How Learning to Dance Shaped My ADHD Marriage
Before our wedding, my wife and I enrolled in a dance class. In the process, I learned to...
Bipolar Disorder
Does My Child Have ADHD & Bipolar Disorder?
The symptoms and treatments of these two conditions are often confused thanks to...