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...
Meltdowns & Anger
“Our Home Can’t Withstand All of These Emotional ADHD Explosions!”
ADHD brings with it a flood of emotions. Our children may be hypersensitive to perceived...
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...
Guest Blogs
6 Surprising Ways My ADHD Brain Helped Me Write an Award-Winning Novel
"Once I latched onto a good idea, I couldn’t stop myself from writing it down. I now...
Guest Blogs
“How I Learned to Love Slack: When ADHD and RSD Meet WFH”
"Among other things, I’ve learned that written feedback delivered in Slack is easier for...
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
“When My ADHD Sucks Up All the Oxygen In Our Home — and Our Relationship”
“Experts say it’s safer at home, but how do we co-exist and co-habituate peacefully under...
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...
Guest Blogs
“I Believed I Was Fundamentally Flawed. In Fact, the Blemish Was on Society.”
“Living with undiagnosed ADHD is like having a combination padlock inside your brain. You...
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...
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,...
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity Is Not Imagined
"Toughen up!" "Don't be so sensitive." "I can't believe that bothers you!" If you are...
Guest Blogs
Why ADHD Minds Need Animal Crossing Right Now
“Animal Islanders are my best friends right now. We trade fish for pansies, visit each...
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...