Guest Blogs
Fidgets to Help Kids with ADHD Focus at School
I began a quest for new fidgets — small objects with sensory appeal that Natalie can hold...
Guest Blogs
Shiny Things and Bike Rides: An ADHDer’s Code
An ex-coworker and fellow ADHDer shared a joke with me early one morning as I was...
Guest Blogs
My Daughter the Role Model
How Lee’s ADHD helps her “get” and inspire younger kids with the same...
Self Esteem
Shame on All the Grownups, Teachers Who Make Me Feel Ashamed
After Lee's history teacher announced that he had ADHD, my daughter felt a lot better abo...
Teens with ADHD
5 Ways to Steer Your Teen Without Hovering
Is your teen with ADD or ADHD striving for independence, but floundering? Use these...
Guest Blogs
Getting My Son (and Myself) Ready for Kindergarten
I‘ve dreaded it for 6 years. And now it is happening. My baby is going to school. And I...
Guest Blogs
Reasons You’re a Great Mom
Parenting a child with ADHD presents challenges, and it's only fair that these...
ADHD News & Research
WHO Classifies Gaming Disorder As a New Mental Health Condition
This week, the World Health Organization added to its International Classification of...
Guest Blogs
What to Do When the School Doesn’t Get Your Child
When a teacher blames laziness for ADHD symptoms, one mom finds school accommodations to...
Guest Blogs
When ‘Perfect’ Is No Good at All
Is your need for perfectionism affecting your pr...
Guest Blogs
5 Tips for Getting Focused When You Have ADHD
Anyone diagnosed with ADHD as a child (or as an adult, for that matter) will tell you...
Guest Blogs
“Beach Days”
Given the number of drinks I've knocked over on dates, I'd say adults with ADHD are dumb...
Ask the Experts
Q: “What Are the Essential Components of a Good School Planner?”
Arguably the most important things your child will learn in middle school are effective...
Guest Blogs
COVID Time is Warped, Dodgy, and Baffling — a Lot Like ADHD Time
“My sense of time expands and contracts like a jellyfish, sometimes suspended, other...
ADHD News & Research
Does Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Increase a Child’s Risk for ADHD?
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona will aim to answer this question by...
Guest Blogs
A Breakfast to Remember
Even when that "something to remember" is moldy maple syrup that could have...
Support & Stories
“ADHD Helps Me Be a Better Nurse”
Despite a rocky childhood, one woman learned to turn her ADHD challenges into ADHD...
Guest Blogs
How Beth Got Her Joy Back (Or Why I Downsized Christmas)
How one ADHD adult reduced her holiday anxiety and stress by doing less a...
Guest Blogs
“How My Imposter Syndrome Sapped Me of Myself”
“I am ready to start living instead of letting perfectionism dictate my self-worth. I...
Guest 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...