Elizabeth Broadbent

Elizabeth Broadbent is a mama to three sons aged four and under. She dropped out of academia to procreate and to spend too much time tie-dyeing. A certified educator with Babywearing International, she still misses teaching freshman English. Elizabeth blogs at manicpixiedreammama.com.

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Support & Stories

My ADHD Sabotages My Tweets, Texts & Posts

Problems with social media are common and frequent for adults with ADHD, who sometimes...

Positive Parenting

When You Feel the Crush of ADHD Mom Guilt…

…Please know that I do, too. When I lose my temper. When I yell. When I blame my kids for...

A young person standing alone used to demonstrate the loneliness that comes with having ADHD

Emotions

What Your Child Would Tell You About ADHD If They Had the Words

The emotional toll of ADHD is often invisible and impossible to describe, especially if...

Baseball coach working with athlete with ADHD

Sports & Activities

What Coaches and Troop Leaders Rarely Understand About ADHD

Your child’s IEP or 504 Plan does not extend to the soccer field or the karate studio or...

Three Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars shoes representing different types of ADHD

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...

Summer Camp Adventure Exploration Enjoyment Concept

Accommodations

9 Ways I Hacked My ADHD Brain to Cipher School

I was a smart, creative, tenacious girl who happened to have undiagnosed ADHD. In...

Mean Teacher Comments Every Student With ADHD Has Heard

For Teachers

9 Mean Teacher Comments Every Student with ADHD Knows Too Well

“My teacher is so mean. She doesn’t like me.” If your child has ADHD, you know that “mean...

ADHD Diagnosis in Women: What Doctors Don't Understand

ADHD in Women

Too Few Doctors Screen Women for ADHD — and We Deserve Better

Women with ADHD are often misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety. Until psychiatrists...

ejection sensitive dysphoria and ADHD can cause feelings of guilt, shame, and rejection.

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

Shame: The Devil on My Shoulder

Rejection sensitive dysphoria causes feelings of guilt, shame, and rejection. This on top...

Parenting

I Had No Safe Place. Can I Build One for My Son?

Like so many talkative, smart, socially awkward girls in the ‘80s and ‘90s, my ADHD was...

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