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Is My Child Too Young to Text? Probably.
Communication through non-verbal media — texting, group chats, and social media — is complex and...
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Welcome to the No Judgment Zone! Read these essays, diary entries, and snapshots of daily life written by ADDitude readers who are parenting children with ADHD, living with adult ADHD, and all of the above.
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Summer Camp, It Turns Out, Is Not for Everyone
My daughter wanted so badly to enjoy the dinosaur camp. But change is painful for the ADHD brain, and...
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How Music Saved My Son’s Life
My son’s young life was a matrix of appointments — ADHD specialist, child psychologist, occupational...
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Lazy Days of Summer? For ADHD Moms, That’s Not a Thing
One kid’s due at day camp with an organic bento box, sunblock, galoshes, and 3 pairs of underwear...
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Why Won’t Employers Take a Risk on Different Thinkers?
Would you rather have a workforce? Or an innovateforce? A createforce? A dominateforce? Hire people...
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Adulting Is the Worst
For our family, July has been one of those months. If it could go wrong, it has. And while the...
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When They Judge Us, They Show Their Weakness — Not Ours
"When someone judges your parenting or your child, don't engage — don't respond to it and, most...
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I Wish I Had Known Earlier…
My son was an obstinate and challenging kid. He persisted daily on battles large and insignificant...
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My Kid Is “That Kid”
“I am that mother walking into the birthday party with my kid, who was only invited because the whole...
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Good Grades Matter—but My Daughter’s Self-Esteem Matters More
When my daughter with ADHD struggled in a school system that wasn’t designed for kids with special...
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“I’m Not Supposed to Have ADHD.”
A good girl can’t have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, especially if she’s a high-achieving...
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The Pediatrician Suspected I Was Stupid…
…And, as a small child, I heard that loud and clear. I carried it with me for a long, long time. Even...