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Ping! Alert! Why That Barrage of News Updates is Bad for Your Mental Health
“Media outlets take advantage of this thing called negativity bias. The human brain cannot help but...
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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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How I Lost 10 Years of My Life
“There is a kind of grief, a sense of simmering anger, that has taken up residence in the space that...
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“How a Culture of Impossibly High Standards Denied My Mental Health Struggles”
“Growing up, the stigma associated with academic inferiority was huge. I liked writing; my parents...
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The Deafening Silence of My Anxiety: ADHD and Sound Sensitivity in Lockdown
“For me, anxiety plus too many mixed sounds equal brain malfunction. So, you’d think that an eerily...
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6 Social Learning Activities for a Socially-Distanced Summer
"A huge chunk of your child's social-emotional learning takes place in adolescence, when time with...
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“The Story of My Not-So-Empty, Very-ADHD Nest”
My college students with ADHD traveled a long road at school, and the end was in sight. Then the...
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“I Was So Worried About Getting Fired That My Anxiety Took Over… and I Got Fired for It”
"In my search for an interesting, important career, I got fired… a lot. I didn’t know it then, but...
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“Could ‘Impulsive’ Be My ADHD Term of Endearment?”
“She’s used to disappointment, but my partner’s birthday was a chance for me to try and demonstrate...
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“What Growing Up with a Disability Taught Me About Parenting a Child with ADHD”
“From my perspective, one of the most difficult parts of ADHD is that it’s an invisible disorder. My...
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5 Truths About the Beauty of Neurodiversity That I Had to Live to Learn
“Throughout history, when human beings haven’t understood something, they have become suspect and...
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“Appnesia. Synapstuck. Multicrashing. And Other Neologisms That Make My ADHD Relatable.”
"I am sometimes socially awkward. I lose track of conversations and forget things too often. Rather...
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“You’re Not Listening!” How ADHD Impulsivity and Insecurity Broke (Then Saved) My Relationships
“I suffer from an irresistible desire to jump in and finish people’s sentences, particularly when my...