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“You Can’t Buy Happiness: How Downsizing and Living Simple Has Transformed My Child”
One year ago, we sold the farm (literally) and drastically downsized our lives into a 36-foot RV. We...
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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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A Rite of Passage, Done Right
It took courage and grit to survive a school system that wasn’t designed for her. So we skipped the...
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The Most Important Hour of the School Year
When we arrived for our son’s annual 504 meeting, the school counselor mentioned that many caregivers...
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A Texas Summer Without TV? Let’s Get Real
Summer vacation is in full swing, and the heat is unbearable — and sometimes the boredom is, too. How...
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When July Explodes: Sensitive Kids on an Overstimulating Holiday
The hot sun. The explosive noise. The blinding light show. How to actually enjoy Independence Day...
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Sneering Orchids
“Everyone has to fight dislike at some point, and this was my first big battle. I was chastised by...
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“An Open Letter to the Friend I Disappointed”
If timely birthday cards, gourmet cookies, and punctual coffee dates are important to you, we might...
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“All Hail the Summer Entertainment Director”
Lazy days of nothing much at all? Not in our house. Here, summer is one adventure after another, all...
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“The Other Impostor Syndrome”
I had developed what I call Inverse Impostor Syndrome: The belief that I'd been skating by on my...
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“The Dad’s Guide to a Working Summer Vacation”
Working from home has its perks. Loads of them. Balancing your kids’ lazy days of summer with your...
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“ADHD Comes to the Newsroom”
As a journalist with ADHD, I might misspell names on rare occasion. But having attention deficit...
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Why Scorpios and Sagittarius Get More ADHD Diagnoses
The youngest students in each grade — typically those born in November and December — are up to two...