Guest Blogs

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.

Summer Activities for Teens (That Don't Involve a Screen)

“When the Lazy Days of Summer Are Too Lazy”

Sensory Bath Ideas for a Highly Sensitive Child

“Tub Tantrums: Working Through My Daughter’s SPD During Bath Time”

Is ADHD hereditary? This mom confirms, Yes.

“When ADHD Is All in the Family”

summer activities that aren't screen time

“A Summer Unplugged: Shutting Down Screen Time”

“Searching for Stability in This Unpredictable World”

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“I’m Terrible at Keeping Time…”

“What I Want to Say to My Mom, Who ‘Drugged’ Me”

For people with ADHD, sometimes getting things done takes teamwork

“Need to Get More Done? (Don’t We All?)”

I feared and hid from the social stigma of seeking mental-health counseling. Not to mention the personal stigma. (Would seeking help mean there really was something seriously wrong with me?) I worried about who would see me walking into the mental health clinic or notice my car parked there. What would they think? Paranoia and insecurity took up residence in my brain at a young age, and they stayed with me well into adulthood.

“I Really Don’t Want You to Know About My Disorder”

A boy with ADHD enjoys his summer vacation

“The Best Summer Is a Strategized Summer”

What I Learned About Dating Someone with ADHD

“A 504 Plan for Romantic Relationships”

“Pride and Joy — Revisited”

Karate is one of several activities for kids with ADHD that can build creativity outside of school.

“Hobbies Should Matter to ADHD Kids”

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“The Boy Who Got Off Track”

ADHD-PI kids fall through the cracks…even more sometimes if the...

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“To Medicate or Not to Medicate?”

It is the question no parent welcomes, "Should our son take medication?" And even after we grappled...

Students with ADHD don't have delayed gratification. They want to eat all the jelly beans now.

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“Marshmallows, Jellybeans, and ADHD”

The sweet possibilities of your child’s ever-curious A...

An illustration of an ambulance that transported a woman with panic attacks and clinical depression to the ER.

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“Meltdown in the ER”

My wife hid her panic attacks and clinical depression from me, and my own ADHD challenges got in the...

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“The Terror of Filling Out My Child’s Permission Slip”

For an ADHD mom, there is no such thing as having “g...

My Crowded Garden, A Symbol of My ADHD Mind

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“The Inattentive Gardener”

Only the strong plants survive my...

A young man sits at a table writing in his book of ADHD poems

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“Me”

ADHD poems can help people with the condition process the complex feelings that come with the...

ADHD and Gifted? An Open Letter From a Smart Kid

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“An Open Letter from a Smart Kid with ADHD”

ADHD is your diagnosis, not your...

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“Mind Over Symptoms”

Adding mindfulness to your child’s treatment regimen can rewire his neurology and activate sluggish...

A man driving with ADHD uses hyperfocus to navigate a blizzard.

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“Driven Beyond Distraction”

When conditions are clear and roads are easy, my husband finds distractions in conversation and music...

Like a penguin wishing to fly, I wanted things my ADHD brain couldn't do...until I learned to look on the bright side.

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“Why Did the Penguin Want to Fly?”

I am like a penguin—I have an ADHD brain, and though I can’t “fly” the way society wants me to, I can...

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“The Curse of Good Behavior and Stellar Grades”

Our son was too respectful of adults, too smart, too socially adept for those behaviors to be ADHD...

Image of a cemetary, where my son with ADHD and autism showed he was overcoming his emotional challenges.

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“It’s OK, Momma, It’s Gonna Be OK”

I worried that my son with ADHD wouldn’t be able to handle the grief of a funeral, but the sweet...

Finding happiness for me was as simple as a flower in a bud vase on my desk.

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Create Your Happy Space

How to hijack your ADHD brain to the sunny side of the street—my tricks to finding happines...

A girl learning self-advocacy by talking to her teacher on her own

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“You Can Do This, Girl!”

As my daughter found her confidence in self-advocacy, I lost a piece of me that would neve...

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