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Broaden Your Definition of “Interest”
This graduate student is here to tell you: just because my ADHD brain struggles to finish my...
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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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My Shopping Buddy, the ADHD Extrovert
My daughter and I are polar opposites. She is an outgoing, effusive, forever animated, ADHD...
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Are You a Toxic Parent?
These are five warning signs you may have crossed the line, and what to do about it. It’s never too...
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Mr. Distracted: The Strong, Brave Superhero with ADHD
ADHD medication helped my son take charge of his attention issues, and learn how to use them to his...
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The Terrible, Awful, Frightening Task of Un-Decorating
Is there anything so wonderful as filling your home with pumpkins and garlands and witches’ brooms...
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ADHD Humor: My Gift and My Curse
Sometimes my quirky jokes bring down the house, and other times my ADHD brain misfires badly. Through...
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Mourning the Loss of Your Summer Child
During the summer months, our children run free. Their true and genuine selves burst forth, and the...
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Will I Break My Child In the Same Places I Was Broken?
“And when I chastise him, I hear my mother. I hear my father. I hear my aunts and uncles, my...
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A Little Bribery Goes a Long Way
With our first three children, rewards and incentives for good behavior were never necessary. They...
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“Laughter Is NOT the Best Medicine, But It Sure Does Help”
Every day is an opportunity for life to test your child’s executive function skills. And, chances...
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Welcome to Mothering With ADHD (The Water’s Fine)
I was going to be a Mom! This was outstanding — and terrifically terrifying — news. Would I be good...
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The Kind of Love That Changes Things
My adopted son is 4 years old. We know he has challenges, but we don’t yet have a diagnosis. I’m...