Guest Blogs
“I Believed I Was Fundamentally Flawed. In Fact, the Blemish Was on Society.”
“Living with undiagnosed ADHD is like having a combination padlock inside your brain. You think you...
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.
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“Don’t Buy Into the Myth That Your ADHD Characteristics are Flaws.”
“You are going to do amazing things because you are different. Don’t let something you can’t change —...
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“We Affix Labels to Things We Don’t Understand”
We did not fear the ADHD label. Following my daughter’s assessment at age 18, we were desperate for...
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Don’t Try to Fix Their Weaknesses. Instead, Try to Celebrate Their Strengths.
During my decades as a school psychologist, I have found five tried-and-true truths about students...
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“Zoom Can’t Show You How Hard It Is to Learn This Way.”
Patience, grace, and extra compassion are needed to help students with ADHD find their groove and...
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“What the 80% Can Learn from the 20% with Learning Differences”
My child’s learning style fell outside the mainstream. Sometimes, that meant lower grades that I...
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3 Good Summer Activities for the Long, Hot Days Ahead
The summer, we need new ideas for socially distant activities that will keep our kids active — and...
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“I Mistook My Sideways Angles for Faults. They Were the Points of My Star.”
“For so long, I tried to fit my sideways-ness into a straight world. But my angles just couldn’t be...
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6 Surprising Ways My ADHD Brain Helped Me Write an Award-Winning Novel
"Once I latched onto a good idea, I couldn’t stop myself from writing it down. I now recognize my...
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Exhausting Options: How I Finally Got My ADHD Brain to Sleep
The standard advice for ensuring a good night’s sleep has never worked for my ADHD brain. A good book...
Guest Blogs
Finding My Own Tempo Amidst the Cacophony
The sensory onslaught of New York City was unnerving and unsettling at the onset of my college...
Time & Productivity
“My Daily Schedule is in Tatters!” How to Build Routine and Boundaries Now
Without commutes and errands and sports practices, many parents and adults with ADHD feel they should...