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“My Child Was Diagnosed at Age 3 — and Thank God She Was.”
Many clinicians insist that ADHD evaluations are worthless before age 5 or 6. But I knew something...
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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 Morning Is Crazier Than Your Morning”: The Mantra of ADHD Families
Morning is not a time for battles. It’s not a time for trying new routines or imposing new...
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Back to the Grind — for Good
After two years as the primary caregiver both before and after school, I recently started a new job...
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Our Fifty Dollar Toothpaste
Often, my kids’ ADHD misadventures are innocent and tame, if not a little trying on my patience....
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Not MY Child: My Slow, Stubborn ADHD Epiphany
“What I never realized until just now is this: By denying there was an issue — insisting that our son...
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My Daughter Is Gone. Her ADHD Soul Remains Restless and Loud.
No one knows for certain what happens after death. Yet everyone generally accepts the concepts of...
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I Was Speaking Chinese — and Expecting My Child to Understand
“Imagine someone politely asks you to speak Chinese. They can speak Chinese very easily, so they...
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On Releasing My Silent Scream
For me, the trickiest and most troubling aspect of ADHD is the self-loathing that inevitably arises...
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Why My ADHD Brain (and Yours) Loves to “Complexify” Things
In my quest for a “Linda solution,” I peek under every rock for information, and I get sidetracked by...
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Is There Any “Right” Age to Medicate?
Running into an old acquaintance in the produce aisle brought back all the difficult moments my...
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What If I’m Nothing Without the Ritalin?
On ADHD medication, I had the ability to function. But I was held hostage by the feeling that my...
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My Son’s Story of Electronics Addiction and Recovery
“If your child were addicted to drugs or alcohol, would you let him have just a little bit?” It was...