Guest Blogs
“My Childhood ADHD Diagnosis Was the Secret That Nearly Destroyed Me.”
“The telltale ADHD symptoms that had followed me through my life – hyperactivity, distractibility,...
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.
Guest Blogs
“3 College Tips to Help Students Stress Less, Learn More”
OK, so college isn’t known for its lack of stress and sleeplessness. But with these basic college...
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“How Anne of Green Gables Comforted and Inspired Me”
“There were so many ways that I struggled to connect, to fit in, and to keep up as a kid. To see...
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“Planners, Small Wins, and Other Keys to High School Happiness”
“For students with ADHD and executive function challenges, a few key strategies can alleviate stress...
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“The Joy of Summer Fun, Year-Round: Lessons from Lockdown with 6 ADHD Kids.”
“Like most families, we never looked forward to the end of summer, knowing what it would mean for our...
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“Taming the Beast: How I Broke My ADHD Distractibility”
“So much of managing ADHD is learning how to tame the beast of distractibility, avoiding distractions...
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“From Black-and-White to Technicolor: My Clarifying ADHD Diagnosis”
Following my late ADHD diagnosis, I heard echoes, over and over again, of the good witch Glinda from...
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“The Soup Routine”
My kid’s routine for eating soup is elaborate and ridiculous, and also comforting and important to...
Learning Challenges
“Is it a Language Disorder? Or is it ADHD? How Schools Evaluate Students”
As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in a public school, I commonly evaluate for language...
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“The Only Parental Expectation That Matters? My Child’s Joy”
“Considering that we named him Race, I should have anticipated some intensity and drive in the kid....
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“We’re Raising a Cat in a Dog World”
“I’ve used the cat-dog metaphor to describe what it’s like to raise my son, who is gifted, with ADHD...
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“What Will a Return to In-Person Learning Mean for My Child with ADHD?”
“Come September, will he watch his peers catch up from their academic losses at a much faster rate...