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Every Child with ADHD Needs a Miss Ellie
When I found a teacher who cherished the glittering gifts that came with my daughter’s ADHD, I began...
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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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“The Rules of Conversation Mystify My ADHD Brain. But I’ll Keep Talking.”
“I’ve worried about overstepping the rules of conversation and etiquette for much of my life. I have...
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“Dear Fellow Superhuman Students with ADHD: We Got This.”
“We are all figuring out how to adjust to quarantine education; no one should feel like a failure for...
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“This Simple Sleep Formula Calms My Racing ADHD Brain”
“The struggle is real but getting a good night’s sleep is possible if you have ADHD. I know this...
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The Greatest Gift of My ADHD Diagnosis? The Permission to be Vulnerable
“True ADHD self-care requires intense vulnerability — a tenderness that is difficult to conjure after...
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“What Does ADHD Look Like? In My Family, It Depends on Who You Ask.”
ADHD isn’t a cookie-cutter condition. No two people face the same challenges. Some common threads...
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2 Simple Ways to Build Novelty Into Online Learning – While Boosting Executive Functions
For students with ADHD, building variety and structure into the daily learning routine is vital to...
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“Misunderstood”
In this poem, an entry in ADDitude's ADHD Awareness Month sweepstakes, a child explains his...
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“I’m a Music Industry Professional with ADHD and Dyslexia. I Say It’s Time to Make Space for Neurodiversity.”
"Neurodiverse individuals flourish when colleagues understand their talents and play to their...
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What Is ADHD? It’s Not Misbehavior, Manipulation, or Permissive Parenting
The manifestations of ADHD — hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, poor memory — do not reflect...
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Why Parents Underestimate Boys’ Flexibility and Resiliency
Parents in general, and particularly parents of kids with ADHD, tend to grossly under-estimate their...
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“I Worked Among the Best and Brightest on Wall Street. Then I Was Diagnosed with ADHD.”
“I played a key role on front-page Wall Street Journal deals and I became accustomed to sitting at...