Adult Blogs
“Sometimes, My ADHD Looks a Lot Like Autism.”
“It seems like childhood was one long stretch of the world shouting that I was weird, and adulthood...
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.
Ask the Experts
Q: “Holiday Stress and Anxiety Affect My Kids. How Can We Strike a Healthy Balance?”
“Children with ADHD are easily overstimulated during the holidays. Getting plenty of physical...
Caregiver Blogs
“I See My Childhood OCD Rituals in My Son’s Bedtime Routines”
"I know there is no definite way to prevent my child from developing OCD. But if it happens, I take...
Adult Blogs
“Phone Distractions Were Sabotaging My Relationships, Sleep & Self-Esteem”
“Turning off the blue ticks on WhatsApp, deleting Facebook, silencing notifications for anything but...
Caregiver Blogs
“I Wrote My Own IEP (Individualized Excellence Plan) and It Changed Everything”
"Borrowing inspiration from IEPs, I wanted to draft my own plan for success to help me harness the...
Caregiver Blogs
“My Chaperone Diary: Tales of a Neurodivergent Field Trip”
What could go wrong while chaperoning eighth graders with ADHD and learning differences on a day trip...
Ask the Experts
“I Need a Digital Detox. How Do I Break a Social-Media Habit?”
“My mantra for people with ADHD is that if it takes more than two to three steps to do something,...
Adult Blogs
“ADHD Is Not a Real Superpower. Claiming It Is Helps No One.”
“In the ongoing fight to raise much-needed awareness around ADHD, it’s vital we don’t romanticize it....
Adult Blogs
“I Hired a Virtual Assistant and It’s the Best Thing I’ve Done for My ADHD”
“It’s not fair that we struggle with ADHD. Executive dysfunction makes daily living needlessly...
Adult Blogs
“Life on Mars: Why Peopling Is a Mystery to Me”
“When your interactions with other kids are severely lacking because other children run away from you...
Adult Blogs
“Oversharing Is My Default Mode. So Is the RSD-Induced Shame I Feel Afterward.”
“Oversharing is a dangerous cocktail for people with ADHD and RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria). It...
Adult Blogs
“I am a Neurodivergent Black Woman — and I am Filled with Hope.”
“These signs of change give me so much hope that young, Black, neurodiverse girls today won’t have to...