The Emotional Side
ADHD carries with it complicated emotions, namely shame, frustration, and embarrassment. Here, learn to care for your emotional health by seeing attention deficit as a medical condition, not a personal character flaw.
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Emotions & Shame
ADHD in Exile: Hiding Your Debilitating Shame
"For many people with ADHD, shame arises from the repeated failure to meet expectations from parents,...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: ADHD Myths and the Shame They Perpetuate
In this special ADHD Awareness webinar, Michele Novotni, Ph.D., explains how to overcome the stigma...
Emotions & Shame
Life Is Too Short for Shame
Tired of feeling unworthy? Defective? Perpetually sorry? Some adults with ADHD feel held down by a...
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Your After-Diagnosis Survival Guide
After a lifetime of struggle, many adults have trouble coming to terms with a late diagnosis. Here,...
Guest Blogs
“I Really Don’t Want You to Know About My Disorder”
A recent study found that 66 percent of adolescents with ADHD "substantially underreported" symptoms...
Emotions & Shame
"I'm Way Too Hard on Myself"
You judge yourself too harshly, and that causes real physical and emotional pain. Silence that inner...
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Stuck in the SPIN Cycle? How to Break Free
Frustrated and stalled instead of making progress in managing ADHD? These expert strategies will get...
ADHD Videos
How ADHD Amplifies Emotions
Emotional dysregulation is a core symptom of ADHD. The result: overblown reactions to small setbacks...
Support & Stories
Stop Comparing Yourself to “Normal” People
Tired of hearing "You just need to try harder"? Learn how readers use exercise, to-do lists, and...
Free Downloads
Your Free Guide to Changing How the World Sees ADHD
Strategies to get you started on spreading facts and busting myths about attention deficit in...
ADHD in Women
Sister. Wife. Mother. Living with ADHD.
Moms don't have ADHD, do they?!? Oh, yes — in fact, adult women are the fastest growing population of...
Symptom Tests
[Self-Test] Could You Have Emotional Hyperarousal?
Emotional hyperarousal is common among children and adults with ADHD — but its symptoms of intense,...
Emotions & Shame
"So This Is What 'Normal' Feels Like."
"After half a lifetime of struggling at home and at work, I feel as though a new me has been born...
The Emotional Side
Your Strengths Inventory: Repairing Self-Esteem After an ADHD Diagnosis
"I wish I had known 20 years ago!" This is reaction of many adults diagnosed with ADHD after a...
The Emotional Side
All You Need Is Self-Love
You're hard on yourself, we know. But harsh self-criticism never helped anyone. So, instead, learn to...