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
"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...
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All You Need Is Self-Love
You're hard on yourself, we know. But harsh self-criticism never helped anyone. So, instead, learn to...
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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,...
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...
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...
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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...
Relationships
Accept Them. Support Them. Have Their Backs.
You understand that your spouse's or child's ADHD symptoms are not the result of laziness or...
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...
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...
Free Downloads
Free Resource: Yes! There Are People Like You
In this free download, find stories that explore the multiplicity of ADHD, and the variety of...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: Building a Healthy Relationship with Your Adult ADHD
In this special ADHD Awareness webinar, Emily Anhalt, Psy.D., explains how to develop a healthy,...
Emotions & Shame
12 Things You Don’t Know About Me and My ADHD
What's it like having ADHD? I'm a master of illusion. I’ll convince you I've got everything under...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “After the Diagnosis: Achieving ADHD Acceptance, Treatment, and Momentum” with Ari Tuckman, Psy.D.
Tune in to listen as Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., answers many of the most common questions that accompany a...
Guest Blogs
“My Mind, Heart, and Body Were Like Wily Cats”
When my therapist asked, “How do you feel?” I had no idea how to gauge my feelings in real time....
Guest Blogs
“What If My Intense Drive Is Because of — Not in Spite of — My ADHD?”
Like many women with ADHD, I’m a high-energy, creative thinker, boycotter of the status quo, and...