The Emotional Side of ADHD: Shame, Self-Esteem, Frustration

Stifled Creativity and Its Damaging Impact on the ADHD Brain

Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns...

Like so many talkative, smart, socially awkward girls in the ‘80s and ‘90s, my ADHD was overlooked...

I'm not lazy, dumb, or immature. These misconceptions about ADHD hurt me, and prevent you from...

People don’t give me a chance before they toss me aside as too weird, too spacey, too something—all...

When I started researching ADHD, all of my “differences” finally made sense. My quirks were part of...

Emotional hyperarousal is common among children and adults with ADHD — but its symptoms of intense,...

Every day, I’m destined to take a misstep of one kind or another. These hiccups — no matter how brief...

ADHD in women is commonly misdiagnosed or ignored. This can lead to a lifetime of low self-esteem and...

Who would I be today had I gotten my ADHD diagnosis in elementary school? High school? College, even?...

Like the woodpecker I observed one morning, I'd spent too many years "pecking at the wrong tree."...

Over the decades, I had managed to fail at a marriage, a couple of careers, multiple friendships, and...

A recent study found that 66 percent of adolescents with ADHD "substantially underreported" symptoms...

"...Setting your car radio to 'scan' all of the stations. You hear clips of music and, before you can...

Relief. Sadness. Anger. Regret. All of these emotions — simultaneously colliding in your brain — are...

On good days, my acting skills are worthy of an Oscar. But on bad days, my ADHD pushes me into a...