ADHD Awareness Month: ADD Facts, Myths, Role Models & Resources

ADHD Awareness Month

Celebrate ADHD Awareness Month with this resource center featuring leading experts, new research, and better understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ADHD Role Models We Love

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What Is ADHD? It’s Not Misbehavior, Manipulation, or Permissive Parenting

ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.

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9 ADHD Myths and Fallacies That Perpetuate Stigma

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9 ADHD Myths and Fallacies That Perpetuate Stigma

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How to Silence ADHD Naysayers

"You need to give what’s best in you a chance to grow with the right gardener, one who sees that you're a special plant, not a weed." - Ned Hallowell

31 ADHD Truths, Facts, Quotes & Surprises

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We Need to Talk About ADHD Stigma in BIPOC Communities

[Self-Test] Do I Have ADHD? Symptom Test for Adults

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There Is No Race to Raise ADHD Awareness, but There Should Be

7 Myths (and Truths) About ADHD

One myth is that ADHD is a behavior disorder.

31 ADHD Myths in 31 Days — Debunked!

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ADHD Videos

“Is ADHD Really Real?” 6 Ranked Responses to ADD Skeptics

ADHD symptoms are often pervasive, crippling, and invisible, which invites far too many ignorant...

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Emotions & Shame

You Are Not the Sum of Your ADHD Challenges

The ADHD brain gravitates toward black-or-white, all-or-nothing thinking. The problem is that human...

ADHD Myths & Facts

In the Shadow of a Stereotype: New Facts About ADHD

"Findings from neuroscience, brain imaging, and clinical research have dramatically changed the old...

"I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all."

ADHD Myths & Facts

Inspiration from ADHD Role Models

Some of the world's most brilliant minds are ADHD minds. We think different, and sometimes that can...

ADHD Myths & Facts

What NOT to Say to the Parent of a Child with ADHD

Despite iron-clad medical evidence to the contrary, ADHD is still considered by many to be nothing...

ADHD Family: Happy Mother with Her Child

Talking About ADHD

17 Things to Love About ADHD!

Don't mistake your ADHD strengths for symptoms! They are unique traits and abilities that make you...

ADHD in Women

Why ADHD in Women is Routinely Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Treated Inadequately

ADHD is not a male disorder, but men and boys are diagnosed far more commonly than women and girls....

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ADDitude for Professionals

Evaluating and Treating ADHD in African American Children: Guidance for Clinicians

"To ensure more equitable health care, clinicians must recognize these issues in broader society...

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Talking About ADHD

10 Film Characters Who Remind Us of Someone

From Dory to Percy and beyond, meet our 10 favorite film characters — the ones who taught us...

Free Downloads

Free Resource: The All-Time Best Books on ADHD

Following the diagnosis, your head is swimming. What causes ADHD? How has it manifested in your life?...

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ADHD Myths & Facts

“How My Understanding of ADHD Has Evolved"

Our understanding of ADHD is constantly evolving – with new research, personal experiences, and...

It’s true; I didn’t think or act like the rest of the kids. Being different felt like I wasn’t good enough. I tried, but I couldn’t fit into the mold. Parents and teachers didn’t know how to deal with my unusual style of thinking and behaving. I wish I knew then about the myriad famous artists, composers, musicians, scientists, and actors who were chastised for being different, too. I would have loved someone to tell me that my differences put me in a special group of people who brighten and enlighten the world with music, stories, and masterpieces.

Support & Stories

Born This Way: Personal Stories of Life with ADHD

Read the stories of four successful entrepreneurs, all diagnosed with ADHD, who say that they don’t...

Girl with ADHD on a tire swing is called just a little hyper.

ADHD Myths & Facts

21 Ignorant Comments (and Lies) About ADHD

ADHD is not willful disobedience. It is not caused by too much sugar or too much Minecraft. And...

Incorrect Diagnosis of My Female ADHD Symptoms

Guest Blogs

6 Unhelpful, Unhealthy Labels People Affix to Women with ADHD

I am a therapist. I know mental health. But, still, I didn’t recognize my own ADHD for almost three...

ADHD Myths & Facts

How to Silence ADHD Naysayers

What is ADHD? Is it a real diagnosis? What does medication do? Can adults have ADD? Learn to clear up...

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