Personal ADHD Essays

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The sensory onslaught of New York City was unnerving and unsettling at the onset of my college...

Pandemic family stress has many roots: financial insecurity, close quarters, virus fears, learning...

In the first days of 2020, I moved to Manhattan to begin my editorial internship at ADDitude. Ten...

Rule One: Your child cannot learn if they are not feeling safe. No matter what the teacher or...

I am exhausted in a way that parents of neurotypical children may never understand. After 8 years of...

I'm an EMT (emotional maintenance technician) when it comes to rescuing and repairing other people...

I was a smart, creative, tenacious girl who happened to have undiagnosed ADHD. In Catholic school, I...

“My child with ADHD had just done something impulsive — something outside her control — and was...

When your child ignores, disregards, or otherwise disobeys you, punishment is an understandable...

Amid the meltdowns and act-ups, the kicking and punching, I can forget—much to my own shame—how sweet...

ADHD medication helped my son take charge of his attention issues, and learn how to use them to his...

ADHD and emotional withdrawal — pulling away from friends, strangers, and loved ones alike — often...