Adult Blogs
“A Fear of Labels Caged Me for 45 Years”
“At age 75, I am now able to silence the negative voices of the past — the teachers who said I didn’t...
late diagnosis
Do I Have ADD? Diagnosis & Next Steps
What Was Your Tipping Point? Adult ADHD Diagnosis Stories
Adult ADHD diagnoses rarely happen by accident. Most evaluations are prompted by some tipping point —...
Adult Blogs
“My Older Sister Had ADHD All Along”
"My sister became a P.E. teacher who has had a fruitful career for 30 years. She took all that...
Adult Blogs
“Medical Gaslighting Convinced Me That I Didn’t Have ADHD”
“I spent so long adhering to whatever ‘the doctor ordered’ that I never truly learned to self...
Adult Blogs
“‘What’s Wrong with Me?’ The Toll of 34 Years with Undiagnosed ADHD”
“College was terrible. I dropped out twice – once running away to a tiny Island in New Zealand, but...
Adult Blogs
Adell Bridges, Yoga Instructor: “I Have More Compassion Since My ADHD Diagnosis”
“Since my diagnosis, I’ve given myself permission to focus on what I’m good at, and to ask for help...
Parenting
“I Have ADHD, Mom… and So Do You!”
ADHD parents tend to have ADHD kids, though many mothers and fathers only recognize their symptoms...
Guest Blogs
“After the Diagnosis: The 5 Phases of ADHD ‘Realization’”
“It’s when these clients finally receive their diagnosis that the real journey begins – and a pattern...
Guest Blogs
“I Branded Myself a Misunderstood Freak. But It Was ADHD All Along.”
“The funny thing is that, while the label explained practically everything, I hesitated to embrace...
Guest Blogs
“My Childhood ADHD Diagnosis Was the Secret That Nearly Destroyed Me.”
“The telltale ADHD symptoms that had followed me through my life – hyperactivity, distractibility,...
Guest Blogs
“From Black-and-White to Technicolor: My Clarifying ADHD Diagnosis”
Following my late ADHD diagnosis, I heard echoes, over and over again, of the good witch Glinda from...
Guest Blogs
“I Pinned My Struggles on My Mixed-Race Background. Then I Was Diagnosed with ADHD.”
All this time, I had ascribed my longing for being elsewhere to the mixed-race, dual-heritage...