Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Rejection Sensitivity Is Worse for Girls and Women with ADHD Too many women with ADHD choose isolation to avoid the emotional pain of rejection — an unhealthy...
Support & Stories The Heavy, Honest Lived Experiences of ADHD Adults Impulsivity and inattention are not the most debilitating or noticeable symptoms of ADHD in most...
Guest Blogs Will I Ever Overcome the Agony of Criticism? “When I started the Ph.D. program, I assumed that the forgetful, inattentive aspect of my ADHD would...
Guest Blogs “I’m Fat. I Have ADHD. And I Won’t Be Ashamed Anymore.” “If you are fat with ADHD, the mirror that society holds up to you reinforces all of your worst...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Rejection sensitive dysphoria is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, a common but...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast Listen to “The Flip Side of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: Tapping Into ADHD Energy & Motivation” with Edward Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D. Tune in to listen as Edward Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D., highlight the counterpoint to...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast Listen to “All the Feels: An ADHD Guide to Emotional Dysregulation and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria” with William W. Dodson, M.D. People with ADHD feel emotions more intensely, more frequently, and more suddenly. In fact, one third...
ADHD Symptoms in Children “My ADHD Looks Nothing Like Your ADHD” Our family of five includes five distinct and different ADHD diagnoses. Where one son is exploding...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Q: Bipolar Meltdown? Or Rejection Sensitivity Meltdown? If your child is prone to extreme outbursts, it’s important to understand whether the source is...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria How to Distinguish RSD from Bipolar Disorder Forty percent of individuals with bipolar disorder also have ADHD. The conditions’ symptoms typically...
Emotions & Shame It’s OK to Cry — and Other Lessons from a Sensitive Mom with ADHD The diagnostic criteria for ADHD includes nothing whatsoever about the crushing rejection we feel...