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Positive Parenting
14 Sanity Savers for Busy, Always-Juggling Parents
When both parent and child have ADHD, tempers can run high - fast. Here's how to keep your cool when...
Summer
A Well-Deserved Summer Break for My Daughter
The transition from school to summer's routine-less days is enough to spoil the fun of vacation for...
Emotions & Shame
17 Happiness Rules When ADHD Emotions Go Awry
People with ADHD feel everything more vividly. When it comes to passion, joy, and curiosity, this is...
Guest Blogs
ADHD On the Road: Lots of Fear and Blame Behind the Wheel
One father describes the ADHD emotions that bubble up on a family road trip for the holidays: the...
Guest Blogs
Travel Is Always a Trip
One dad describes he and his daughter's battle to manage their ADHD and anxiety, and the barriers...
Guest Blogs
Mood Disordered: The Medication That Un-Stressed My Life
I was so stressed that my handwriting was illegible. I needed help, and thankfully ...
Stress & Anxiety
When Worry Begins to Paralyze You
"The genetic underpinnings of ADHD and anxiety overlap. They have a lot in common." Here, Dr. Ned...
Guest Blogs
Unbroken: The Pieces of Me
"We were born this way, not chipped away from some other, more complete human." A reader's...
Clutter
Fact: Clutter Causes Stress. Solution: These 11 Daily Rituals.
When you're feeling stressed or angry or exhausted, tackling housework is not your first instinct....
Guest Blogs
What’s It Like Being ADD?
"No one can turn this off. There's no peace and quiet. There's no escape at all." How would you...
Organization
Pause and Refresh
Stress builds on itself when we're overwhelmed with all we have to do. Stop and regroup with this...
Guest Blogs
Chill Skills: Calming My Emotional Child with ADHD
In our household, we find ourselves saying, “Is it really worth all that?” to our son,...
Talking About ADHD
Portrait of an All-or-Nothing Adult with ADHD
Forget balanced emotions - for most of us in the ADHD tribe, life is hot or cold, neve...
Stress & Anxiety
ADDitude Asked: What would you put on your to-do list to make yourself happy?
Managing symptoms is a daily strain, so adults with attention deficit should make self-care an item...
Guest Blogs
What, Me Worry?!
Attention deficit left me buzzing and in constant motion - but a regular practice of meditation...