Support & Stories
ADHD can be lonely at times. When you’re frustrated by symptoms or worn down by criticism, read these inspiring stories of perseverance and success — and find support from people who truly understand.
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Managing Treatment
The DESIRE to Manage Your ADHD
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Talking About Adult ADHD
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Slow Down and Live Stress-Free
Feeling stressed out? Learn how one woman's acceptance of her ADHD helps her live a low-s...
Emotions & Shame
17 Ways to Throttle Intense Emotions
We asked our readers: Which therapy, treatment, or strategy has helped you best manage the difficult...
Emotions & Shame
Life Is Too Short for Shame
Do you feel perpetually unworthy? Defective? Sorry? Shame haunts many adults with ADHD who feel held...
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5 Women with ADHD Who Are Changing the Conversation
These women powerhouses write, manage, and create — and they do it all with ADHD. Read how they take...
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Maroon 5's Adam Levine: "ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing"
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Are You Ready to Change? A Support Plan for Each Stage of ADHD Acceptance
Not all adults with ADHD need the same kind of support. To determine how best to assist and support...
Support & Stories
Real-World Strategies: “How I Stop Being So Impulsive”
Struggling to stop yourself from eating that third slice of pie, or buying that expensive gadget, or...
Do I Have ADD? Diagnosis & Next Steps
Did Your Doctor Really Explain the Diagnosis?
ADDitude asked and our reader...
Guest Blogs
"The Secret to My Success with ADHD."
It takes a special kind of person to be able to put up with someone like me day in and day out. My...
Talking About ADHD
“No One Talks About the Positives of ADHD — So I Found Some”
When Johan Wiklund, a business professor at Syracuse University, was diagnosed with ADHD, he noticed...
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“Figuring Out What ‘Normal’ Means to Me”
There is a tiny part of me that hungers for the kind of normalcy most women my age have achieved — a...
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“My Proudest Moment as an Adult With ADHD Was…”
We asked "What was your proudest moment as an adult with ADHD (or the parent of a child with ADHD)?"...