Teens with ADHD
“I Didn’t Need to Understand My Teen’s Gender Journey to Support It.”
The mom of a nonbinary teen describes how an exploration of gender and neurodiversity led to...
Guest Blogs
Welcome to the No Judgment Zone! Read these essays, diary entries, and snapshots of daily life written by ADDitude readers who are parenting children with ADHD, living with adult ADHD, and all of the above.
Caregiver Blogs
“My Favorite Social Skills Activities for ADHD Youth”
These three fun activities help children and teens with ADHD build their social ...
Adult Blogs
“The Polite Fear and Quiet Loathing of ADHD”
“Those who dismiss ADHD, I gather, often do it as an act of self-preservation. To deny ADHD is to...
Adult Blogs
“In Defense of the 10-Minute Putter (a.k.a Why I Love Procrasti-Cleaning)”
“Giving in to procrastination, even if it’s in the form of something productive like cleaning,...
Adult Blogs
“How I Restarted My Life After a Post-Menopausal ADHD Diagnosis”
“Midlife…is not a crisis. It’s a slow, brutal un...
Adult Blogs
“How I Learned to Quiet My ADHD Ruminations”
“My ruminations are usually born from a simple thought that bugs me just enough to spur further...
Adult Blogs
“11 Things I’d Tell My Younger Self”
“I’ve been on a journey to drain my seemingly bottomless pool of shame…and what helps me is to speak...
Caregiver Blogs
“5 Things Your ADHD Kid Means (But Forgets) to Tell You on Mother’s Day”
“They might not thank you this Mother's Day, but someday they will — whether through their words or...
Adult Blogs
“Are You Missing Play in Your Life?”
"Play – engaging in a fun, amusing, entertaining, activity for the joy of it – is an effective way to...
Caregiver Blogs
“The Bumbling Dad Trope, Reversed: On Motherhood with ADHD”
“The Dumb Dad may be bumbling, but he’s also adored. The kids never hold his cluelessness against him...
Guest Blogs
“The DEA’s Manufactured Crisis”
"Thanks to production caps put in place by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the ADHD medication...
Adult Blogs
“How I Became an Autism Advocate After My Own Mid-Life Diagnosis”
“Completing my Ph.D. was just the beginning of my transformative journey of self-discovery,...
