This category features a wide range of first-person stories about living with Adult ADHD—in oneself or a loved one.
Is there a connection between ADHD and this phenomenon called gaslighting? Potentially. But, as with most ADHD-related topics, it’s complicated. In this post, I examine the topic from a few angles. I’m seeing more talk
Maybe this has happened to you. As soon as you started learning about ADHD, you suddenly saw it all around you. You have officially donned your ADHD Eyeglasses. Among many people you know, you started
In this post, we share our own results from genetic testing for ADHD medications. We hope this helps make the information a little more concrete, less abstract. My husband, Dr. Goat, and I share many
Of course, I didn’t ask him that — Excuse me, officer, do you have ADHD? Not exactly. Especially while he was writing my traffic citation. But afterward, we chatted and I happened to mention Adult ADHD.
What does it feel like to have ADHD in a relationship where you’re constantly falling short? To live in a world that feels endlessly critical and devoid of empathy? To be constantly admonished for your
Eyeglasses and ADHD have a lot in common — chiefly, have both faced stigma, ridicule, and opposition. Here in the 21st Century, stigma has mostly faded for eyeglasses. An estimated 62 percent of Americans wear some type
How can you be blindsided by an ADHD diagnosis? It’s easy. Our culture serves up alternate explanations for virtually all ADHD-related challenges. Moreover, even in this 21st Century, the public and even the mental health
Katherine, a young woman I’d met at a conference, wrote to me: “Gina, I was addicted to meth for 5 years until I was diagnosed with ADHD.” You would never take Katherine for a drug
“Money issues within my marriage are what drove me to the ADHD spouses support group, and what drove my husband to treatment. This season in our dual-AHDD marriage was long, and it was terrifying. It
To people who don’t truly understand Adult ADHD, it seems a ridiculous oxymoron: A perfectionist person with ADHD? Yet, the phenomenon is surprisingly common. For example, I hear among perfectionism among my friends with ADHD who
We’ve all heard about the much-ballyhooed ADHD Hyperfocus. Yet, Hollywood screenwriter and now author Frank South shares his personal take on the topic below. It’s an an excerpt from his new book: A Chicken
