First-person essays about Adult ADHD
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 …
I’ve seen them: Yellowed school report cards that might as well be ADHD report cards — if teachers and parents had known how to “translate”. In this post, I’ll share the report cards from one …
What Can Old School Report Cards Reveal About ADHD? Read More »
After 10+ years of moderating the online group ADHD Partner with Gina Pera (an international free online group for the partners of adults with ADHD), I know these are “hot topics.” These posts are designed to …
Hot Topics: Adult ADHD Diagnosis, Sleep Issues, and Sex Read More »
An ADHD Drug holiday, they call it. As if stopping to take ADHD medications guarantees a fun, freedom-filled break from tedious routine. On a recent trip to Hawaii, my friend John decided to not take …
Yes, for many ADHD-challenged individuals and couples, a weekend without ADHD meds can be a very big deal. This first-person story speaks to two common reader questions: Is ADHD a real thing? Do the …
Some physicians, faced with the very idea of ADHD, reject it outright. They often do so with indignant outrage. Yet others, even without medical-school training in ADHD, come around to a more compassionate, science-based perspective. …
From Rejecting to Treating ADHD: One MD’s Journey Read More »
What do the words ADHD, low empathy, and narcissist have in common? Potentially, more than many people realize. This knowledge should be more widely understood, including in the mental health field, because it could hold …
ADHD and Lacking Empathy: Was I Raising a Narcissist? Read More »
Misdiagnosing Adult ADHD as anything but ADHD is all too common when a clinician fails to understand ADHD. The risk is going by what a behavior “looks like”. As should be no surprise, living with …
Years of Misdiagnosing Adult ADHD: One Woman’s Story Read More »
She had sought help from a string of mental-health professionals—for decades—with her ADHD misdiagnosed as depression and anxiety. Again and Again. For decades. Life only got harder and harder. I’ve met many women and men …
ADHD Misdiagnosed as Depression Until 39: “Best Week of My Life” Read More »
My husband, prior to ADHD diagnosis at age 37, called his best coping tool Fear-Based Management—fondly referred to as FBM™. Yet he, along with many other adults with late-diagnosis ADHD, often learn this: The strategies …
