Here's what often happens with "ADHD and relationships": You're several years into a relationship … [Read more...]
ADHD & The High Cost of “Fear-Based Management”
My husband, prior to being diagnosed with ADHD at age 37, says his best coping tool was "Fear-Based … [Read more...]
Can ADHD Affect Sense of Smell?
Our mail carrier handed me a small box. As he walked away, I thought, "Wow, his cologne still … [Read more...]
ADHD Drug Holiday—Or Horror?
By Katy Rollins I was out of Concerta for a couple of days. In the interim, it was funny watching … [Read more...]
On Trying to Swim Blind: ADHD and Medication
What difference does it make later in life, to be diagnosed with ADHD and take … [Read more...]
Shedding ADHD-Fueled Fears & Creating Change
Change can be stressful—even "positive" change. Then there's the anxiety that comes … [Read more...]
What I Did Over My Spring Vacation
A reader wrote to me last week, "Gina, where are you??? Are you okay? Or, has something happened to … [Read more...]
Chapter 15: Reaching Through ADHD “Denial”
ADHD and Denial. In previous chapters, we learned about what ADHD is, how it affects the brain, how … [Read more...]
Myth #10: “You’re Medicating Daydreaming!”
A popular myth about ADHD is that it "pathologizes normal human behavior." Consider then Myth #10, … [Read more...]
Chapter 14: ADHD & Brain-Based “Denial”
"Denial" of ADHD symptoms hurts everyone. But we compound our hurt when we wrongly attribute this … [Read more...]
ADHD, Empathy & “Raising a Narcissist”
What gets lost, amid all the misguided online chatter around "drugging children" for ADHD? … [Read more...]
