This category features a wide range of first-person stories about living with Adult ADHD—in oneself or a loved one.
It doesn’t sound comedic: Getting pulled over by the traffic cop when you have ADHD. But the best comedy involves a bit of pain, right? Welcome to two excerpts from Frank South’s brilliantly candid one-man
Could Anne of Green Gables have ADHD? How about Pastor Meredith? We’ve all experienced it: While watching a movie, reading a book, or listening to a song, we recognize….ADHD. Even if the creator of that
When we talk about ADHD and escapism, we often mean procrastinating and videogaming. But we also hear about the ultimate escape: escaping society’s rules. The question then becomes this: Is ADHD a diagnosis only
Here is a treat! Have you ever wished for a very catchy, cleverly made music video on ADHD? Here it is! The 2010 song “A.D.D.” comes from Loomis & the Lust. Talented frontman Will
My Rugged Reality of ADHD By Dylan Rosen Do not read this if you are looking for a “Happy ADHD Story.” I do not have the gold medals of Michael Phelps or the arm of
What was it like growing up with undiagnosed ADHD in the 1950s and 1960s? Frank South gives us one perspective with his personal memoirs. South possesses an enormous talent for writing, and he’s found a
We’re hearing a lot these days about toxic masculinity and male entitlement and even male fragility. We hear almost nothing, however, about the many ways in which males—from fetal status onward—are, in general, neurobiologically more
What difference does it make later in life, to be diagnosed with ADHD and take medication? Why take medication for ADHD, anyway? What’s the point? Meg and I met just a few years ago. At
A reader wrote to me last week, “Gina, where are you??? Are you okay? Or, has something happened to my ADHD Roller Coaster blog subscription?” Have you been wondering the same? Please accept my apologies. The
Now we come to ADHD Myth #10: The symptoms of inattention in ADHD are nothing more than “daydreaming.” This is one more aspect of an over-arching popular myth about ADHD: It “pathologizes normal human behavior.”
