Memory Issues

Post a list on the exit door—read each item and pat yourself that you have it with you.

Have a tray by the exit door for possessions you need when going out—keys, wallet, etc and another tray in your bedroom, for use when going to bed, for items you use when in the house, e.g. glasses, phone, watch.

Memory Issues

Post a list on the exit door—read each item and pat yourself that you have it with you.

Have a tray by the exit door for possessions you need when going out—keys, wallet, etc and another tray in your bedroom, for use when going to bed, for items you use when in the house, e.g. glasses, phone, watch.

Recently a woman with ADHD requested support from members of an online group. She wrote, “I am so tired of trying so hard. In spite of trying, my partner still feels I am not trying hard enough. He doesn’t recognize how difficult it is for me. I really feel like I can’t continue, that I can’t go on any longer. I can’t go on living like this. Of course, I wouldn’t do anything, but have any of you felt this way?

For patients diagnosed with ADHD, stigma leads to decreased self-esteem, less acceptance by peers, social isolation, and lower self-perceptions of confidence. When treatments are stigmatized, patients and parents are less likely to seek appropriate treatment.

[When parents are concerned about their child taking medicine for their ADHD], I counter their concerns by worrying about the potential “side effects” of not taking the medication: namely, their children struggling to stay focused and getting frustrated when they couldn’t. After envisioning that scenario, the decision became far less difficult.

Adults with ADHD don’t typically try to understand why things went wrong. We move on to the next shiny thing.

We’ve known, for over 30 years, that adults have ADHD.  Why are there still clinicians who are unable or unwilling to diagnose or treat adult ADHD? 

As they say, problems with inattention and distractibility are only the tip of the iceberg.  ADHD can effect many aspects of life.  

Dr. Russell Barkley, famed ADHD researcher, shocked the ADHD world by telling us, people with undiagnosed ADHD die, on average, 12 years earlier than people without ADHD.

  I hate when people deny it's a real issue.

Like putting glasses on my brain

Night and day for me

The eight greatest challenges for people with ADHD according to a survey at r/adhd.

If you want an ADHD evaluation, and even treatment, you are in luck, even if you lack local resources. 

It seems that the more I learn about ADHDthe less confident I become about what I know! 

This is the best elevator speech about ADHD that I ever read!!.

To those who have children that are neurodivergent and say they "don't want to limit them by putting labels on them……

I hunt for misinformation about ADHD on the web. Sometimes I wonder if I am distracted, going down rabbit holes that don’t relate to my mission

I hunt for misinformation about ADHD on the web. Sometimes I wonder if I am distracted, going down rabbit holes that don’t relate to my mission

Is the ADHD World getting turned upside down? Psychologists recommend medication to treat ADHD while a psychiatrist promotes non-medical treatments?

It is commonly said by many, that people with ADHD don’t need to be fixed. It is our environment that causes our struggles.