Essays Social Relationships Women & ADHD

On being “one of the guys,” and growing up as a girl with ADHD

For the first 30 years of my life, I acted like one of the guys. My first friends were boys. I quit Girl Scouts when I learned it was nothing like Boy Scouts and we would never make wooden race cars. I can’t remember having more than a couple social plans with all-girl groups in […]

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ADHD & Society Social Relationships Women & ADHD

I understand basic cause and effect. My ADHD makes it look otherwise.

Sometimes — maybe more than sometimes — people with ADHD behave in ways that make no sense. Those living close to us wonder, how can we not understand? Spending money now = not having it later. Missing another deadline = getting fired from your job. Forgetting to put gas in the car = car not […]

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