Editor’s note: a previous version of this post appeared on April 2, 2015. At various points in my adult life, people have told me I can’t have ADHD. I’m too smart. Too organized. I’ll set aside the insidious myth about ADHD and intelligence for another day. However, the upshot is, someone can appear “smart” and […]
Category: ADHD & academics
How academic ability masked my obvious ADHD as a kid
This is the first in a series of posts about my journey from ADHD-oblivious, to ADHD-curious, to where I am today. See the full series here. I could’ve gotten an ADHD diagnosis in high school. Maybe even sooner. I could’ve avoided years of stress, anxiety, shame, and overwhelming emotional highs and lows. Instead of wondering […]
Why our ADHD family opted out of in-person school (for now)
Our school district resumed in-person learning at the beginning of this month. We’ve been home navigating virtual school with ADHD for a year. And we’ve chosen to stick with it. Virtual school isn’t my first choice, but it ranks above the current in-person options — even if I disregard COVID risk, equity, and our responsibilities […]