A lot of people I meet just don’t get ADHD — I’m talking spouses, parents, even the ADHD’ers themselves. If you really, truly want to get it, read Dr. Wes Crenshaw‘s I Always Want to be Where I’m Not: Successful Living with ADD & ADHD. Dr. Crenshaw targets ADHD’ers ages 15-30 — though all ages will benefit — as […]
Category: Medication
From the archives: Entering the Matrix
This post originally appeared on Mix Tapes & Scribbles on December 5, 2010. I’ve edited for length and clarity here, but tried to remain true to the tone and content. While it feels like a lifetime ago — the “lost room” is now my two-year-old’s bedroom, and I wrote this piece when my brain was […]
Blog Action Day: Inequality (and what it has to do with women & ADHD)
Note: This post is part of Blog Action Day 2014. Please click here to check out the live stream of posts about inequality! ADHD may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “inequality.” Likewise, a teacher isn’t thinking about it when she recommends a female student repeat the second grade […]