Our perception of time — or lack thereof — lays the foundation for our biggest struggles. As Dr. Russell Barkley explains it, ADHD “disrupts the fabric of time.” And while time feels like it should be a simple concept, ADHD’s time-blindness finds some complicated ways to hurt us. Neurotypical people may wonder, what could be […]
Category: Social Relationships
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 […]
Women, ADHD, and expectations of kin-keeping
This post was updated (and audio narration added) on December 9, 2020. Some time ago, an interview on NPR caught my ear because it used a word I’d never heard before to describe a concept I live and breathe on this blog. The topic was kin-keeping: all the acts, big and small, that keep family […]