A new life: being diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s has given me something quite magical | The Guardian
I loved this essay about author Jason Wilson‘s experience with late-diagnosis ADHD. Excerpt:
The problem is not so much thinking as harnessing thought. ADHD is not a deficit of raw intelligence but an inability to make one’s intelligence mesh with the gears that turn the world.
“My whole day was taken over by one small message — by the thought that someone might think less of me. By this point, my apologies feel like empty promises.” | ADHD Alien
Another spot-on comic from ADHD Alien. I’ve experienced this many times: one little mistake turns into an all-consuming spiral of negative self-talk.
The Securely Attached Child and How to Handle Their Disrespectful Behavior (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) | Unruffled with Janet Lansbury
In myself and in my family, I’ve observed that people with ADHD don’t always grow out of tantrums and disrespectful behavior. Some of us grow into them as we mature and our emotions get bigger and more complicated.
This post got at several struggles I’ve had lately. I’m very keen on setting boundaries and providing appropriate consequences for unacceptable behavior. At the same time, I’m no stranger to the ADHD meltdown. I know full well that consequences, including informing the person having the meltdown that their behavior is situationally inappropriate, won’t do a bit of good.
These meltdowns often come from a place of overwhelm, anxiety, and/or pain. Sometimes the worst disrespectful treatment from our kids is their frustration and overwhelming feelings boiling over. Coming down hard on them or pushing them away will only make it worse. Lately I’m trying to re-commit to remembering that in the heat of the moment.
ADHD time blindness tip: Keep your next calendar event on your [Apple Watch] face | Jaclyn ☕️ The ADHD Homestead on Instagram
I recently switched to a new Apple Watch face that makes my next upcoming calendar event even more prominent. Whenever I check the time, I see my next obligation front and center. I cannot overstate how helpful this is. It sounds trivial, but it can be a real game-changer for time-blind ADHDers.
Why I won’t call my ADHD a gift (it’s about privilege) | The ADHD Homestead
Many, many people with ADHD have less privilege than I do. I feel accountable to them when I talk about the ways ADHD can affect our lives — and what we can do about it. Not everyone has the options, the support, or the wiggle room to call ADHD a gift.
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