“I’m trying to relax.” “This can be a chill trip.” “It’s only one night.” When I heard myself say these words last weekend, an alarm sounded in the back of my mind. I tried to ignore it. After all, it was only one night. We would leave Saturday morning to visit out-of-town relatives and return […]
Tag: ADHD
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 […]
What to say instead of “I feel like you don’t care the house is a mess.”
Our little ADHD household is in a strange season. With summer came a transition from Pandemic Mode into Let’s-Do-What-We-Can-While-We-Can Mode. On one hand, I know I need to stretch a little more than I normally would. We don’t know what the fall holds for us. If we can safely enjoy time with family and friends […]