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 […]

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Marriage & Partner Relationships

Married to ADHD: yes, we can improve hurtful and embarrassing behavior

Editor’s note: an older version of this post first appeared on December 19, 2018. We ADHDers often don’t realize we’re making a scene until it’s too late. This can both infuriate and embarrass our partners. Other couples look like the perfect team at social functions. They send signals on their own frequency and they save […]

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