Parenting with ADHD ain’t easy! | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Dusty Everyone’s experience is different, but I’m always happy to see someone writing about being a parent with ADHD. The internet is overflowing with articles about parenting kids with ADHD, with far fewer resources for parents struggling with their own ADHD. ADHD is a highly heritable […]
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Reframing household tension when others’ ADHD negatively impacts us
Editor’s note: this post was updated on June 9, 2021 to include audio narration, remove ableist language from the title, and make minor readability edits. Life with ADHD gets really hard sometimes. That includes our own ADHD and all the ADHD under our roof. We’re all human. Every once in a while, the ADHDers in […]
How inductive discipline helps me parent with ADHD
The internet is full of advice for parenting kids with ADHD. Too few people discuss the painful inverse: our own ADHD can make effective parenting a huge challenge. I want to be consistent and level-headed with my kid. Unfortunately, ADHD works directly against me on both fronts. I have a terrible memory. I forget what […]