Editor’s note: this post was updated, including adding audio narration, on October 1, 2020. Every parent goes to bed feeling like a failure sometimes. By design, children push our limits. It makes sense that they would. They know we aren’t going anywhere. They might hold it together all day at school, only to melt down […]
Tag: emotional regulation
Why difficult conversations are worse for people with ADHD
Use the player above to listen to the text of this post. To receive expanded versions of new audio posts and other bonus content in your favorite podcast app, become a supporter of The ADHD Homestead on Patreon. Editor’s note: this post was updated to include audio narration on June 10, 2020. Difficult conversations — and by that […]
Through the valley of the shadow of emotional hyperfocus
Let’s talk about feelings. ADHD feelings. Most people don’t realize, ADHD is way more than forgetfulness and distractability and poor impulse control. ADHD can make our emotions big and scary and maybe even dangerous. Feelings that come and go quickly for others can suck us in, kind of like an emotional eddy. Growing up alongside […]