You told me you wanted personal stories from others — especially women — with ADHD. Here’s an essay from Jehn, a woman who has moved from a place from deep fear and shame about her ADHD to a place of acceptance and pride. If you’ve been here a while, you’ll notice her outlook is a […]
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ADHD’s hyperfocus spell: what it is and how to break it
This post was adapted from my book Order from Chaos. More info here. Here’s a familiar story: person with ADHD promises to complete a household chore (e.g. mow the lawn). Person with ADHD sits down in front of a video game to play for 10 minutes. Lawn remains unmowed. Darkness falls. Lawn is still unmowed. […]
How it really feels to be time-blind with ADHD
Our perception of time — or lack thereof — lays the foundation for our biggest struggles. As Dr. Russell Barkley explains it, ADHD “disrupts the fabric of time.” And while time feels like it should be a simple concept, ADHD’s time-blindness finds some complicated ways to hurt us. Neurotypical people may wonder, what could be […]