I’ve heard people say their ADHD makes them more fun, or more flexible. They can go with the flow. Me, not so much. I bristle at the use of an overhead light after dark. When I opened the case for my (non-prescription) “TV glasses” at the beginning of a vacation and realized I’d left the […]
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[Guest Post] How one day of ADHD meds gave me hope for my marriage
I’m so excited to share this guest post from Claudia D. Claudia (who writes under a pseudonym) graciously allowed me to adapt the following from a thread she posted to Twitter in January 2019. It provides a raw and important window into how ADHD — and the decision to treat it — can impact families. […]
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 […]