Every once in a while, someone criticizes me for focusing too much on ADHD’s impairments. After all, some of the world’s most successful people have ADHD! Clearly it’s all about attitude, right? People like me, who pathologize neurodiversity, are part of the problem. Except it’s not all about attitude. If you believe ADHD makes you […]
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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 much should we help a spouse with ADHD?
Last week, I wrote about ADHD, failure, and resilience. The week before, I wrote about letting go of all my life’s could-have-beens. But what about the person right beside us — our life’s co-pilot? What if we’re married to someone who has ADHD, too? Living in a dual-ADHD marriage is complicated. Where does my success […]