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22 May

ADHD is NOT the STORY of YOUR LIFE

  • Posted by Michelle Frank, Psy.D.
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, News, News
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by Michelle Frank, Psy.D. According to Neil DiGrasse Tyson, heir to Carl Sagan, and Cosmos colleagues (along with numerous other astrophysicist geniuses), if we were to condense the history of the universe into one year, referred to as the “Cosmic …

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24 January

If You Haven’t Seen ‘ADD & Loving It?!’, Watch It Now

  • Posted by Judy Brenis
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Interviews with ADHD Inspirations, Professionals, & Advocates
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by Judy Brenis Rick Green has been a champion of adults with ADHD for many years. He recently announced his retirement from TotallyADD.com, a website for adults with ADHD he founded. One of his wishes upon retirement has come true, …

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10 May

I’m Not Guilty, this is My Unique ADHD!

  • Posted by Kubra Bektas 
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Stories
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By Kubra Bektas  I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 12 years old. I started taking medicine right away. I was a successful student in elementary school, but with epilepsy treatment, my grades suffered. I took 6-7 pills every …

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22 December

Eating the Frog*

  • Posted by Ellianna Carter
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Stories
  • Comments 1 comment

by Ellianna Carter It is said that if you have to eat a live frog, you should do it first thing in the morning so nothing worse can happen to you all day. But I am of the opinion that nobody …

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20 April

The ADHD Crossroad: Diagnosed at 56

  • Posted by Duane Gordon
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, ADHD Diagnosis
  • Comments 11 comments

By Stephanie Mackeprang They say ignorance is bliss. Knowing what I know now, my whole life makes so much more sense. I guess it was bliss! I’ve been working hard and striving to succeed in my career. My only other …

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25 February

I Have ADHD. I Am Not Less

  • Posted by Duane Gordon
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Stories
  • Comments 4 comments

by Anonymous I have ADHD. That does not mean my ideas are less important or my actions are less right.  I am not less. Is ADHD a disability? Yes, though mostly it is irritating. To others, but especially to me.  …

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06 January

“I don’t need medication. It’s only ADHD.” Seriously? Don’t ever say that to me.

  • Posted by Richard Webster
  • Categories Acceptance and Change
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by Richard Webster To begin, let me state that ADHD can only be diagnosed by a medical professional … and that’s not me. I make no claims in that direction. I AM, however, the parent of four daughters, two of …

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12 November

Marcella’s Journey Continues

  • Posted by Duane Gordon
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Women & ADHD
  • Comments 6 comments

by Marcella Lowry As a child, I went to a local center for the developmentally disabled. I wasn’t disabled, but I knew I was different. Doctors knew I was extremely intelligent. But they didn’t know how to diagnose me, either. …

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24 July

A Special Gift to Women with ADHD

  • Posted by Duane Gordon
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Women & ADHD
  • Comments 5 comments

By: Patti Schwab The newly published “A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD” by Sari Solden, MS and Michelle Frank PsyD  is more than a guide to overcome your struggles with ADHD but insight into living a life free from …

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08 April

My Wife Thinks I’m Losing It

  • Posted by adda-ADMIN
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, ADHD & Creativity, ADHD and the Brain, ADHD Diagnosis, ADHD in Retirement, Stories
  • Comments 16 comments

By: Marty Levine I learned I had ADHD when I was 85 in 2015.  My wife kept complaining that I was losing “it”. She thought I might be developing Alzheimer’s.  So, I phoned the Veterans Affairs and told the young lady, “My …

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