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08 November

My Little Sister Has ADHD

  • Posted by adda-ADMIN
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, ADHD Awareness & Advocacy, Stories
  • Comments 11 comments

ADHD can be confusing and overwhelming. Getting diagnosed in the first place isn’t easy. Anger and/or sadness often accompany processing the ADHD diagnosis, because you have ADHD, and because you wish you knew sooner. Others experience relief, that finally there’s …

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25 September

Message from the Editor: Finding Your Strengths; Making the Best of Your ADHD Diagnosis

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  • Categories Acceptance and Change, ADDA, ADDA, Productivity
  • Comments 1 comment

Some people criticize me for tuning out, being fidgety when I’m expected to sit still, talking too much or out of turn, repeating jokes, being immature and just being out-of-touch with most other adults. I sometimes feel like a kid …

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26 July

ADHD is not One-Size-Fits-All

  • Posted by Duane Gordon
  • Categories Acceptance and Change, Non-Member, Stories
  • Comments 5 comments

When I first started to figure out my ADHD (and this wasn’t easy, but that’s another story) I thought I had solved the problem for my ADHD daughter as well. My youngest daughter was diagnosed with ADHD before I was …

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13 July

Learn to Listen. Listen to Learn.

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  • Comments 0 comment

I was enjoying a classic Ramones song today with a strikingly simple and powerful chorus. It said: Learn to listen; listen to learn You gotta learn to listen before you get burned. The Ramones I found the song’s message particularly …

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