by Aron Croft There I was, 32 years old, broke, divorced, and earning minimum wage. But I have a Harvard degree! What happened? Maybe I should have seen this coming In retrospect, the warning signs were everywhere. In third …
by Linda Atherton My mother had a stroke when I was 9. My family never recovered. By junior high, I knew my brain worked differently from those around me. I had no idea why. In high school, I asked for …
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 …
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 …
by Livia R. Menge “45 Minutes. Starting now.” Said and done, all the children started writing away. About 10 minutes in, a pen fell off the table. Two kids to my left, I noticed movement following the noise that caught …
By Scott Wu For many of us, hyperfocus is one of the benefits of ADHD. When engaging in activities we love, time flies by, and we experience a fixation so intense the world around us disappears. And it feels great! …
By Janet L. Schmidt Diann Wingert was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult because of many struggles she encountered while self-employed. Diann was a licensed psychotherapist for over 20 years, including 8 years in a solo private practice. Because she …
By Jenna Knight I discovered I had ADHD when I had a confrontation with my professor about not bringing down my final exam. It was so bad, they called campus security. The director of the Disability Services Office was also …
by Zari Benson This pandemic has brought myriad hardships to people across the globe. For me, this “pause” has given me an abundance of time, and discomfort, to turn inwards and self-reflect. I have often avoided confronting my mental health …
by Kenny Francisco I am not sure how to tell this story. It’s difficult. At times, it’s sad, it’s happy, it’s scary. But it is always FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!! My name is Kenny Francisco. I don’t want to be anonymous. I want …