We don’t need to shout about ADHD to be heard. Hear me out. I was talking with the women in my book discussion group and we got on the topic of coming out about ADHD. I write about this in my book because it is a major topic of discussion for women diagnosed...
"One of the most overlooked challenges for #ADHD adults is low frustration tolerance. Or the inability to manage discomfort. So I think I'm gonna write something about it. Happy Friday" When I put this on X, it got quite a few retweets so it seems I wasn't wrong. I...
Newsflash: substance use, and substance dependence, is not synonymous with substance abuse. I've become increasingly worried about the narrative around stimulant use and abuse in the ADHD community. Mostly because uninformed and very opinionated loudmouths are given a...
ADHD Goblin Women are a THING. Not only are we not meeting expectations publicly, now there's a catchy nickname for how we present at home. I picture myself as a goblin with unwashed hair tied back in a rubber band, visible coffee stains on my shirt, while eating...
I've been getting variations of this, "do you need an ADHD diagnosis?" question so it's time to stop avoiding and actually write down my thoughts. ADHD is just one part of what makes you, you. It is not an identity. So I usually avoid answering this question because...
Not everyone needs an ADHD coach. Seriously, everybody and their brother is hanging an internet shingle and calling themselves an ADHD coach. I'm happy that ADHD is having it's moment, but saddened by the predatory behavior of my fellow humans. There is no...
I know that's a long title, but women diagnosed with ADHD later in life are weary. Whether you self-diagnosed or jumped through all the hoops of the healthcare system, you are crawling across the finish line after running a marathon you never wanted to run, most...
I've had many requests for another day-in-the-life article, but I decided instead to give you a week of ADHD shenanigans instead. My son was little when I wrote that. These days everyone shares every moment of their ADHD lives on social media. But I feel more...
Everyone talks about lack of focus, but there's little understanding of ADHD hyperfocus. What is hyperfocus? It is exactly what it sounds like. When a person focuses on something so intently that they fail to notice changes in their environment, other people, and...
Every woman I talk to mentions ADHD and exhaustion at some point. For that reason I've suspected for a while that the fuzzy cotton brain feeling many of us describe isn't our imagination or another manifestation of poor executive function. So I was thrilled when this...
