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Free ADHD-Friendly Budgeting Guide
Few things spark more ADHD dread, anxiety, and overwhelm than the thought of sitting down and creating a budget. What’s more monotonous and depressing than meticulously calculating what you can and...
View ArticleOfficial Rules: ADHD Empowerment Month Sweepstakes 2024
ADHD EMPOWERMENT MONTH SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES Enter the Sweepstakes Here Sponsor: The ADHD Empowerment Month Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by ADDitude, 395 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor, New...
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ADHD Empowerment Month Contest: Win an ADDitude Magazine Subscription!
It’s ADHD Empowerment Month! This October, ADDitude is shifting the focus from ADHD awareness to empowerment. From educating others to lifting up our own community. From seeking external acceptance to...
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“ADHD Is Hard, But…” Crowdsourced Advice for the Newly Diagnosed
We hear a lot about the challenges that ADHD dumps on the backs of those who live with it, and how tough it is to bear the weight of these struggles sometimes. Seldom discussed are the strengths and...
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Free Download: What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) combines elements of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat conditions marked by emotional dysregulation, including ADHD, mood disorders, and...
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When ADHD Curiosity Fuels Innovation and Exploration
“My ADHD curiosity sends me down rabbit holes that cost me on occasion but, wow, the things I learn.” — John, Florida The ADHD mind is not satisfied with ‘what’ and ‘where.’ As one reader told us, “I...
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“How My ADHD Brain Solved a Problem That Stumped Everyone Else”
When solving a particularly sticky problem, it helps if your brain is adept at divergent thinking — that is, generating original ideas by considering diverse and unprecedented possibilities....
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“Spontaneity Is the Most Rewarding ADHD Trait”
Admittedly, ADHD brains do not typically excel at making — and following through with — plans. But they can expertly pivot and devise ingenious solutions on the fly when setbacks arise. Sometimes,...
View ArticleIt’s Borture! What ADHD Boredom Really Feels Like
“Most people think boredom is just about not being interested in stuff. For me it’s a state of emergency until I find a way to get dopamine flowing.” — Lisa, North Carolina
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“I’m Resilient, Strong, and Proud. Thank You, ADHD.”
Resilience isn’t so much a skill that individuals with ADHD need to build, but a fundamental part of their DNA. Working an 80-hour week while pregnant. Graduating college at age 43. Navigating...
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ADHD Is . . . Self-Advocacy: How ADDitude Readers Secure Helpful Help
Weak. Needy. Helpless. Annoying. Thanks to social conditioning and outdated gender norms and decades of hits to our self-esteem, this is how some of us think we appear when we ask for help. But...
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Self-Test: Could Your Preschooler Have ADHD?
ADHD is typically diagnosed in elementary school, when focus and attention are required to master reading and math, however its symptoms can appear in kindergarten and even preschool. The signs of ADHD...
View ArticleReport: Therapists Who Take Insurance Are Growing Scarce
October 24, 2024 Finding a clinician who takes your insurance has become a daunting task, largely because providers have abandoned insurance networks in droves. As a result, patients with ADHD and...
View ArticleReflections on ADHD Empowerment Month
Each day of October, ADDitude highlighted a different ADHD attribute through stories told by our readers. You said ADHD is creativity. ADHD is curiosity. ADHD is solving problems. ADHD is resilience....
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Free Guide: What Is NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder)
Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD or NLD) is a little-understood condition characterized by deficits in visual-spatial reasoning. Due to its confusing name and frequent co-occurrence and symptom...
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