Tag: sleep disorders

For a good chunk of my life, I suffered greatly in the friendship department. The feeling of being hopelessly abnormal started in elementary school, where, as a child…

I’ve never been one to shy away from the spotlight. As a child, I was known to “sermonize” from the pulpit in church, and I’d always volunteer to…

I’ve always been long-winded. As a chatty kid, I saw myself (I’m embarrassed to say) in Donkey, the talkative motor-mouth and sometimes annoying character from Shrek who could…

Death is terrifying, in part, because it’s impossible to imagine ‘nothing.’ Instinctually, our brains and bodies actively reject the unknown. I suspect this is why so many cultures…

At the dawn of each new year, we set ambitious goals, buoyed by the feeling we can tackle anything — and now is the time to do it.…

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? We all have bad days. Sometimes our day starts on a sour note when we wake up late and…

Every day, I find myself staring at a giant mountain of things I need to do. Oddly, only some of what’s on the so-called mountain is real, important,…

I recall attending a school 504 meeting, as a single parent of a child with inattentive ADHD, where a panel of teachers, counselors, and administrators all sat across…

You’re running late (again). As you rush to leave, you scan your mental checklist: “Okay, I have my keys. Now, where are my sunglasses? Oh, they’re on my…

The day I finally pulled the trigger and wiped all my social media accounts was the same day I posted a photo of my husband and me in…

A colleague recently sent me a meme that compared living with ADHD to constantly choosing to play a video game’s side quests – optional missions that are not…

“Positive reinforcement, encouragement, and rewards help us create good habits; shame, criticism, and negative self-talk do not,” I say to a client, terrified that they see right through…

The following is a personal essay, and not a medical recommendation endorsed by ADDitude. For more information about ADHD nutrition, speak with your physician. One trademark of ADHD…

The holiday season can feel more hectic than happy for parents. They’re juggling busy schedules, school vacations, holiday get-togethers — and trying to make it fun for the…

1 of 11 “I Fired My Therapist. It Was an AI Chatbot.” By Elizabeth Broadbent “Woebot assumes neurotypicality. It expects that all brains can be retrained to cope…

As a child, middle school completely overwhelmed me. There were higher academic expectations, new interests and extracurriculars, a much wider and more intimidating social landscape, physical and hormonal…

In a recent discussion with other ADHD coaches, someone beautifully summarized that coaching, at its heart, helps the client develop self-trust. Indeed, getting to the point where we…

My senior year in high school was one of my life’s most joyful, exciting — but stressful — periods. I am a huge planner and pride myself on…

I remember the time I set out to create the perfect routine that I vowed to follow for the rest of my life – an unusual endeavor for…

Ever since I can remember, I’ve chewed or picked at something. My mom tried to get me to quit when I was a kid, but this was back…