What was once almost impossible for me is now effortless…
Once diagnosed & treatment started, the changes have been incredible. Math, multi-tasking & overall cognitive abilities have increased many times over! What was once almost impossible for me is...
View ArticleIt is extremely important to be an advocate for your child…
As a parent, it is extremely important to be an advocate for your child.My child was adopted at birth, and I feel strongly that God gave her to me because he knew I would stand up for her and guide her...
View ArticleI wish that someone had diagnosed me before I was an adult…
I wish that someone had diagnosed me before I was an adult, I believe I could have achieved so much more in school had someone showed they cared. – Anonymous
View ArticleADHD is a gift that I am grateful for…
I have an amazing physician who told me it was very important for me to understand that having ADHD is not a death sentence or a “disability” but a gift. I’m in healthcare management & he also told...
View ArticlePeople often assume my ADHD hasn’t really affected me…
Because I have excelled academically and have never gotten in serious trouble in school, people often assume my ADHD hasn’t really affected me. What people don’t realize is the toll that ADHD has taken...
View ArticleAll my life I have been driven to prove them wrong…
All my life I have been driven to prove wrong the statements of “doesn’t work to potential”, “makes careless mistakes”, “lacks attention to detail”, made in my early years. All that “drive” combined...
View ArticleSometimes life with ADHD is awesome! Other times, not so much…
Sometimes life with ADHD is awesome! Other times, not so much… When I get distracted during an important discussion, it’s usually that something like chronic physical pain, emotional or social stress,...
View ArticleADHD Champions: Excelling with ADHD
This post of the 2014 ADHD Awareness Month series of 31 Stories in 31 Days – ADHD in Your Own Words, includes the uplifting stories of 9 very public figures with ADHD. They are CHADD’s ADHD Champions:...
View ArticleStories about living with ADHD from the people who live with it.
Thousands of people have taken our educational survey about living with ADHD. You can take the survey too. In the survey, people are given a chance to leave us a message about what they really want...
View ArticleShare YOUR Story!
This ADHD Awareness Month, the ADHD Community joined together to spread the facts, rebut the myths, and provide hope and help to adults and children with Attention Deficit Disorder around the world! A...
View ArticleThis is the first time I feel I have everything I need…
I am grateful that I was diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities when I was a kid because I got the learning guidance that I needed early on … and that set me up for a better future. When I was...
View ArticleWhat I wish my son’s teachers knew about ADHD
As I parent, I wish my son’s teachers were more familiar with a few things about ADHD so that they could better support him. There is a lot of research showing that ADHD is real. It is a brain-based...
View ArticleThankful for ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, hoping to continue the conversation...
Of those who went undiagnosed with ADHD until adulthood, I am one of the lucky ones. I was able to struggle through and graduate from high school and college, I am successful in my career, and I have...
View ArticleIt’s such a freedom to know about my ADHD
“It’s such a freedom to know about my ADHD and to know what to do about it…it’s in implementing the solutions where the freedom comes.” -Katie, CA
View ArticleJust because you can’t see ADHD/ODD doesn’t make it less real
My son was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 6 years old he is now 13. He is the most loving caring boy I have ever met but people don’t always see that he is impulsive and struggles with social...
View ArticleI’m just a regular person like everyone else
When I was 8 years old I was diagnosed with ADHD. I did not understand what that meant and how it would affect my learning and everyday habits. It wasn’t until I was in high school that I had found a...
View ArticleI finally felt I could see the world clearly…
In my younger years I was treated for depression. However, I stopped treatment for a long time thinking I could “handle my problems alone.” I struggled throughout college even though I had good...
View ArticleADHD is my super power and my Kryptonite
Some people think that ADHD doesn’t exist; some of them think that we just need to be “disciplined” for misbehaving and not acting appropriately for our age. Some non-ADHD people are even using it as...
View ArticleAccepting my ADHD, the good and the bad
It was not until junior year of college that I got diagnosed with ADHD. Medications after medications, one cognitive therapy after another, I uninhibitedly searched for explanations. I needed some...
View ArticleFunctioning to Focus
ADHD has been a challenge all my life. Finding ways to cope with it has been fun. At work I have so many distractions around me. However, using a noise canceling headset and jamming to the oldies but...
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