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ADHD affects people differently. Some thrive with structured jobs while others, like me, prefer entrepreneurial freedom. If you’re an entrepreneur with ADHD or aspire to be, consider these strategies I’ve found helpful: Morning Tasks: Setting early tasks gets me out of bed and kickstarts my day. Assertiveness: People might assume your schedule is flexible. Learn … Read more
I discovered my ADHD after my son was diagnosed. I saw so much of myself in the information I was reading, and I began looking back on my life from a new perspective. The perfectionism and pressure I put on myself to be a high achiever, while always struggling with organization, procrastination, and motivation. Being … Read more
From a young age, I suspected I might have ADHD. When I initially voiced my concerns, they were dismissed, despite my academic underperformance. In college, my inability to focus, even in prayer, led to frustration. Determined to address this, I sought an ADHD diagnosis. One physician briefly assessed me, dismissing my concerns based on good … Read more
Passionate about sleep, I faced challenges resting at night. As a child, I’d lie awake, consumed by profound thoughts—be it the physics of drilling through Earth or paralleling Saint Thomas Aquinas’ philosophical proofs, despite never reading his works. My nighttime ponderings might be attributed to ADHD or early exposure to mature challenges, like my parents’ … Read more
ADHD Zig Zag never a straight stitch because on my machine there is no straight stitch and even the zig zag meanders like an erratic road plowed through the wilderness without forethought or direction or any sense of planning if you wonder why I’m always so angry or depressed or exuberant so EXAGGERATED it’s because … Read more
This is Cat. She has ADHD and she is saying things that people aren’t expecting. >Naomi LaTour
I was diagnosed with ADHD in about the first or second grade, I am now a Junior in high school. Throughout all of these years of schooling not once was I given any accommodations. I am on a 504 plan for my depression and anxiety but not once in that plan is anything for my … Read more
When I was 14, I wrote a journal entry about how I think I have ADHD, but blew it off in the same sentence. Fast forward 10 years, and I’m in graduate school for psychology. Each week in psychopathology, we took turns presenting a paper about a different disorder. My week, I was presenting on … Read more
I’m 42 years old female, a mother of 2. Last year I was diagnosed with adult ADHD. I burned-out at my new work place and also a mess at home. Long story short, a good friend that studied Psychology that had known me for many years, informed me that all my symptoms sounds like ADHD. … Read more
Dealing with Many Tasks: How I Handle Feeling Swamped In the world of work, we’ve all faced it: an endless to-do list, each task clamoring for our attention. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. 📝 I’ve been there too, moments when the weight of multiple tasks makes starting seem impossible. So, what’s my … Read more