My ADHD senses
My ADHD senses I’m trying to illustrate how my ADHD feels for me and what I imagine it looks like. I often find it easier to communicate my feelings through art. Erica Josefine Francker
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Awareness
Awareness My minds a mess, squirrel moments often, always in the clouds, and full of crazy ideals. My awareness. Sarah Dugan
Spacing out vs 2020 School hallways
A casual story about my ADHD making me space out. In school we MUST follow arrows in-between classes to avoid coming face to face with people because of the virus. Because of this I often have to walk in a circle to reach classes just a hall over. One day I spaced out and had … Read more
Out of the Mouths of Babes
My son Dale is 10 years old and has ADHD. This story took place when he was in Kindergarten. Dale has a late birthday so he would have to wait a year to start school. To avoid that, I enrolled him in private school. After one week they told us they weren’t equipped to handle … Read more
What is the relationship between ADHD and obesity / eating habits?
Adults with ADHD have unhealthy eating habits, leading to overweight/obesity, with the odds ratio increasing with age. They are also suffering more from eating disorders.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking ADHD medication?
The medications used to treat ADHD reduce the symptoms of the disorder and many functional outcomes: delinquency, substance abuse, criminality and suicidality. They can cause unwanted side effects but, for most patients, these side effects can be controlled by reducing the dose or changing medications.
Vista
Vista My world is intensely colorful and ever-changing. Sometimes the chaos ignites a spark, which grows into a flame and brings some light into this world. Emily Chen
I am 5
I am 5 This artwork is a portrait of my son aged 5 when we were going through diagnosis and the drama we dealt with at pre-school then starting school. Mel Hartsorn
What causes ADHD?
In most people having the diagnosis, ADHD is likely to be the result of their genetic make-up (i.e. their DNA) and events that happen to them throughout life. Together, these may cause slight differences in the development of the brain, as we see them in people with ADHD.