How are ADHD and executive functioning related?
ADHD is currently understood as a problem of the brain’s self-management system which affects not just little kids, but also many teenagers and adults.
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Learning to breathe again
Sat in a hospital puzzled and confused, I had an untreated eating disorder, untreated alcoholism and undiagnosed ADHD. I had almost given up trying – even trying to breathe. Comments like these were all too familiar, “You just need to apply yourself or try a bit harder.” “You have so much potential” My family always … Read more
Becoming an ADHD Fantasy Author
Life with ADHD can be a magical wonderland; sometimes charming, sometimes dark. This is the inspiration for the ADHD fantasy I write. It’s fantasy that takes place inside the mind of someone you know. Possibly love. Maybe, yourself. Although I managed to earn a PhD, learn four foreign languages and homeschool three kids through high-school, … Read more
ADHD and Identity
It’s not uncommon for people to use ADHD as a synonym for inattentive or hyperactive. It wasn’t until a sociology course at my university that I realized why I used to get so annoyed by this. Humans have a tendency to assign moral values to labels. In a culture that emphasizes individualism, it can be … Read more
Dancing Doodle
A piece I made while in a state of flow, or hyper-focus, capturing my essence of mind during a hyperactive spell. Pip Ralph
Think Outside the Box
When measured up to Neurotypical standards, the beauty that exists outside the box for many with ADHD can sometimes be missed and underappreciated. Diana Moquin (OceanVenti)
On the struggle bus
I am currently struggling with ADHD, still need guidance with school. Anyways ADHD can be good, bad at the same time. Because of the impulsiveness I do get in trouble. But there are ups, like being social. I know, having a disorder sucks because of people make fun of you. But maybe, people could change. … Read more
People with ADHD just can’t concentrate: MYTH!
Fact: Individuals with ADHD can concentrate when they are interested in or intrigued by what they are doing.
ADHD for Me
Everywhere I turn, it seems there are messages about who can and can’t have ADHD, its causes, how to “fix” it and what it has to look like. Some of these messages are informative & empowering, but many of them are confusing & dismissive. These messages often distract me. Instead of using the strategies & … Read more
Myth: Only boys have ADHD
FACT: Boys are diagnosed two to three times as often as girls, but about 4.2% of girls have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life.