For many of us with ADHD, school was not our happy place. Personally, if you want to see the worst side of my ADHD symptoms, just do the following: stick me in a classroom, ask me to listen to a 1-hour lecture, and then give me an exam about it. Yet despite my ambivalence about […]| ADaptHD
When Michael Phelps was a child, his teacher told his mother that he would “never be able to focus on anything.” Michael Phelps may be the only person with ADHD who has 23 Olympic gold medals to prove his teacher wrong, but his story of being doubted by a teacher will ring familiar for many […]| ADaptHD
Happy October! October isn’t just any month … it’s ADHD awareness month! So you can bet this month the ADaptHD newsletter will be bringing you one study, one news article, and one coping tip. Study of the month: ADHD in childhood usually becomes ADHD in adulthood Finding a hobby you love can do wonders when it comes […]| ADaptHD
There’s something about screen time that can get away from you. You watch an episode on Netflix, and it’s so easy to continue into another episode after that. You look something up online, which leads you to click a link, and then another. Just five more minutes of browsing the internet, then I’ll get to […]| ADaptHD
You can’t analyze love, right? Psychology researchers would beg to differ. In fact, psychology studies can help us learn about the workings of romantic relationships, and a new study sheds light on the relationships of people with ADHD in particular. A team of psychology researchers in Brazil surveyed 306 adults, prying into their love lives […]| ADaptHD
Learning a language opens up exciting new possibilities. A new way of seeing the world, a new way of interacting with people, a new cultural universe to enjoy. Yet learning a language is also the quintessential hobby that people start but then drop. Why? Probably because it takes so much time. The thing about learning […]| ADaptHD
Sports might be just the kind of activity that the ADHD brain is made for. Competing in a sport provides ongoing stimulation and clear, immediate rewards. You don’t have to sit still, either – in fact, moving constantly is part of the job description! Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, has shown that […]| ADaptHD
ADHD doesn’t change, but our understanding of it evolves, and so do our methods of spreading awareness. This month’s ADHD news is a great example of that. We’ve got a study shining light on an underexplored symptom of ADHD, and an article describing the very 2021 experience of finding ADHD via TikTok. Happy June! Study […]| ADaptHD
ADHD and OCD are two conditions that seem to have underlying connections. Both involve impairments in the ability to self-regulate one’s thoughts in a top-down way, and the two may even have genetic links. Whatever the exact nature of their overlap, ADHD and OCD can often be found together. The link between the two conditions […]| ADaptHD
If you ever feel like your mind is taking you on a ride you can barely keep up with, or like new thoughts are popping into your head faster than you can process them, you might be experiencing what psychologists call racing thoughts. Racing thoughts have long been known to be symptom of manic episodes […]| ADaptHD