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If you had asked anyone in the 90s whether I was an ADHD kid, they would have laughed.I was quiet. I followed the rules. I wasn’t bouncing off walls or getting pulled from the carpet for talking. I was the type of girl teachers described as “smart, but inconsistent,” and I desperately wanted to be Read more
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The fact that I have been MIA from writing a blog about ADHD is pretty par for the course. Plus with work and everything else life has been a little wild. But, it’s summer break and I’m back baby! I was thinking a lot about the idea of invalidation and my journey with ADHD. A Read more
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I had a very happy childhood. I had the chance to be creative and free spirited. The house we lived in was backed up to a ditch with some open space. To a kid it was a magical forest that I got to play in daily. I loved it. However, things that were hard for Read more
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I wanted to seek a diagnosis. I needed to understand whatever the hell was going on in my brain. One thing that pushed me toward this was my inability to make a plan and stick to it. I had a billion business ideas, own roughly a billion domain names, but never have follow through. If Read more
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Dear Younger Me, You are not crazy. You are extremely intelligent and things are difficult and both those things can happen concurrently. You know how you couldn’t memorize your math facts or pass that states and capitals test? Remember how you would feel physically ill when given a large project? Remember how math seemed like Read more
ADHD and Awkward 