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ADHD and Awkward

One Mom's Adventures of Neurodiversity

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  • How Parents Can Support ADHD Girls in School — Especially When They Seem “Fine” On The Surface

    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

  • Have You Lost your mind?!?

    The Juggling Act I am now working on a second Master’s degree and have also decided to stop taking Adderall. I’m still teaching full-time at a Title I school, and yes, I still have two wild boys under five. I also tutor a girl once a week in reading. My husband is a CPA. During… Read more

  • Life in school as a Girl in the 90s with undiagnoised adhd

    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