The journey to unmasking starts with yourself. A foundational first step can be writing your personal essay. Reflecting on your life and the trials, tribulations and successes that brought you where you are today can be a way to ground yourself in authenticity.

  Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

"It all works…until it doesn't," in a recent article about ADHD in women made me see red. I wanted to shout at the author, "Your life wasn't working! It never worked for you, for any of us, until after our ADHD diagnosis and treatment!”

I want to spread the word to women ADHD-ers in particular that the worst possible thing you can do is try to be like everyone else. Why fit in when you can stand out?

Bite your tongue when others are talking. Let them finish, and don't try to finish what they are saying because you think you know what's coming next.

Immediately put upcoming obligations on your phone calendar

My brain is either a sampler platter of all my responsibilities and interests that I will think about in random 5-second bursts or a dinner table-size steak of a new niche that I will DEVOUR non-stop for a week straight and then lose all interest in. The problem with both of those scenarios is that I ordered the salad.

*I remember very little of my childhood and only remember my kids' childhood with the help of photos.

*I have so much I do not remember, even when reminded. It is frustrating.

Here are some of the highlights from a recent conference about adult ADHD.

I thought being left-handed in a right-handed dominated world was the perfect metaphor for being ADHD in a majority non-ADHD world. I wanted to demonstrate how, over time, the world accepted and accommodated left-handed people.

Getting an ADHD diagnosis can be a life-altering event, especially if it is an adult diagnosis. You have learned something new about yourself and how your brain is wired. Things are the same as they have always been, but now, you have a name for your struggles and unique traits. While it is a good thing to have answers, it can be hard to handle. 

Living with ADHD can impact a person’s mental health to the extent that they develop additional disorders alongside their ADHD. Often, co-occurring mental health disorders have a more debilitating impact on the person’s well-being than ADHD symptoms.

Neurodiversity means everyone's minds and variability we have in our brain connections.

Our brains change throughout our lives and can be impacted and change with the environment we are in (now and in the past).

Since it is unrealistic to expect the world will change to accommodate a person's lack of social skills, the wise choice is to make an extra effort to learn to do things that come naturally to others.

One often-quoted expression is "New year, new me." I've never liked that expression. The reason I don't like it is simple. There is nothing magical about the calendar changing that changes you.

What if you started off the New Year with a serene home?

What makes a person likable?

According to this Harvard study, the secret to being likable and improving interpersonal bonding isn’t being polite, helpful, or having a good sense of humor. It’s asking more questions.

For years I used unintentional intermittent fasting as part of my diagnostic screening for ADHD.

Habits, instead of tying you down to boring routines, actually set you free.

Are you grappling with focus, organization, or procrastination issues? Is the daily grind feeling overwhelming due to Adult ADHD? Juggling work, family, and personal life can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. This article offers five strategies to help you thrive despite the challenges of ADHD.

Living with adult ADHD can be tough, and one often ignored part of it is shame. Shame makes you feel bad about yourself and stops you from doing your best. But you can beat shame and live a good life with ADHD. Here are seven ways to do it.