ADHD Empowerment Month
Celebrate ADHD Empowerment Month with this resource center highlighting the strategic advantages and strengths of ADHD brains — from curiosity and problem-solving skills to resilience and compassion.
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Support & Stories
“I Love the Way My Brain Works:” Bestselling Author Rebecca Makkai on Her ADHD
“I am so fortunate that I was able to figure out how my mind works at an early age — and...
Support & Stories
Funny Girl: Rachel Feinstein on Fueling Her Stand-Up Comedy with ADHD
Star of the stand-up comedy special Big Guy, Rachel Feinstein talks about her ADHD journey, from...
Support & Stories
ADHD Role Models We Love
Simone Biles, Greta Gerwig, Mark Ruffalo, Emma Watson, Trevor Noah, and other inspiring celebrities...
ADHD Adults
Holderness Family Values: 9 ADHD Truths (with a Side of Laughter)
These insights on living and (mostly) thriving with ADHD from the Holderness Family will make you...
Talking About ADHD
How to Explain ADHD in Positive, Empowering Terms
How to explain ADHD to children and teens through analogies. Understanding ADHD executive...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
“We Light Up the Room with Our Sparkles”
Creative thinking is an ADHD specialty. Here, ADDitude readers share insights and stories about their...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Livin’ on the Edge: Stories of ADHD Adrenaline Rushes
“When I get to engage in an adrenaline-filled experience, like jumping off a 40-foot cliff, I take...
ADHD Myths & Facts
10 Things I Wish the World Knew About ADHD
During ADHD Awareness Month, we asked ADDitude readers to share with us the (sometimes uncomfortable)...
ADHD Videos
“Is ADHD Really Real?” 6 Ranked Responses to ADD Skeptics
ADHD symptoms are often pervasive, crippling, and invisible, which invites far too many ignorant...
Talking About ADHD
17 Things to Love About Your ADHD!
Don't mistake your ADHD strengths for symptoms! They are unique traits and abilities that make you...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
8 Illuminating Insights Into ADHD: Making Sense of Your Brain
Understanding ADHD and how it affects everyday life often means questioning everything you think you...
Guest Blogs
The Upside of a Distracted Brain
A professor analyzes the essays of French writer Michel de Montaigne, and finds his brilliance may be...
ADDitude for Professionals
We Need to Talk About ADHD Stigma in BIPOC Communities
Battling stigma is nothing new in the ADHD community. In Black and other marginalized communities, it...
Sports & Activities
Sports Legends with ADHD
An ever-growing list of elite athletes with ADHD from across the wide world ...
ADHD Myths & Facts
In the Shadow of a Stereotype: New Facts About ADHD
"Findings from neuroscience, brain imaging, and clinical research have dramatically changed the old...