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As a mother of three children — including a daughter who has severe autism — I understand all too well about the challenges holidays bring, including Halloween. The following tips represent the lessons I’ve learned over the last several frightful seasons; I hope you can put them to good use with your family this Halloween.1. SAFETY: Not all kids are comfortable with the dark — especially walking around at night.

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He Said, She Said, They Danced

Who suffers more? Endures more? Works more? The spouse with ADHD, or the spouse without? It’s easy to believe that your role — whichever one that may be — is the hardest. But when comparison enters a marriage, nobody wins — not even the one who’s “in the right.”So who has it tougher? That’s really not a valid or helpful question. These are: What’s difficult for you, and what’s difficult for me? And how can we understand each other?My husband (who has ADHD) and I (who don’t) recently sat down and had a frank conversation about ADHD.

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“Sometimes, My ADHD Looks a Lot Like Autism.”

My husband once explained to me, in pain-staking detail, why J. R. R.

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“Life on Mars: Why Peopling Is a Mystery to Me”

I have ADHD, and I worry.Like 25-40% of people with ADHD, I have an anxiety disorder. This isn’t a coincidence. People with ADHD are “consistently inconsistent,” and we never know when our symptoms will manifest.

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“I Grew Up Gifted and Autistic — and Suffered the Burnout of Twice Exceptionality”

I’ll say it: Being gifted isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially if you’re also neurodivergent.I was identified as gifted in kindergarten. At age 6, I began participating in my school’s Challenge program, where gifted students were pulled out of class once a week to engage in a curriculum that focused on critical thinking and self-directed learning.

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Spring Cleaning, ADHD-Style

ADHD do. There’s a strong connection, kinship, and mutual respect, so it’s not surprising that my moods follow the seasons. In the summer, I’m full of fire energy — with less patience for my kids, who are home from school.

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“How I Calm Down My ADHD Brain: 14 Quick De-Stressors”

emotional challenges). Along the way, my relationships, career, and friendships have benefited as well.The next time your blood boils or your tears flow, try one (or all) of the following micro-techniques – which take just a few minutes — to calm down.1. Breathwork.

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How to Be Okay with Being Alone: Reflections from an ADHD Extrovert

ADHD extrovert — someone who feels energized surrounded by friendly people. I find comfort and security in others, and I try to return the favor in volumes. I love to hug, share, and joke with people, especially when they’re sad.

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What Happens When Hyperactivity Is Trapped Inside

ADHD. Though I accepted the diagnosis and felt some relief, it did not help explain the struggles I felt outside of the classroom. No one connected the dots from my ADHD to my chronic lethargy, sleeplessness, ruminating thoughts, or emotional irregularities.

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“When I’m Feeling Down and Out, I Do This…”

depression, inadequacy, loneliness, failure, and hopelessness. You may feel weak, tired, worthless, lazy, useless, and dirty.

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“’I Can’t Sleep!’ Bedtime Basics for Buzzing ADHD Brains”

sleep problems are practically the rule, not the exception, for this group. It’s an issue that frustrates and concerns many parents, who come to me after they’ve run out of ideas for getting their child to fall and stay asleep.Here are some strategies — from fundamental sleep hygiene habits to ideas for quieting a racing mind and more — that I’ve found particularly helpful in getting children with ADHD to sleep soundly.[Get This Download: Sound Sleep Solutions for Kids with ADHD]Many children with ADHD have trouble slowing down their brain enough to fall asleep.

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“Have I Overreacted? Big Time? 5 Ways I Rectify Emotional Outbursts”

ADHD symptoms have evolved so that individuals with ADHD are hard-wired to recognize a true threat and assess and react instantaneously, without fear or consideration of long-term consequences.We skip all the bits we don’t need, including logic, and jump straight into action. Our thoughts are on autopilot: Just stop the threat.

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“Emotions are Contagious: How We Conjured a Calm, Collaborative Discipline Ethos”

You can read all about it in this blog.)Finally, we agreed on one thing: It was time to get some proper professional help, and so I reached out to Lara Cannon, a licensed professional counselor and ADHD specialist, with this question: How can families cope with divergent attitudes, especially when it comes to behavior and discipline, about their children with ADHD?Below, I’ve summarized Cannon’s essential strategies to reduce disagreements at home. She didn’t give advice on how to dole out consequences to our child for his peccadillos.

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“Does Everyone Have ADHD? No. And Why It Hurts When Neurotypicals Claim an ‘ADHD Moment’”

so ADHD,” people say. “I just can’t get it together today.”“Oooh, look, a squirrel!”“Doesn’t everyone have ADHD these days?”You’ve probably heard flip comments like these. I have.

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“New Semester, New Start: 3 Quick Tips for College Students with ADHD”

college students (many of whom have ADHD) that there’s a tendency to skim through course syllabi.Even though most courses are on the college’s Learning Management System (LMS), it’s still important to actually read the syllabus closely before your first lecture. The few minutes spent on this will help you avoid a lot of unpleasant surprises and oversights.

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“How I Learned to Listen When My ADHD Brain Has Something to Say”

bad listener or worse, someone who doesn’t care. But I absolutely do care! I want to hear the rest of their story!As an extrovert, I fill the room and like to make people laugh, and two pints down I’m on a roll, ready to entertain. But by the end of my show, it feels like people sometimes are tired of me.[Read This: “The Rules of Conversation Mystify My ADHD Brain.

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“Why Do I Feel Different? How I Stopped Hiding (and Started Celebrating) My ADHD Differences”

relaxed or at ease in the company of others.In junior high, a group of the most popular girls called each other every night to hash over the school day and gossip. My best friend was in this group, and while I was comfortable talking with her, I felt awkward talking on the phone with anyone else. For example, the first and only time I talked on the phone with “Judy” I knew I was expected to talk to her for one hour or more.

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“Happily Neurodivergent — at Last”

force myself to be as neurotypical as possible. I would sit and stare at a blank document for hours, reminding myself over and over about the assignment’s importance. I would force myself to be friends with people who got angry at me for being unable to read social situations because I was sure I would see those cues someday.

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“Inattentive ADHD, According to a 12-Year-Old Boy”

early signs of ADHD (because we both have it).Lots of adults write lots of essays about their childhoods with ADHD. I remember spacing out, forgetting work, and losing shoes — as does my husband.

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“How to Change Your Mindset to Get Stuff Done”

ADHD put off boring tasks. We don’t tell ourselves we’re avoiding the task because it is boring; we tell ourselves we don’t have time.

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“The Willpower Workout: 5 Ways to Stop Impulses and Distractions”

willpower to resist distractions comes down to habit. With practice and repetition, you can boost your willpower, little by little, every day.

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“They Call You a ‘Problem Child.’ I Know Your Heart Will Save Me Every Time.”

Problem Child.It started before you were even born. You were so big and so needy that you got an eviction notice a week before your due date, and true to form, my problem child got his head stuck before he could even start his exit.

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“My Christmas Meltdown: A Yearly Holiday Tradition”

I’m looking at you, fellow ADHD brains.Every year, I tell myself I will diligently get everything — tree, lights, cards, presents — done before December 25. Last year I finished two out of four.

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“Don’t Wait 20 Years to Practice Mindfulness”

ADHD to stay in the moment.Three months ago, I discovered a free app for mindfulness that made trying it simple. I was finally willing to try.

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“Santa, I Have a Big Problem with Your Naughty or Nice List. Here’s Why.”

Kids with ADHD are constantly scolded and told to sit down, calm down, stop doing this or that, focus, and to just listen. After a while, they get the message that they are bad kids.My son is 8 years old now and still sees himself as a bad kid.

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“From Toddler Leashes to Doctors on Speed Dial”

“soft signs” of ADHD.If you see a child with a leash, please don’t assume that the parents are horribly controlling — or negligent. Assume that the child is wildly impulsive and hyperactive, just like mine was.

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“How to Stop Losing Things — 6 Straightforward Rules”

“I can’t find my phone!”“Where are my keys?”“Has anyone seen my wallet?”We all misplace things every now and then. But what if it happens multiple times a day, every day? That’s the case for many of my clients with ADHD, who experience frustration (and countless lost hours) searching for lost items they need on a daily basis.

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“My ADHD Chaos Is Like a Naughty (Endearing) Puppy”

[Read: Unraveling the Mysteries of Your ADHD Brain]ADHD chaos is more than a messy room, or a double-booked schedule, or a hideously untidy inbox and an intense chat history that reads like the script of a budget telenovela. It’s part of who we are.

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Decorating… Exploded In My ADHD House

Is it worth the trouble? Confronted with boxes upon boxes of Christmas decorations, I’m not sure I want to do this. Will decorating be fun? Sure.

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“‘What’s Wrong with Me?’ The Toll of 34 Years with Undiagnosed ADHD”

our king-sized bed. Because renting half a bed was all I could afford at that time.Let me tell you a little bit about how I got to that low point — my story of enduring more than 30 years with undiagnosed ADHD.Elementary, middle school, and high school all started well enough.

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“Why That First Paycheck Is Priceless”

job interview and, within a few weeks, he had his first paycheck. We took him to the bank and helped him open a debit account.

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“‘Too Extreme’ for Therapy? My Son’s Fight for Treatment”

meltdowns, he is also extremely thoughtful, joy-filled, kind, and hilarious.Our son hadn’t been in therapy since the pandemic hit because online work was very challenging for him. After spending four months on the waiting list for a highly recommended therapist, my husband and I were excited and hopeful as we walked into our intake appointment.The counselor smiled and greeted us warmly.

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“It Turns Out My Angry Child Needed a Worthy Challenge.”

anger management issues.That was 10 years ago. We’ve come a long way since then.

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“Our Bedtime Battles Scorecard”

[Free Download: Sleep Solutions for Kids with ADHD]His 14-year-old sister is close on his heels at 5,110 nightly grudge matches. “My show’s almost over,” she says.

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“Am I a Gaslighter? Or Just Scared of Losing People Over My ADHD?”

th century, hysteria gripped the village of Salem as local misfits were systematically branded “witches” — a powerful label that accused a person of being a malicious actor under confusing and emotional circumstances. The characterization of the beautiful but scheming evil antagonist has persisted in popular culture; every Disney stepmother seems to prove this point.

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“After the Diagnosis: The 5 Phases of ADHD ‘Realization’”

Therapy is difficult. That may be the most important lesson I have learned in my time as a professional mental health counselor.I see the stress and anxiety marked so clearly on the face of every new client I meet as they tell me what’s making life so difficult.

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“How I Recognized an Abusive Relationship from the Inside”

throw themselves fully and wholly into relationships, I was blinded by my own desire (fueled by low self-esteem, no doubt) to never let down my partner. I wanted desperately to be the good guy.

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“On Getting Unstuck from the Cloud of Stuck-ness”

get unstuck.When I have a choice to make, I imagine all of the possibilities in different colors.[Get This Free Download: Focus Your ADHD Brain With 5 Helpful Hacks]At first, it’s just two colors: “Do I wash the dishes, or do I not wash the dishes?” But then, as I think about my decision, those two choices split off into a million more. If I do wash the dishes, do I do all of it, or just some? Do I ask for help? Which dish do I start with? Or, if I don’t do the dishes, what do I do instead?Suddenly, there are hundreds of colors, every hue imaginable.

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“Understanding ADHD: Our Long and Winding Trek to the Summit.”

My husband and son make an annual short climb up Black Butte in central Oregon. Usually, they ascend the little mountain easily — it’s just over 6,000 feet in elevation — and it’s clear skies for miles.Not long ago, however, they found themselves in white-out conditions.

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“Last Night I Fell in Love… with My ADHD Squad”

inattentive ADHD, I have focused on improving myself and helping others with this disorder. That was my focus: What’s wrong and how can I help? Even now, when I participate in Facebook groups and ADHD Subreddit, my posts typically offer advice based on what helped me manage symptoms.

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True Brilliance, Sandwiched Between Blunders: An Analogy for ADHD Life

I couldn’t find my car keys in my purse. I looked and looked, and then decided to just quietly check the car rather than alert the other ladies.[Take This Self-Test: ADHD Symptoms in Women]I walked outside and saw a car parked halfway up the hill with its lights on.

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“20 Rules to Live By: My ADHD Life Guide”

rules to live by with ADHD — guidelines that I strive to abide by daily. Though the list was inspired by personal circumstances, I suspect that all folks living with ADHD could benefit from these pointers.SUPPORT ADDITUDE Thank you for reading ADDitude.

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Puppy’s First Birthday Party

those dog owners. Our Pomeranian, Juliette, just turned one, and the party planning started weeks before, when Jasmine spent an entire Saturday afternoon creating a handwritten invitation.

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“The School Incident That Shattered My Heart – and Taught Me How to Discipline with Love.”

big trouble.Was it inevitable? Perhaps. He had dodged that proverbial bullet for years, but he couldn’t escape repercussions this time around.The incident? My son and his little girlfriend Poppy (you know, the one he’s going to marry), confessed to trashing a toilet.Yes, you read that correctly.I’m too horrified to give you all the graphic details, but toilet paper and flooding were involved.

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“I Branded Myself a Misunderstood Freak. But It Was ADHD All Along.”

Jordan has ability, but must learn to settle down and give her full attention to achieve her full potential.My whole life, people have told me that I could do incredible things. They said the sky was the limit, but (there is always a but!) only I did x, y, and z.

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“ADD Burnout Was Depleting Me — Until the Pandemic Took Everything”

burnout — and hope no one slams into you. Or you can take the next exit to a better road, if you can actually see it.For much of my life, I struggled to feel like I was in control as I blazed along said highway.

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“My Childhood ADHD Diagnosis Was the Secret That Nearly Destroyed Me.”

signs of ADHD – I never suspected that I had the condition. I thought it was just “who I was.” Until I reached adulthood – when the consequences of not knowing nearly destroyed me.The philosophy of adults and teachers during my childhood was to negatively reinforce and punish symptoms out of a child – or at least, that is what it felt like.

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“3 College Tips to Help Students Stress Less, Learn More”

college tips can mean the difference between success and stress.Most freshman realize quickly that it’s totally up to them to create their own routines and stick to a schedule. (Which was likely not the case in high school.)Use the calendar function of your college email account to map out your personal schedule at the beginning of the semester.

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