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ADHD and Perfectionism
Exploring the possible link between ADHD and Perfectionism I’ve never considered myself to be a perfectionist. The word perfectionism in the same sentence as ADHD seemed like an oxymoron. However, my research has led me to believe that there’s some crossover between some perfectionist and ADHD traits. In this newsletter, I cover perfectionism masking ADHD Read more
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Does ADHD medication cure ADHD?
The short answer is no. ADHD medication does not ‘cure’ ADHD. Many people with ADHD, both diagnosed and self-diagnosed wonder whether ADHD meds will ‘fix’ everything they struggle with. Whenever I have tweeted about how helpful my meds are on Twitter, I receive tweets like: “I can’t wait to get diagnosed so I can start Read more
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How do adults with ADHD cope with grief?
Content warning: This post explores how I deal with death of loved ones and grief Content warning: This post will focus on loss and grief. Specifically on how ADHD [impacts] the way we deal with death and grief. These past couple of weeks have been really hard for me. My close friend recently passed away Read more
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#1: Interview with Dee on Trauma therapy, ADHD, and Autism
Dee is exhausted and burnt out, but loves researching and talking about neurodivergence nonetheless. Last month, I asked Dee a series of questions on her experience of having ADHD and being Autistic. Here she gives advice to those with ADHD who might be wondering whether they are also Autistic. You mostly tweet about ADHD and Read more
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📢 This month in ADHD news – December
Bringing you the latest ADHD related topics across social platforms for the month of December! 1. Refinery29: ‘How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed The Way I Live My Life As A Black Woman’ by Chanté Joseph Chanté Joseph wrote about being diagnosed with ADHD this year and the difficulties Black women face in getting the necessary Read more
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ADHD Tax and the Black Tax
What is ADHD Tax?I describe ADHD Tax as the costs associated with difficulties in managing ADHD traits. For me, the most taxing traits in relation to ADHD Tax are procrastination, poor memory, disorganisation and impulsiveness. Quite a few ADHDers have said that they’re bad at managing finances, me too. For the most part, I think Read more