ADHD Adults
Adult ADHD is real. And ADHD symptoms such as distractibility, impulsivity, disorganization, and emotional sensitivity impact everyday life. Here, find good strategies for managing time, health, relationships, and more with adult ADD.
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Getting Things Done
Free New Year Class from ADDitude
Sign up below for ADDitude's free 5-week class for ADHD adults resolved to make changes. The free...
Sleep Disorders
ADHD and Sleep Problems: This is Why You’re Always Tired
Does ADD make you tired? Sleep disturbances caused by ADHD have been overlooked for a number of...
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...
Home Organization
40 Little Life Hacks from ADHD Gurus
Run-of-the-mill organization strategies don't work for adults with ADD. Our ADHD brains — and...
Emotions & Shame
7 Emotions That Knock Us Off Our Feet
Nearly a third of adolescents and adults with ADHD list emotional instability as one of the most...
ADDitude for Professionals
ADHD in Adults Looks Different. Most Diagnostic Criteria Ignores This Fact.
ADHD in adults looks and acts different than ADHD in children, but clinicians’ diagnostic criteria —...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
“OMG, So That’s Why I Do That?!”
"The ADHD world is curvilinear. Past, present, and future are never separate and distinct. Everything...
Stop Procrastinating
The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done
Everyone procrastinates sometimes. You do it more. Maybe you’re a perfectionist. Maybe you get...
Exercise & Health
The ADHD-Dopamine Link: Why You Crave Sugar and Carbs
Mainstream weight-loss plans don't work for us. ADHD brains lack and crave dopamine, which sugar and...
Free Downloads
Free Resource: Get Control of Your Life and Schedule
Keys-wallet-phone. It's our get-out-the-door mantra, and it really works! Here are more systems that,...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why ADD Makes You Feel. So. Much.
The volatile (and sometimes destructive) emotions associated with ADHD can manifest as frustration,...
Marriage
Married with ADHD: How Real Couples Make It Work
We surveyed more than 700 partners with ADHD to find out how attention deficit impacts their marriage...
Exercise & Health
The Dopamine Deficiency That's Sabotaging Your Health
The ADHD brain craves dopamine, the neurotransmitter that impacts mood, motivation, memory, and more....
Emotions & Shame
6 Tips To Mitigate Self-Compassion Deficit Disorder
Adults with ADHD tend to be self-critical. When you fail to follow through with what you had planned,...
Guest Blogs
“This Simple Sleep Formula Calms My Racing ADHD Brain”
“The struggle is real but getting a good night’s sleep is possible if you have ADHD. I know this...