Natalie Tamburello·4 days agoMy mom showed me what it means to be a “successful” dyslexicIf you had asked me when I was a first grader, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I would have answered, “Smart like everyone else.” I have dyslexia and other challenges, like sensory integration issues. As a child, I struggled to read and process my environment…Parenting3 min read
Sam Farmer·4 days agoI own my learning difference and my autism … thank you, MomThe learning disability was diagnosed in 1972 when I was just a little shy of 3 years old. A learning disability in auditory perception. My mother explained to me many years later, when I was old enough to understand, that she suspected something wasn’t right when she noticed that most…Neurodiversity4 min read
Mayra Flores·6 days agoMy ADHD brain won’t shut off and it’s wearing me outMy constant state? Tired. I can sleep through the night, drink coffee in the morning, and sit in the sun for optimal vitamin D absorption. But even after my midday coffee and my prescribed stimulant medication that helps me focus, I’m still tired. Typically, I get a boost of energy…Adhd3 min read
Suzie Glassman·May 10On the surface: ADHD. Deeper down: Something else.Every once in a while, the universe sends you a present. Last December, it sent me two. Parents.com hired me to write an article explaining central auditory processing disorder (CAPD or APD) and how it’s diagnosed and treated. An estimated 5 percent of school-age children, or 2.5 million children, have…Capd5 min read
Ryan Douglass·May 5What no one told me about ADHD in collegeI slept through a midterm in my first semester of college. Why? Because the pressure of staying up late studying and waking up at 8 a.m. for classes had finally defeated me. The stringent due dates in all of my classes left me with no time for rest. …Adhd3 min read
Tara Drinks·Apr 29Better late than never: ADHD treatment was worth the tryDr. Kojo Sarfo played life on “hard mode’’ before he got a late ADHD diagnosis. In grad school, a friend introduced him to a world of possibility that was hiding in plain sight: ADHD treatment. Now, the mental health nurse practitioner, psychotherapist, and content creator is using his learnings to…Adhd4 min read
Hanna Brooks Olsen·Apr 27Why being a good girl should have been a clue that I have ADHDMy elementary school teacher had a novel approach to discipline. He was a big soccer fan — which was weird in my working-class neighborhood, where the only Real Sports were football and baseball. …Adhd6 min read
Gail Belsky·Apr 22Reading with my dyslexic son was torture. We watched Bogey instead.When my son was 9, we did our own version of the read-before-bedtime ritual. It was a nightmare. While other parents cuddled with their children and took turns reading aloud from Harry Potter or The Jungle Book, we battled over books that were babyish and boring. My son has dyslexia…Dyslexia3 min read
Tara Drinks·Apr 15My professor caught me skating by: An ADHD “aha” momentTo their friends, Yasmeen was notorious for being a chronic procrastinator. They would wait until the last minute to visit the library and start an assignment. But somehow they always received a good grade. That all changed during one college course. On an episode of our ADHD Aha! podcast, Yasmeen…Adhd3 min read
Jon J Morin·Apr 12Moving past the guilt of “giving” my son ADHDMy son has ADHD and frequently has trouble staying on task. One night, after I’d asked him five times to get undressed for his shower, I found him staring at a poster in his room and fiddling with one of his toys. He was 6 years old at the time. …Adhd4 min read
