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Natalie Tamburello

Natalie Tamburello

·4 days ago

My mom showed me what it means to be a “successful” dyslexic

If 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…

Parenting

3 min read

My mom showed me what it means to be a “successful” dyslexic
My mom showed me what it means to be a “successful” dyslexic

Sam Farmer

Sam Farmer

·4 days ago

I own my learning difference and my autism … thank you, Mom

The 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…

Neurodiversity

4 min read

I own my learning difference and my autism … thank you, Mom
I own my learning difference and my autism … thank you, Mom

Mayra Flores

Mayra Flores

·6 days ago

My ADHD brain won’t shut off and it’s wearing me out

My 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…

Adhd

3 min read

My ADHD brain won’t shut off and it’s wearing me out
My ADHD brain won’t shut off and it’s wearing me out

Suzie Glassman

Suzie Glassman

·May 10

On 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…

Capd

5 min read

On the surface: ADHD. Deeper down: Something else.
On the surface: ADHD. Deeper down: Something else.

Ryan Douglass

Ryan Douglass

·May 5

What no one told me about ADHD in college

I 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. …

Adhd

3 min read

What no one told me about ADHD in college
What no one told me about ADHD in college

Tara Drinks

Tara Drinks

·Apr 29

Better late than never: ADHD treatment was worth the try

Dr. 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…

Adhd

4 min read

Better late than never: ADHD treatment was worth the try
Better late than never: ADHD treatment was worth the try

Hanna Brooks Olsen

Hanna Brooks Olsen

·Apr 27

Why being a good girl should have been a clue that I have ADHD

My 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. …

Adhd

6 min read

Why being a good girl should have been a clue that I have ADHD
Why being a good girl should have been a clue that I have ADHD

Gail Belsky

Gail Belsky

·Apr 22

Reading 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…

Dyslexia

3 min read

Reading with my dyslexic son was torture. We watched Bogey instead.
Reading with my dyslexic son was torture. We watched Bogey instead.

Tara Drinks

Tara Drinks

·Apr 15

My professor caught me skating by: An ADHD “aha” moment

To 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…

Adhd

3 min read

My professor caught me skating by: An ADHD “aha” moment
My professor caught me skating by: An ADHD “aha” moment

Jon J Morin

Jon J Morin

·Apr 12

Moving past the guilt of “giving” my son ADHD

My 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. …

Adhd

4 min read

Moving past the guilt of “giving” my son ADHD
Moving past the guilt of “giving” my son ADHD
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