My daughter’s struggle with ADHD meds helped me let go of “normal”

A slow smile spread across my face when I heard the kind-looking therapist’s words: “Your daughter has ADHD, predominantly inattentive.” A feeling of relief spread like a lightning bolt through my body.

Two months earlier, we’d sat in another therapist’s office. Except then, I’d held back tears as she explained that my daughter’s test scores meant she…