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10/30/2025

Learn more from ADD Crusher Alan P. Brown on how to bounce back from a setback.

https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-silence-your-inner-critic/

“After a setback, acknowledge what went wrong and how you can do better next time, and give yourself credit for trying.”

10/30/2025

A growing body of research seems to highlight the role of chronic inflammation and dysautonomia, a disordered autonomic nervous system function that controls heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and body temperature.

Learn more from Dr. James Kustow:

Emerging research is exploring how a range of physical health conditions affects people with ADHD in previously unknown ways.

10/30/2025

How Adults with ADHD Think: Uncomfortable Truths About the ADHD Nervous System
👉 https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-adults-nervous-system/

10/30/2025

"The DSM-5 does not capture ADHD accurately because its criteria do not conceptualize ADHD as a disorder of executive functioning (EF) and self-regulation (SR)." — Russell A Barkley, PhD additu.de/dsm-fail

10/29/2025

Getting an ADHD diagnosis in middle age can spur a life-changing journey toward acceptance for many women. Begin to reinvent yourself by starting with acceptance and understanding.

https://www.additudemag.com/reinvent-yourself-adhd-symptoms-in-adult-women/

Getting an ADHD diagnosis in middle age can spur a life-changing journey toward acceptance for many women. Begin to reinvent yourself by starting with acceptance and understanding.

10/29/2025

School refusal, also referred to as school avoidance, may originate from underlying struggles associated with , , or generalized anxiety. A student may experience overwhelming academic challenges, be subjected to bullying at school, face peer rejection, and/or encounter family distress at home. It is advisable to follow the strategies from Alana Cooperman, LCSW, of the Child Mind Institute for effectively navigating school refusal. For further information, please visit additu.de/exposure

10/29/2025

Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task — and How CBT Improves Prioritization Skills
👉 https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-prioritize-tasks-adhd-adults/

10/29/2025

“Findings from neuroscience, brain imaging, and clinical research have dramatically changed the old understanding of ADHD as essentially a behavior disorder.” — Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. additu.de/facts

10/29/2025

ADHD medication isn't perfect—it still comes with side effects, dosage difficulties, and waning effectiveness over time. Here's how to fix common problems. https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-medications-rarely-work-perfectly-on-the-first-try/

Finding the most effective ADHD medication for your particular brain chemistry is — unfortunately — still a process of trial and error. It's rough, but don't give up — at least not without reading these solutions to common problems with ADHD medication.

10/28/2025

Newly recognized clusters of depressive symptoms in children link ADHD and behavioral disorders to severe depression, but ADHD and autism to irritability and poor sleep, says a new study.

https://www.additudemag.com/depressive-symptoms-children-adhd-distinct-profiles/

Newly recognized clusters of depressive symptoms in children link ADHD and behavioral disorders to severe depression, but ADHD and autism to irritability and poor sleep, says a new study.

10/28/2025

Kyrus Keenan Westcott shares his opinion on what men with ADHD need.

This clip is from a special roundtable on the lived experiences of men with ADHD featuring Brendan Mahan, Shane Thrapp, Jesse J. Johnson, Kyrus Keenan Westcott, and Marc Almodóvar.

Designed to increase ADHD understanding and support for men, this ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on October 7, 2025.

Download the slides associated with this webinar here:
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-symptoms-in-men-roundtable/

10/28/2025

👉 https://www.additudemag.com/intrusive-thoughts-call-of-the-void-lappel-du-vide/