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“A Cognitive Collaborator:” How Adults with ADHD Are Using ChatGPT

ChatGPT exists to serve. The AI-powered chatbot, now a year old, has become one of the most wildly popular language tools on the Internet. It’s collaborative and conversational.

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ADHD Symptoms You Won’t Find in the DSM

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is the enduring authority for healthcare providers who diagnose and treat mental health conditions. Its origins date back to the 1800s1 and, though it continues to serve an important role for patients and clinicians, the DSM is not without significant problems.

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The Misconceptions That Stifle Students with ADHD

Misunderstood ADHD in the classroom leaves students with permanent scars. Pervasive misconceptions at school — held by educators and other students — hurt children.

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Real Stories of Using Ketamine for Depression, Anxiety, PTSD

For decades, ketamine was known best as an anesthetic, used in hospitals worldwide. In the 1990s, it became a popular club drug known by the street name Special K. Now it’s enjoying newfound fame as a revolutionary treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.The first research on ketamine’s potential as a fast, effective antidepressant was published in 2006.

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“A Daily Nightmare:” One Year into the ADHD Stimulant Shortage

September 26, 2023Thirteen months have passed since ADDitude first forecast a disruptive American shortage of the ADHD medication Adderall, and today more than one-fifth of ADDitude readers continue to experience problems accessing their stimulant prescriptions. According to an ADDitude survey of 10,936 caregivers and adults with ADHD, roughly 38% of all patients have had trouble finding and filling their prescription medication over the last year and 21% continue to suffer treatment disruptions today.“I was on Adderall XR for 15 years, but discontinued it this spring due to the shortage,” wrote a survey respondent, one of many who has switched or stopped taking medication over the last year.“I’m struggling to get Adderall XR and I am forced to take regular Adderall, which I dislike,” wrote another survey respondent.

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“Will Cannabis Ease My ADHD Symptoms?” ADDitude Readers Weigh In

Can cannabis benefit people with ADHD? The verdict is far from unanimous. People with ADHD have disproportionately high rates of cannabis use,1 but the decision to self-medicate is hardly obvious or ubiquitous.Cannabis use is known to impair attention, inhibition, memory, and motivation. Studies have found that it worsens ADHD symptoms or has no effect at all.2 What’s more, individuals with ADHD are at greater risk of developing a substance use disorder, including cannabis misuse.34 Finally, a lack of robust research leads many doctors to dismiss cannabis as a valid ADHD treatment option.At the same time, public perception of medical cannabis has improved 5 as more states have chosen to legalize it.

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“My Teen Refuses to Take Their ADHD Medication!”

Pill organizers. Visual cues. Alarm-style reminders.

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Executive Function Unlocked: Tips for Teachers in Neurodiverse Classrooms

Executive functions develop in spurts and phases. Elementary school students learn to skillfully switch between tasks, resist distractions, and think before they act.

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How to Team Up with Parents: Tips from Teachers for Teachers

If you’re a teacher, you know that approaching caregivers about a child’s ADHD-related learning or behavioral problems at school isn’t always straightforward. Parents may not understand the extent of their child’s challenges, and they may be reluctant to collaborate with you and the school.ADDitude recently asked educators how they resolve differences with parents and develop lasting partnerships.

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ADHD Goes to the Museum

Spaceships and war planes. Artifacts from the segregated South.

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When Discipline Muzzles Learning: Tales of Harsh Punishment at School

Students with ADHD become easily distracted, tune out lessons, and daydream. The disorder brings disorganization and forgetfulness — failing to complete and turn in assignments, losing school supplies, and keeping messy backpacks.

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How to Spark Neurodivergent Minds: Everyday Teaching Solutions

Teaching one class of students means adapting, personalizing, and bringing to life lesson plans for two dozen or more distinct and dazzling brains. No two children learn in exactly the same way or at the same speed, but the chasm between neurotypical and neurodivergent students can sometimes feel impossible to bridge — even for the most experienced teacher.Which is why ADDitude recently asked a panel of educators: What are some of the most helpful solutions you’ve found to meet your students’ learning challenges?“I focus on a ‘child first’ mentality,” one teacher shared.

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“I Love What I Do:” Jobs That Reward People with ADHD

“What job should I have?” “Is that career a good fit for me?” Leveraging your unique and powerful skills is integral to better performance and satisfaction at work. The more confidence you feel in your abilities, the more success you can pursue… and achieve.Positions that lean heavily on executive functioning skills seldom fit the bill for people with ADHD.

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Delivery! The Subscription Boxes That ADDitude Readers Love

Anyone who ever clipped out and mailed in a Publisher’s Clearinghouse magazine form or Columbia House Record Club application knows that subscriptions existed long before the Internet. But the kits and crates we know now gained attention with the female-led launch of Birchbox in 2010, and then skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic.

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6 Must-Haves for Your Next Family Road Trip

Family travel is a sure-fire way for kids to strengthen relationships, practice social skills, and explore new interests — not to mention make memories to last a lifetime. Vacations also provide a break from the obligations and time constraints that can lead to meltdowns and stress. Still, it’s essential to pack items that will hold your child’s attention, maintain their energy levels, and provide comfort between destinations.We asked ADDitude readers: What’s your non-negotiable item to bring when traveling as the parent of a child with ADHD, and why? These are the 6 most common must-haves on their packing lists.

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DIY ADHD Accommodations for Your 9 to 5 Job

Have you tried Google Meet captions? Speech-to-text browser extensions like Read Aloud? How about asking your manager for a pre-meeting agenda, or putting a “Work in Progress” sign on your office door?Job accommodations make it possible to perform professional responsibilities with a physical or mental disability.1 Documentation of a disability is often required to secure approval of formal accommodations, which can lead to real-life consequences, despite ADA protections. HR channels can also take time to negotiate.Taking the first step toward workplace accommodations can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be complicated or risky.

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“They Make Me Feel Like a Massive Weirdo:” On ADHD and Impulsive Thoughts

Most people will experience intrusive thoughts — sudden unwanted, negative ideas and images that are usually bizarre and out of character — from time to time.1 Intrusive thoughts come in many forms, and are often tied to other concepts, like the high place phenomenon.2Intrusive thoughts, especially when they’re frequent and cause much distress, are linked to conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).3 Stress can also trigger intrusive thoughts.4But what about intrusive thoughts in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? There isn’t much research on the relationship, though one small exploratory study found that participants with ADHD reported experiencing more intrusive and worrisome thoughts than did the participants without ADHD.5 The conditions tied to intrusive thoughts, furthermore, also tend to co-occur with ADHD. Interestingly, the distinction between intrusive and impulsive thoughts is sometimes unclear — and a topic of great recent attention.Anecdotally, many ADDitude readers (with ADHD and with complex ADHD) say intrusive thoughts have always been with them — and they are surprised to know that they’re not alone in this regard.

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Clever Ways to Hide the Taste of Kids’ Supplements

It turns out the dietary supplements that deliver important nutrients and may ease ADHD symptoms sometimes taste awful. Getting your child accustomed to the taste of fish oil might seem like a lost cause, especially if they are already a picky eater. But don’t give up just yet.

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“Help, Everywhere:” What Teen Girls with ADHD Need Right Now

The mental health of teen girls in America is in crisis. With rates of depression, suicidality, sexual violence, and bullying at unprecedented highs among teen girls in general — and even higher for teen girls with ADHD — meaningful, comprehensive help is needed, and the sooner the better.But what does that help look like? We asked ADDitude readers — parents, educators, and clinicians — to tell us what’s needed to support and protect teen girls with ADHD.

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Solve My Problem: It’s Summer And My Kids Are Bored Stiff!

It’s a tale as old as time: School is finally over for the year and your child is ecstatic! But the very next day, you hear the dreaded whine: “I’m bored.” This refrain tends to recur with frustrating frequency until, at long last, you slip your child’s backpack onto their shoulders again.Kids with ADHD often rail against structure but benefit enormously from it, and the freewheeling days of summer can prove hard for them to navigate. So, we asked ADDitude readers to share some of the ways they respond when their kids complain of boredom.

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Solve My Problem: I Can’t Make Myself Exercise!

ADHD brains benefit from exercise — but they also struggle with follow-through and lack of motivation. Which is why, for most of us, having the best intentions to exercise doesn’t always translate into actually breaking a sweat.We asked ADDitude’s innovative readers what tricks they have up their sleeve to avoid the powerful pull of the couch and embrace exercise.

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“My Self-Esteem Was Garbage:” How ADHD Impacts Relationships

As a teen, Taylor* struggled to develop intimate social relationships with her peers. She felt compelled to drink in nearly any social setting — including on dates and around boys. In high school and college, she never ‘hooked up’ with a man without being under the influence.

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“Drowning on the Inside:” Misunderstood Symptoms of ADHD in Women

A little boy bouncing off the walls of his classroom, blurting out and squirming incessantly. This is the image of ADHD burned in our popular culture — and in the minds of too many medical professionals.

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The Academic Fallout from the Adderall Shortage

As The Washington Post recently reported, the Adderall shortage is causing disruptive and frustrating ripples in the academic and social lives of students with ADHD.New limits on controlled drug supplies, paired with increased demand for that supply and lingering supply chain disruptions, have touched millions of patients prescribed ADHD stimulant medication. The medication shortage, now entering its eighth month, has had a jarring effect on families, especially the parents who are expected to manage their kids’ modified treatment plans and adapt to the pain points of tracking down and trying out new medication options.Recently, ADDitude asked parents and teachers: Have you noticed the impact of the ongoing Adderall shortage on any of your students’ school and homework performance? Their classroom behavior?Their answers point to a domino effect wherein the Adderall shortage has caused constrictions in other medications’ supplies.

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The 15 Most Corrosive ADHD Myths

Our understanding of ADHD has leapfrogged forward over the last generation. No longer considered a diagnosis just for hyper little boys, ADHD is recognized (at last!) as a lifelong condition that cannot be outgrown.

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“We Are Who We Are. There’s No Shame in That.”

Few kids want to feel or appear “different” from the pack. Instinctively, we want to fit in. And so, to avoid standing out in a sea of neurotypicals, we begin masking our ADHD symptoms at an early age.

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“ADHD Superpowers:” Toxic Positivity vs. Celebration of Strengths

What’s the harm in turning lemons into lemonade? In spit shining a turd? In turning that frown upside down? According to many disability advocates, we cross a line from optimism to toxic positivity when we refer to ADHD as a superpower. By romanticizing real, life-altering symptoms as superpowers, we invalidate and diminish the struggles of so many children and adults already fighting hard against ADHD myths and stigma, they say.At the same time, many ADDitude readers tell us they wouldn’t trade away their ADHD traits if they could. They insist that their ADHD brains are unique, creative, unbridled, and often inspired.

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Diaries of “Adulting” with ADHD (or Not)

Earning a degree. Buying a house. Starting a family.

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10 Cherished Films with Neurodivergent Characters

The title of this free-wheeling, absurdist action adventure film says it all. The movie is a wild ride through the multiverse, tearing across time and space as it explores the complexities of family, the immigrant experience, and what it’s like to be a human today.

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The ADD Life Hacks That Work for ADDitude Readers

What if we could change the world to accommodate our ADHD brains? Short of that monumental task, we can make life a lot easier by sampling and adopting the life hacks that work for other adults with attention deficit.Life hacks are clever, everyday ways to increase productivity and efficiency. Life hacks that accommodate ADHD might look like creating a launch pad by the door, buying furniture with built-in storage, or using ear plugs and visual timers.Below, ADDitude readers share the tricks that work for them.

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ADHD Is a Protected Disability… But I Still Face Discrimination

FREE WEBINAR ON FEBRUARY 23Sign up to attend “Invisible Disabilities at Work: How to Foster Neurodivergent Advocacy and Acceptance”We all have the right to basic employment protections and equal opportunities under the law — regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, or other characteristics. But discrimination in the workplace happens.

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