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When School Is Too Much: Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and Avoidance in ADHD Children
If your mornings look like a mix of gentle diplomacy, mild panic, quiet bribery, emotional coaching, lost shoes, existential dread, and someone crying (sometimes it’s your child… sometimes it’s you), welcome. You’re living with what many...
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Best Homework Tips for Kids with ADHD: How to Create a Productive Routine
Looking for effective homework tips for kids with ADHD? You’re not alone. Navigating homework time with an ADHD child can feel like a daily battlefield, but I’ve lived to tell the tale—and learned what actually works. With the right strategies (and a healthy sense of...
How to Advocate for Your Child with ADHD at School: A Friendly Guide for Parents and Educators
Hello, fellow parent! Are you ready to embark on the adventure of advocating for your child with ADHD in the school system? As a mom with ADHD myself, I understand the ups and downs of this process. It can be challenging, exhausting, and at times, it might feel like...
Do Children Really Outgrow ADHD? Separating Fact from Fiction
As someone who’s lived with ADHD, I’ve heard the same question time and time again: Do kids outgrow ADHD? It’s a question that’s been asked by concerned parents, well-meaning friends, and even curious strangers. I mean, wouldn't it be great if ADHD was like a pair of...
The Child Who Talks Too Much (and the One Who Won’t Speak): Communication Differences in Neurodivergent Kids
When you have two neurodivergent daughters who sit on opposite ends of the communication spectrum, you learn pretty quickly that communication differences in neurodivergent kids are more than just a quirk—they’re often misunderstood, mislabelled, and quietly shaping...
Why ‘Disrespectful’ Might Really Mean Dysregulated: Understanding the Hidden Struggles of Neurodivergent Kids
You tell your child to put down the tablet. They slam it on the table and yell, “You never let me do anything!” before storming off. You’re left in the living room, wondering what just happened—and maybe feeling a bit like you’ve been personally attacked. But what if...
The Overlooked Truth About AuDHD: When Girls Have Both ADHD and Autism
Is It Just ADHD? When Autism in Girls Hides in Plain Sight If you have a daughter with ADHD and still feel like something doesn’t quite add up, you’re not imagining it. Sometimes, the truth is more complex — and more overlooked — than we realise. Maybe she’s always...