Calling ADHD women
Hey, can you help me out with something? I’m on a mission to interview /one hundred/ ADHD women about their experience of ADHD. Would you be willing to be a part of my research? 👉 “I dunno, what’s involved?” You click my calendar link below to book a 30-minute Research Call. At the appointed […]
Do You Mask?
“I should write a post about ADHD masking,” I said to myself. In case you don’t know, MASKING is the attempt to hide, suppress, and/or overcompensate for ADHD traits in order to appear neurotypical. “What kinds of things do I hear from my ADHD clients about masking?” I put a pencil to my temple, connected […]
That Time I Cheated
The other week I was a guest on Amy Hallberg’s podcast, Courageous Wordsmith. We were talking about growin’ up ADHD and I remembered this story. In sixth grade, the Gifted Program at my school announced that we would all be participating in Kansas History Day. I talked to my Dad about it and decided that […]
My Dentist Doesn’t Know
My dentist would never guess I have ADHD. Every time I go there, the hygienist and the dentist compliment my oral hygiene. “What do you eat? You must avoid sugar!” exclaimed the hygienist recently. “Uh, no. I eat plenty of sugar. How come?” I asked. “Your gums are in great shape! And your teeth are […]
My Teeny Microphone
I’m just gonna be honest with you.I’m interested in changing paradigms.Our planet is being destroyed, cultures and habitats and animals and ecosystems are disappearing, people are starving and suffering, and our public life is governed by racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist institutions that were literally created to oppress vulnerable people. I loathe this current paradigm.I […]