October is ADHD awareness month, and I have ADHD.

ABOUT ADHD Hyperfocus

“”Hyperfocus refers to an intense fixation on an interest or activity for an extended period of time. People who experience hyperfocus often become so engrossed they block out the world around them. Children and adults with ADHD often exhibit hyperfocus when working intently on things that interest them.....

“People who think ADHD means having a short attention span misunderstand what ADHD is,” says Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., a psychologist in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the author of ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life. “A better way to look at it is that people with ADHD have a disregulated attention system.”””

This picture is me hyper focused on my craft. The only way I can work is if I’m Hyperfocused. If I’m not, forget it, it’s not happening.

Read more about it here in this beautifully written article that ADDitude Mag...

I AM ADHD

October is ADHD awareness month, and I have ADHD.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting both children and adults around the globe. I was 16 years old when I was diagnosed with ADHD after exhibiting all of the symptoms from a wee babe and was failing all my classes except Art.

I had trouble making friends, keeping friends, and fitting in at school. I was always in trouble, in time out, and being sent to the principals office. Teachers in my Elementary Catholic School did not appreciate my questions, uncontrollable energy, or inability to sit still. This carried into Junior High and Highcshool where it was not tolerated by female students, but expected of make students and excused as “boys will be boys”

To help bring awareness too and #stopthestigma I’ll be sharing some of the amazing and positive things about ADHD.

Three major types of ADHD include the following:

• ADHD, combined type...

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