ADDitude’s Best of 2021
ADDitude’s most popular articles, webinars, blog posts, and resources of 2021.
Popular in ADDitude’s Best of 2021
ADHD Guide
Why ADHD Is Different for People of Color
“Raising awareness of the unique challenges facing people of color with ADHD is one small but...
Positive Parenting
When Children with ADHD Explore Gender Identity: A Guide for Parents
It’s natural and healthy for children, teens, and young adults to explore gender identity along with...
Teens with ADHD
[ADHD Ages & Stages] Teens with ADHD Need Scaffolds and Structure
ADHD symptoms in teens may contribute to challenges in school when they collide with adolescent...
Behavior & Discipline
How to Manage Your Child’s Toughest Behavioral Problems
Too much screen time. Zero school motivation. Fights. Outbursts. The silent treatment. If this sounds...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
ADHD and Adult Autism: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Interventions for Both
Autism and ADHD coexist at significantly elevated rates, and adults with both disorders face unique...
Guest Blogs
ADHD Self-Doubt, Shame & Gaslighting
“Gaslighting is deeply personal and driven by reinforced shame, which the victim usually works to...
Guest Blogs
“It’s Hard Being the Mother of Electricity. And Also Quite Dazzling.”
“I doused my little super hero in water everyday, and was livid that this didn't extinguish his...
Guest Blogs
“8 Rules of Wellbeing: An Aid Kit for Women with ADHD”
"The irony of wellbeing is that it requires consistent diligence and self-awareness — not traditional...
Guest Blogs
“What Will a Return to In-Person Learning Mean for My Child with ADHD?”
“Come September, will he watch his peers catch up from their academic losses at a much faster rate...
Guest Blogs
“I Have a Voice, Too: On Being an Asian American with ADHD.”
“Learning to advocate for my neurodivergent, Asian American self is a long and slow journey, but I am...
Guest Blogs
The Night Watchman Theory for ADHD
“The Watchman Theory posits that our hyperfocus and ability to give equal attention to every element...
Guest Blogs
“My Mother Gave Us Everything — Except the Secret of Her ADHD Diagnosis.”
“I was diagnosed with ADHD two months prior to learning about my mom’s own secret diagnosis....
Guest Blogs
“On Getting Unstuck from the Cloud of Stuck-ness”
"When I have a choice to make, I imagine all of the possibilities in different colors. At first, it's...
ADHD in Women
Why ADHD in Women is Routinely Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Treated Inadequately
ADHD is not a male disorder, but men and boys are diagnosed far more commonly than women and girls....
ADDitude for Professionals
Why We Must Achieve Equitable ADHD Care for African American and Latinx Children
Inadequate ADHD interventions for Black and Latinx children is a multifactorial problem – the result...