Why Do Some People Over 45 Hesitate to Treat Their ADHD?
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When we consider treatment, we think about more than whether it might help.
We also think about what it means to us.
ADHD & The Mind in Action
Why Do People With ADHD Face Greater Health Risks?
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Sometimes we need to pause before acting. Sometimes we need to do something inconvenient today because it will benefit us months or years from now.
Why Do Some People Assume That Anyone Who Keeps Asking “Why” Is Autistic?
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When someone speaks to us, we interpret more than their words.
We notice their tone, what is happening around us, our previous interactions with them, and what we think they want from the conversation.
Why Do Some Parents Struggle to Accept That Their Child May Have ADHD?
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Why can someone raising concerns about a child feel as though they are criticizing the parent?
Why can the suggestion of an ADHD assessment leave some parents feeling defensive?
Why Do Some People With AuDHD Crave Routine but Struggle to Follow It?
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AuDHD is an informal term for autism and ADHD occurring in the same person. It is not a separate diagnosis, and people with both can have very different experiences.
A helpful distinction is between needing predictability and being able to create it consistently.
Why Do Some People Get Angry Before They Understand What Upset Them?
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Why can someone raise their voice before they understand what upset them?
And why can it be easier to explain what someone else did than what happened inside them?
Why Do People With ADHD Feel Tired All the Time?
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Why can someone with ADHD wake up feeling tired before the day has even begun?
Why can an ordinary workday leave them feeling completely drained?
Why Do Some People Fear for Their Lives After an Autism Diagnosis?
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When someone receives a diagnosis, the mind does not always process it as new information.
Sometimes it processes it as a new threat.
Why Do Some People With ADHD Get Angry So Easily?
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Some people with ADHD become angry quickly because frustration builds, emotions intensify, and the pause between feeling and responding is difficult to maintain.
Why Do So Many Women With ADHD Go Undiagnosed?
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A woman may earn good grades and still have ADHD.
She may complete university.
Build a career.
Raise children.
Manage a household.
None of these achievements automatically rules out the condition