Your Brain's Not Broken

let’s take a look at your ADHD story. Take some time to consider how ADHD has affected your life. What symptoms create the biggest difficulty for you? Where do you want to take your ADHD story? What are your next steps? Let’s start with reorienting and recalibrating. I’ve also included some of these questions in appendix B, with room to fill in you

Protecting

However, if she had been one of my yard people, I would have taken the opportunity to explain that while I appreciate reminders, I feel insulted when people just assume that I will forget something or make a mistake because of my ADHD. And because they are my yard people and want the best for me, they would understand.

The Fence

When your boundaries are crossed, you must respond. It’s common to resent people when they cross your boundaries, but resentment comes from helplessness. And you have options—you are not helpless. Sometimes we kick people out of our yard prematurely in the mistaken belief that there are no other options.

unwittingly

The Nothin’-but-Blue Pattern

The Red, Blue, and Back Again Pattern

The Playing-with-Fire Pattern