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May 1

Do white parents have to like my books? On YA fiction and the white gaze.

Go browsing for a Black young adult book, and you’ll find several about a character who is one of the only Black kids at their school. …

White Gaze

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Do white parents have to like my books? On YA fiction and the white gaze.
Do white parents have to like my books? On YA fiction and the white gaze.
White Gaze

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·Feb 28

How my grandmother’s home taught me to be proud of my ADHD

I recently talked with my grandmother about what life was like growing up in the 1940s. She told me that when she was younger, she had no idea the country was segregated. She knew she couldn’t go into the public bathrooms while out on road trips, and instead had to…

Adhd

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How my grandmother’s home taught me to be proud of my ADHD
How my grandmother’s home taught me to be proud of my ADHD
Adhd

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·Jan 24

The work friends who “get it” make working with ADHD manageable.

The store had just opened — a health food store that provided organic and locally sourced food. It was an alternative to the local Kroger. And everybody who worked there was new, friendly — and the best part — from the community. There wasn’t much to do during that opening…

Adhd

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The Work Friends that “Get It” Make the Rat Race Worth It
The Work Friends that “Get It” Make the Rat Race Worth It
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·Sep 14, 2022

Physical activity takes the “H” out of my adult ADHD

When I think of the “H” in my ADHD, I instantly remember the childhood version of myself. I was the child with the leg that wouldn’t stop shaking at the movies because I couldn’t sit still. I was the child who got the urge to sprint down hotel hallways or…

Adhd

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How Physical Activity Helps me Medicate my “H”
How Physical Activity Helps me Medicate my “H”
Adhd

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·Jul 27, 2022

I’m listening, even if my ADHD brain drifts away

I remember being quizzed on U.S. presidents in front of my class in the eighth grade. I could barely pay attention during these lessons, so I hadn’t fully absorbed the curriculum. When it was time to be quizzed, I wasn’t concerned about not knowing the answers. …

Adhd

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I’m listening, even if my ADHD brain drifts away
I’m listening, even if my ADHD brain drifts away
Adhd

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·May 5, 2022

What no one told me about ADHD in college

I slept through a midterm in my first semester of college. Why? Because the pressure of staying up late studying and waking up at 8 a.m. for classes had finally defeated me. The stringent due dates in all of my classes left me with no time for rest. And I…

Adhd

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What no one told me about ADHD in college
What no one told me about ADHD in college
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·Mar 10, 2022

Teachers saw a problem — I just saw myself

Nothing like a sixth-grade report card to tell you you’re not good enough. I was an enthusiastic student — until I was told I wasn’t. I had no trouble learning and actually enjoyed it. Up until sixth grade all I got were A’s. You’d think I was a great student. …

Learning Disability

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Teachers never understood me — and that’s OK
Teachers never understood me — and that’s OK
Learning Disability

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·Feb 25, 2022

Typical workplaces aren’t made for my ADHD. So I’m making my own work.

On my first day in retail, I sat on the floor, in front of a shelf, as supervisors watched me organize bottles of sparkling water. And I got in trouble for that. Because apparently, sitting indicated that I wasn’t working with enough “urgency.” That was strike one. Some weeks passed…

Adhd

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Typical workplaces aren’t made for my ADHD. So I’m making my own work.
Typical workplaces aren’t made for my ADHD. So I’m making my own work.
Adhd

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·Feb 1, 2022

Why this Black boy couldn’t ask for help

I wonder how much faster I would’ve grown up if I could’ve asked for help. My dad’s entire parenting philosophy was physically disciplining me when I did something wrong. There was no room to question why what I did was wrong, or to say I didn’t understand. …

Adhd

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Why this Black boy couldn’t ask for help
Why this Black boy couldn’t ask for help
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·Dec 16, 2021

I stayed silent at school. My teachers took it the wrong way.

Ryan Douglass I never understood math. I still don’t. I’ve always been better at English. From pre-K to 12th grade, vocabulary and literature were my happy places, while numbers sent me spiraling through headaches and heavy breathing. I never said a word in my middle school math classes. I didn’t…

Learning Disability

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I stayed silent at school. My teachers took it the wrong way.
I stayed silent at school. My teachers took it the wrong way.
Learning Disability

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Ryan Douglass

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