Ryan DouglassDo 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…·4 min read·May 1, 2023----
Ryan Douglassinfor/byHow my grandmother’s home taught me to be proud of my ADHDI 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…·4 min read·Feb 28, 2023----
Ryan Douglassinfor/byThe Work Friends that “Get It” Make the Rat Race Worth ItWe were new to the job. The store had just opened — a health foods store that provided organic and locally sourced food as an alternative…·3 min read·Jan 24, 2023--1--1
Ryan Douglassinfor/byHow Physical Activity Helps me Medicate my “H”When I think of the “H” in ADHD, I remember the child version of myself, with a leg that wouldn’t stop shaking at the movies. I couldn’t…·2 min read·Sep 14, 2022----
Ryan Douglassinfor/byI’m listening, even if my ADHD brain drifts awayI 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…·3 min read·Jul 27, 2022--2--2
Ryan Douglassinfor/byWhat no one told me about ADHD in collegeI 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…·3 min read·May 5, 2022--4--4
Ryan Douglassinfor/byTeachers never understood me — and that’s OKNothing 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…·4 min read·Mar 10, 2022--5--5
Ryan Douglassinfor/byTypical 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…·4 min read·Feb 25, 2022--7--7
Ryan Douglassinfor/byWhy this Black boy couldn’t ask for helpI wonder how much faster I would’ve grown up if I could’ve asked for help.·5 min read·Feb 1, 2022----
Ryan Douglassinfor/byI stayed silent at school. My teachers took it the wrong way.Ryan Douglass·3 min read·Dec 16, 2021----