Friendship is deeply important to our well-being. It provides mutual acceptance, warmth, and support between people. It’s a refuge and a place where you can safely be yourself and connect with others.
She said that forgetfulness and "zoning out," traits of ADHD, can impact friendships. Emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity can also lead to conflict. Forming friendships as an adult — and ...
High school is a fast-paced, shifting social landscape where old friends can drift away and social status takes on greater importance. This is also a time when many kids shift their primary friendship ...
Impulsivity, or acting before thinking, is a well-known ADHD symptom. It can cause people to interrupt, blurt out ideas, ...
ADHD stereotypes are everywhere: We veer off into a dozen tangents when trying to tell a story. We can’t seem to ever find our keys. Squirrel! But here’s one topic that’s rarely discussed yet is one ...
I’ve noticed that some of my friends and I seem to have very different preferences when it comes to communication — especially around texting versus phone calls. As an adult with ADHD, I find texting ...
The term rejection sensitive dysphoria isn’t a formal diagnosis, but it’s gaining traction in both research and clinical work ...