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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
ADHD brains are restless and easily bored. Consider these four factors before quitting your job and potentially burning a bridge. www.additudemag.com/should-i-quit-m…
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"Should I Quit My Job?" 5 Questions for ADHD Brains
ADHD brains are restless and easily bored. Consider these four factors before quitting your job and potentially burning a bridge.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"The only way to perpetually increase the profits demanded by shareholders is to deny legitimate claims or otherwise create obstacles that prevent or delay payments to providers." - Dr. William Dodson www.additudemag.com/adhd-treatment-…
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Patients Vs. Profits
A veteran psychiatrist shares his view of how private health insurance companies dictate — and limit — ADHD care in America.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
What role do you play in your family? Are you the problem-solver? The peacemaker? Or the arsonist? Understand the role you and others play in your family dynamic and how to shift patterns for stronger bonds. www.additudemag.com/family-relation…
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What Role Do You Play in Your ADHD Family?
Understand the role you and others play in your family dynamics and how to shift patterns for stronger bonds.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It's a heck of a time to be looking for a job. If you are, use these interview tips: www.additudemag.com/interview-tips-…
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6 Steps to a Low-Stress, High-Success Job Interview
Pro tips: Anticipate questions, Practice your answers out loud, and dress for the role.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
File under 'Established Science:' www.additudemag.com/prenatal-acetam…
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Study: Prenatal Acetaminophen Use Not Tied to Autism, ADHD
Use of acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase the likelihood of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis that challenges recent FDA claims.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"Masking your authentic self involves disregarding your own needs, sensory sensitivities, and communication style to meet society’s expectations." - Amy Marschall, Psy.D.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The new Spring issue of ADDitude magazine features cover art by autistic artist Emcie Turineck. Learn all about her here: www.additudemag.com/audhd-artist-sp…
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“My Art Style is Expressive, Bold, and Moving — Like Me.”
A teacher-turned-artist reflects on how her autism and ADHD diagnosis, and the pandemic, changed the trajectory of her life.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
ADHD creates a cycle that weakens your body’s internal clock and worsens sleep problems over time. Learn about the ADHD link to circadian rhythm here. www.additudemag.com/circadian-rhyth…
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Circadian Rhythm, Insomnia & ADHD: 5 Insights to Transform Your Sleep
Understand how the "ADHD doom loop" impacts the circadian clock, and practical ways to protect your sleep.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
What would happen if you went to bed right now? www.additudemag.com/circadian-rhyth…
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Circadian Rhythm, Insomnia & ADHD: 5 Insights to Transform Your Sleep
Understand how the "ADHD doom loop" impacts the circadian clock, and practical ways to protect your sleep.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Signs of impending autistic or ADHD burnout include: persistent fatigue chronic pain headaches difficulty focusing, worsening executive dysfunction social withdrawal depression, anxiety, emotional shifts sensory sensitivities www.additudemag.com/autistic-adhd-b…
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When Neurodivergent Burnout Reaches Its Breaking Point
Struggling to focus? Retreating from social activities? ADHD and autistic burnout interfere with everyday life. Recovery requires fundamental changes.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Unlike other therapies, CBT measures patients’ outcomes in relation to their goals rather than ADHD symptom reduction. It does not encourage them to change who they are but provides tools to improve functioning in ways that are meaningful to them. www.additudemag.com/cbt-techniques-…
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5 Ways to Optimize CBT for ADHD
Cognitive behavioral therapy, enhanced with a neurodiversity-affirming approach, emphasizes goal achievement over symptom reduction.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Hitting a wall each afternoon? This may be a sign that your ADHD medication is wearing off. But, more likely, it is the result of a natural, biologically driven energy dip that can’t be eliminated. www.additudemag.com/afternoon-slump… #ADHD #EnergyDip #Focus
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Why You Should Respect the Afternoon Slump
Hitting a wall each afternoon? This may be a sign that your ADHD medication is wearing off. But, more likely, it is the result of a natural, biologically driven energy dip that can’t be eliminated.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The shorter days of winter can freeze your child’s motivation. As we begin to thaw, here’s how to reset and re-engage from Dawn Brown, M.D. www.additudemag.com/spring-ahead-ad… #WinterMotivation #KidsWellbeing
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“How Can My Family Shrug Off the Winter Blahs?”
The shorter days of winter can freeze your child’s motivation. As we begin to thaw, here’s how to reset and re-engage.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Digital therapeutics have gained a foothold as LumosityRx receives FDA clearance to treat adults with ADHD ages 22 to 55, and a new study suggests adults with anxiety may benefit from digital cognitive behavior therapy. www.additudemag.com/prescription-di…
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Research: Prescription Digital Therapeutics Effectively Address ADHD, Anxiety in Adults
Digital therapeutics have gained a foothold as LumosityRx receives FDA clearance to treat adults with ADHD ages 22 to 55, and a new study suggests adults with anxiety may benefit from digital cognitive behavior therapy.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Does self-care feel like yet another to-do list task for which you have neither the time nor the energy? If so, learn how to dismantle these feelings with @sharonsaline.bsky.social www.additudemag.com/how-to-take-car… #ADHD #selfcare
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When Self-Care Feels Like a Chore
“I invite you to think of self-care as a way of being — a collection of tasks that no one else can do for you. When these tasks are performed consistently, they allow you to show up as the best version of yourself.”
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It's National Clean Off Your Desk Day! Here's an easy-to-follow checklist for keeping your home tidy with daily, monthly, semi-annual, and annual tasks. www.additudemag.com/download/cleani… #CleanOffYourDeskDay #CleaningChecklist #DeclutterYourHome #HomeHacks
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Free Checklist: A Cleaning Schedule for ADHD Brains
An easy-to-follow checklist for keeping your home tidy with daily, monthly, semi-annual, and annual tasks.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“Celebrate the Mistakes You Don’t Make” 👉 www.additudemag.com/adhd-impulsivit… #CelebrateSuccess #EmbraceMistakes #Resilience
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"Most parenting advice assumes a child who can consistently pause, reflect, and comply. ADHD breaks that assumption." - Merrill Palladino www.additudemag.com/new-years-resol… #Parenting #Neurodiversity #UnderstandingADHD #ADHD
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Hate the experience of brushing your teeth? When sensory sensitivities and ADHD collide to impact oral hygiene, try these strategies from other ADDitude readers. www.additudemag.com/i-hate-brushing… #ADHD #SensorySensitivity #OralHygiene #SensoryProcessing
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Answer these questions to see if your sense of urgency and constant productivity are unhealthy and potentially leading to burnout. www.additudemag.com/sense-of-urgenc… #BurnoutAwareness #ProductivityTips
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Am I Suffering from Hurry Sickness?
Answer these questions to see if your sense of urgency and constant productivity are unhealthy and potentially leading to burnout.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Stay on top of things this January with our calendar of tips! www.additudemag.com/download/new-ye… #adhd #tips
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Free 2026 New Year Calendar: One. Thing. Today.
New Year's resolutions are easy to choose but hard to maintain, and they can lead to shame. So ditch the resolutions and instead use this January 2026 calendar to get 31 small things you can try — one for each day — to move closer to getting organized, managing time, decluttering, and improving relationships. Focus on just one thing each day and see what happens!
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Register below for this ADHD-focused webinar with Caren Magill on setting and accomplishing personal goals in the New Year, TODAY at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well! www.additudemag.com/webinar/new-yea…
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Live Webinar January 7: How to Accomplish Your 2026 Goals — One Day at a Time
Register below for this ADHD-focused webinar on setting and accomplishing personal goals in the New Year on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Get more done with less hassle thanks to these genius, out-of-the-box life hacks suggested by people with #ADHD. www.additudemag.com/slideshows/life… #LifeHacks #ProductivityTips
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“Why Didn’t I Think of That?!” 40 Brilliant Neurodivergent Life Hacks
Get more done with less hassle thanks to these genius, out-of-the-box life hacks suggested by people with ADHD.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Understanding how ADHD affects decision-making, through education and self-awareness, can empower women to take a step back before acting. Learn more from Susan Young, Ph.D. additu.de/sexadhd #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalSupport #ValueYourself #RelationshipGoals #RelationshipAdvice
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Six reasons why moods hit harder and faster for teens with ADHD, and when to seek help. 👉https://www.additudemag.com/moody-teenager-adhd-causes/ #ADHDTeens #ADHDSupport #ParentingTeens
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
"Parenting a child with ADHD while living with it myself feels like steering two race cars at once. Some days we glide forward. Some days we spin out." - Merrill Palladino additudemag.com/healing-my-inner-ch… #ADHDSupport #ParentingWithADHD #ADHDFamily
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“Raising My ADHD Child Taught Me I Was Never Broken”
“We are mirrors, he and I. His reflection shows me the parts of myself I used to hide and the parts I am finally learning to love. When I help him find calm, I find it too. When I remind him that being different is not wrong, I believe it a little more for both of us.”
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy NYE from ADDitude! Don't forget to mark your calendars for our first webinar of 2026 with Caren Magill. www.additudemag.com/webinar/new-yea… #Webinar #NewYearNewGoals #ADHD
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Live Webinar January 7: How to Accomplish Your 2026 Goals — One Day at a Time
Register below for this ADHD-focused webinar on setting and accomplishing personal goals in the New Year on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Check out 25 positive affirmations that uplift #ADHD brains here: www.additudemag.com/positive-affirm…
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
To improve any executive function, practice is critical. Learn tips from Adele Diamond, Ph.D., FRSC, FAPA, FAPS, FSEP. 👉 www.additudemag.com/how-to-improve-… #ExecutiveFunction #CognitiveDevelopment #LearningTips #ADHD
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How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills
Executive functioning skills range from working memory to cognitive flexibility to inhibitory control, and beyond. They power our daily functioning, future planning, and mental/physical health. Here, learn how to improve core EFs through recommended activities, exercises, and games.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Bravely facing your current cash flow — the money that comes in and goes out — is the only way to gain control of your budget. Get some financial advice from Linda Roggli to start the New Year off right! www.additudemag.com/budgeting-tips-… #SaveMoney #SmartSpending
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
How do you manage ADHD defense mechanisms? Get more strategies for yourself or your loved ones from Susan Ciardiello, Ph.D., LCSW, here: www.additudemag.com/defense-mechani… #ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #ADHDSupport #ADHDStrategies #ADHDHelp
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“4 ADHD Defense Mechanisms – and How to Break Them”
"Let go of defense mechanisms by humbly owning up to ADHD symptoms as they arise."
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Did you know that you can timebox and even postpone your worry? Learn more from Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D. additudemag.com/how-to-control-anxi… #WorryLess #TimeManagement #StressRelief
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“Can’t Stop Worrying? Just Schedule It for Later”
“Giving your worries a scheduled time slot — and pairing it with healthy reframing and other worry-busting skills — isn’t about suppressing or trying to stop anxiety. It’s about staying in control, a form of emotional regulation in action.”
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
"I blamed myself for being overly sensitive, reactive, or stuck in cycles of burnout. What I didn’t realize was that I had spent decades living with a chronically dysregulated nervous system." - Kate Moryoussef www.additudemag.com/dysregulated-ne… #ADHD
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Whether an early bird, night owl, or something in between, each of us has an internal clock that determines our sleep rhythm. Learn more from J.J. Sandra Kooij, M.D., Ph.D. here. www.additudemag.com/how-to-fix-circ… #CircadianRhythm #SleepScience #ADHD
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ADHD Is the Disorder That Never Sleeps
Research suggests that ADHD night owls should reset their internal clocks. Here’s how to fix circadian rhythm problems and achieve more restful sleep with ADHD.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Tips and scripts to help you initiate a conversation with your provider about ADHD research with confidence. additudemag.com/download/how-to-tal… #ADHDResearch #TalkAboutADHD #ADHDSupport
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Free Guide: How to Talk to Your Doctor About ADHD Research
Tips and scripts to help you initiate a conversation with your provider about ADHD research with confidence.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Researchers have opened up to patients a massive, interactive store of evidence on the efficacy and side effects of drug and non-drug interventions for ADHD designed to improve treatment education and outcomes. www.additudemag.com/adhd-medication…
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New ADHD Treatment Database Compares Stimulants, Non-Stimulants, and Non-Drug Options
Researchers have opened up to patients a massive, interactive store of evidence on the efficacy and side effects of drug and non-drug interventions for ADHD designed to improve treatment education and outcomes.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Don’t hide your clutter or feel guilty. Find hoarding help in these 13 ADHD-friendly rules to organize your home for good from Suan Lasky, M..A, BCC, SCAC. www.additudemag.com/hoarding-help-a… #ADHDHelp #OrganizeYourHome #HoardingHelp
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Love It, Use It, or Lose It
"The only time I 'sort of' clean up is when I invite people over. This doesn't happen often these days, because I've run out of closet space and other hiding places for all the junk." Don't hide your clutter or feel guilty. Find hoarding help in these 13 ADHD-friendly rules to organize your home for good.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Researchers have opened up to patients a massive, interactive store of evidence on the efficacy and side effects of drug and non-drug interventions for ADHD designed to improve treatment education and outcomes. www.additudemag.com/adhd-medication… #ADHDTreatment
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New ADHD Treatment Database Compares Stimulants, Non-Stimulants, and Non-Drug Options
Researchers have opened up to patients a massive, interactive store of evidence on the efficacy and side effects of drug and non-drug interventions for ADHD designed to improve treatment education and outcomes.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
New research challenging the dual-pathway model finds that self-regulation difficulties persist in hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive adults with ADHD. www.additudemag.com/self-regulation… #ADHDResearch #SelfRegulation #ADHDAwareness
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Study: Self-Regulation Difficulties Predict Adult ADHD
New research challenging the dual-pathway model finds that self-regulation difficulties persist in hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive adults with ADHD.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
ADHD symptoms can crush a couple’s sex life. Ignite passion and strengthen connections with these tips from Ari Tuckman, Psy.D. www.additudemag.com/how-to-have-bet… #ADHDAwareness #RelationshipAdvice #HealthyRelationships #ConnectionTips
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Enhancing ADHD Intimacy: 3 Rules for a Lifetime of Great Sex
ADHD symptoms can crush a couple’s sex life. Ignite passion and strengthen connections with these tips.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Emotional burden and regulation difficulties due to distressing, traumatic events independently predicted higher rates of depression or anxiety in adolescents with #ADHD, #autism, or both conditions, finds a new study. www.additudemag.com/emotional-burde…
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Study: Emotional Burden, Dysregulation Predict Anxiety, Depression in Neurodivergent Youth
Emotional burden and regulation difficulties due to distressing, traumatic events independently predicted higher rates of depression or anxiety in adolescents with ADHD, autism, or both conditions, finds a new study.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Centanafadine is a once-daily, extended-release investigational norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin reuptake inhibitor (NDSRI) for the treatment of #ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults. www.additudemag.com/centanafadine-t… #ADHDTreatment
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ADHD Non-Stimulant Triple Reuptake Inhibitor Seeks FDA Approval
Centanafadine is a once-daily, extended-release investigational norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin reuptake inhibitor (NDSRI) for the treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
“We know that excessive consumption of short-form content is linked to poorer attention, depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness.” - Leigh Rust, Psy.D. www.additudemag.com/brain-rot-scree… #SocialMediaImpact #AttentionSpan #adhd #adhdsky
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“7 Ways to Parent in the Age of Brain Rot”
"We know that short-form content — think TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels — is carefully engineered to activate the brain’s dopamine centers. We also know that excessive consumption of short-form content is linked to poorer attention, depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness. Difficulty disengaging and regulating emotions offline is a common result."
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
An editorial round-up of the scientific studies and findings most likely to impact our readers’ lives and health. www.additudemag.com/adhd-researc... #ADHD #news #science
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Top 10 ADHD News and Research Headlines of 2025
An editorial round-up of the scientific studies and findings most likely to impact our readers’ lives and health.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The act of demonstrating self-compassion eases the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and improves ADHD symptoms and emotional dysregulation in college students, according to a new study. www.additudemag.com/self-compass... #SelfCompassion #EmotionalRegulation #ChildhoodExperiences
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Study: Self-Compassion Improves Emotional Regulation, ADHD Symptoms
The act of demonstrating self-compassion eases the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and improves ADHD symptoms and emotional dysregulation in college students, according to a new study.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
More than half of women with #ADHD experience debilitating symptoms of perimenopause compared to one-third of women without ADHD, finds a new population-based study. www.additudemag.com/perimenopaus... #ADHDWomen #Perimenopause #WomenHealth #HealthResearch #WomenWithADHD
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Study: Perimenopausal Symptoms Are More Severe, Begin Earlier in Women with ADHD
More than half of women with ADHD experience debilitating symptoms of perimenopause compared to one-third of women without ADHD, finds a new population-based study.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based therapy that helps people with ADHD heal from trauma. Here’s how it works, from Susan Bauerfeld, Ph.D. www.additudemag.com/ifs-therapy-... #InternalFamilySystems #ADHDTherapy #adhd #trauma #EvidenceBasedTherapy #TherapyWorks #MentalWellness
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How IFS Therapy Promotes Healing from Trauma
Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based therapy that helps people with ADHD heal from trauma. Here’s how it works.
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We invite #autistic people to share art capturing the diversity and depth of life on the spectrum. Submissions are open to everyone, selected works to be featured in a special upcoming issue of ADDitude magazine. Submit work to submissions@additudemag.com #ActuallyAutistic #audhd #neurodivergent
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We invite #autistic people to share art capturing the diversity and depth of life on the spectrum. Submissions are open to everyone, selected works to be featured in a special upcoming issue of ADDitude magazine. Submit work to submissions@additudemag.com #ActuallyAutistic #audhd #neurodivergent
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ADDitude @additudemag.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Is your definition of “productive” built on someone else’s goals, strategies, and meaning of success? That’s a recipe for burnout. Here’s a better way to find happiness. www.additudemag.com/what-am-i-do... Learn more from Ari Tuckman, Psy.D.
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What Makes a Life Fulfilling? Pursuing Goals Important to You, Not Others.
Is your definition of “productive” built on someone else’s goals, strategies, and meaning of success? That’s a recipe for burnout. Here’s a better way to find happiness.
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