Category: adhd
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When You Learn Your Needs Don’t Matter: The Emotional Toll of Being Undiagnosed
I’ve often been asked why I push so hard for my kids to get diagnosed. To some, they seem “normal,” and the effort to secure assessments feels unnecessary. “They’ll be fine,” I’ve heard countless times. The answer to this question is simple: me. I’m the reason. My lived experience as an undiagnosed autistic and ADHD…
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The Battle of the Brain: Living with Noise Sensitivity and Tinnitus (And Losing It at 4 A.M.)
It was 4 a.m. on a bitterly cold morning, and there I was, crying in the middle of the street, hunting for that noise. A sound that defied description—like a fridge buzzing through a wall, yet somehow managing to vibrate my very soul. It taunted me, no matter where I turned. I stomped around like…
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How Do I Human? Discovering I’m Neurodivergent After a Lifetime of Misunderstanding
For years, I thought I was just broken—too intense, too sensitive, too much. It wasn’t until I discovered I’m both autistic and ADHD that everything finally made sense. This is the story of how a lifetime of misdiagnosis, burnout, and self-doubt led to a life-changing moment of clarity—and the start of finally understanding how to…
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