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Disorder: ADHD/ADD

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That Food You Just Can't Get Enough of May Be an ADHD Hyperfixation

Brittany Johnson

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How Caregivers and Family Can Help People With Dementia Thrive

Micaela El Fattal

What's in My Bag, But Make It ADHD

Brittany Johnson

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How Practicing Mindfulness Meditation Helped Me Trust Myself With My Disability

Marie Granucci

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How a Cardinal in a Storm Gave Me Hope in Life as a 'Generation Disaster' Millennial

Natalie Bograd

Kristin holding a Starbucks cup

What It's Like to Fall a Lot Because of My Disability

Kristin Gandy

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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Living With a Neurotypical Roommate

Brittany Johnson

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How the Collapse of Primary Care Is Impacting the Entire Health Care System

TracyK

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Surfing for Higher Expectations for My Son With Down Syndrome

Michelle Tetschner

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21 ADHD Workplace 'Moods' That Are Too Damn Relatable

Brittany Johnson

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What Comes With Getting an AuDHD Diagnosis as an Adult

Artsy Ash Fork

Fletcher with his new friend

What This Man Can Teach Us About Accepting Autism and Disabilities

Emily Petrik

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My Struggle With 'Chronic Indecisiveness' as Someone on the Autism Spectrum

Forrest Bezotte

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I Have Personal Care Aides to Help Me, But I Still Deserve to Be Treated Like an Adult

Larissa Martin

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The Hidden Costs of Chronic Illness -- and How You Can Help

Lindsay

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Ranking My 9 ADHD Stims From 'Normal' to 'WTF?'

Brittany Johnson

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How I Finally Found My Voice as a Teenager With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Maddie S

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Why I Draw as Someone With Nonverbal Learning Disability and Depression

Kristen Veggeberg

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When Your Life Goals Change Because of Chronic Illness

Allison Snider

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13 People Describe What Clothing Sensory Sensitivities Feel Like

The Mighty Community

Snail

What Snails Taught Me About Accepting My Unique Autistic Brain

Hannan C

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It's Pain Awareness Month. Here's What I Need You to Know About Mine.

Christina Irene

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ADHD Isn't a Label for Me, It's a Diagnosis of Hope

Sarah Trombley

Lindsay jumping for joy by the water.

Redefining Strength in My Life With POTS

Lindsay

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6 Things You Need to Know If You Have a Roommate With ADHD

Brittany Johnson

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How Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria Can Prevent You From Initiating Intimacy

Brittany Johnson

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The Reminder That Kept Me Going This Bad Week With Chronic Illness

Annie Basil

How One Mom with NMOSD Learned the Value of Putting Her Health First

Mary Canning

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Why I Sometimes Feel Betrayed By the Medical Establishment

Sarah Hauer

Eliott with a doctor as a child.

What Makes a Great Doctor for a Patient With Cerebral Palsy

Eliott Hu

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