Sue Hart Sue Hart

ADHD and Dopamine: The Connection between Novelty Seeking Behaviour and ADHD

Did you know that dopamine is sometimes called the "motivation molecule?" This is because dopamine plays a role in our drive to seek out new experiences and rewards. For people with ADHD, this can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, dopamine can help us achieve great things. On the other hand, it can also lead to impulsiveness and addictive behavior. In this blog post, we will explore the connection between dopamine and ADHD. We will also discuss how seeking behavior affects our daily lives.

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Coping With the Stigma of ADHD

Tired of battling other people’s opinions about ADHD? Learn how adults with the condition and parents of children with ADHD can ignore the stigma, and also discover the best time to tell people about your diagnosis.

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Sue Hart Sue Hart

Getting present to social awkardness

I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/Autistic Spectrum Disorder as a child, so for a long time I viewed most of the struggles I was having through that lens. I was socially awkward, struggled with strong emotions, had an obsessive personality but also had an extremely hard time maintaining focus on anything I wasn’t interested in.

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Sue Hart Sue Hart

What a typical day looks like waking up with an untreated ADHD brain

There's been much debate as to whether adult-onset attention deficit disorder is real. What is real, however, is that ADHD — particularly in women — is frequently overlooked, sometimes for decades at a time. The most noticeable symptoms, like hyperactivity, manifest differently in boys and are too often disregarded as "ditzy" behavior in girls. Plus, the inattentive symptoms more commonly seen in girls are regularly mistaken for something else.

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