Tag: #neurodiversity
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Living with ADHD: Navigating the Challenges and Advocating for Support
ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather a misallocation of attention.” – Dr. Gabor Maté Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects both children and adults. According to the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), it is estimated that 6-9% of children and 5% of adults worldwide have ADHD. This…
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Read Real Stories from People Living with a Chronic Illness
The aim of this article is to describe the experience and the long-term conditions of chronic illness. Many sufferers with chronic illness, including many children, often have trouble explaining the level of pain they are in. Some of the challenges they face are: burn out easily, neglect own bodies, skip lunch, frustrated, fatigue, working too…
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What is Invisible Illness? (+ How to Explain it to Others) by Renee Fabian
“Just because symptoms aren’t physically there when looking at a person struggling does not mean they are not struggling internally,” Emily Torchiana Continue
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My Book of The Week: Butterfly Autumn Mind
This book gives an insight of the life, the emotions and the behaviours of a boy with ADHD ❤