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How to support someone with #ADHD (1/):
DO:
Listen patiently
Ask questions
Give positive reassurance
Educate yourself
Offer to help take something off our plate
DON'T:
Judge
Interject your opinion
Tell us how we 'should' feel
Give unsolicited advice https://twitter.com/danidonovan/status/1245351958887698433
DO:
Listen patiently Ask questions Give positive reassurance Educate yourself Offer to help take something off our plateDON'T:
Judge Interject your opinion Tell us how we 'should' feel Give unsolicited advice https://twitter.com/danidonovan/status/1245351958887698433
How to support someone with #ADHD (2/):
DO:
Encourage us to talk through challenges
Celebrate small victories
Offer to 'body-double' during tasks
DON'T:
Minimize our struggles
Try to change our negative emotions so YOU don't feel uncomfortable (toxic positivity)
DO:
Encourage us to talk through challenges Celebrate small victories Offer to 'body-double' during tasksDON'T:
Minimize our struggles Try to change our negative emotions so YOU don't feel uncomfortable (toxic positivity)
