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René Brooks | Black Girl, Lost Keys | ADHD

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White women get bent out of shape when we talk about how dangerous they are - especially because they try to distance themselves from white men and fake embrace us

If I never mentioned it before, I will say it now: Guard Your Yes can’t protect you from life being overloaded when there are things that HAVE to be done.

I’m so tired of going into support groups for ADHD women and seeing some variation of “my husband/fiancée/ boyfriend is so angry because I don’t keep our home clean enough

One of the best things I have ever done for myself was surround myself with people who UNDERSTAND chronic illness and mental illness. My friend showed up late for birthday

I don’t know why I even have to say this, but here goes: We are responsible for the harm we cause regardless of our intentions or the reasons behind them.Do

Since it is also Domestic Violence Awareness month, let’s take this a step further and talk about how these expectations help to justify those who would abuse ADHD women.https://twitter.com/blkgirllostkeys/status/1312190401546051584 When

Ok we have been talking about cooking and cleaning tonight and those skills are valuable but I also think it is important for us to talk about how much pressure

Donald Trump did not turn your friends into assholes. Your friends were assholes and you just learned it by watching their response to this stuff. Start holding individuals responsible for

I see people talking about how they can’t remember a specific task. You know, something you want to do but just can’t seem to remember to get done. Like ok

We don’t talk about lack of motivation with ADHD often enough and it is wild to me because when I haven’t been treating my symptoms it would take Tony Robbins,

Them: Hey I would like to meet with you on a Thursday. Me: SURE! I'm usually free on Thursdays, that's just fine. Narrator: But she was not usually free on

Quick reminder that ADHD manifests differently in every single person and there is no standard way to be. It’s like a fingerprint. We all have them, nobody’s are there same.