“Your compliments are intended to convey your pride and enthusiasm about your son’s effort. He dismisses them because of shame, low self-esteem, and his overactive… Read More »ADDitude Mag – “Why Is Accepting Compliments So Difficult for My Child?”
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When Perfectionism Stems from ADHD: Challenging the Fallacy of “Not Good Enough” “Perfectionism, when unhealthy, drives a person to exhaustion striving for a flawlessness that’s… Read More »ADDitude Mag – When Perfectionism Stems from ADHD: Challenging the Fallacy of “Not Good Enough”
The Eisenhower Matrix for ADHD Decision-Making The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple, effective decision-making tool for determining which tasks deserve our immediate action, our long-term… Read More »ADDitude Free Download: The Eisenhower Matrix for ADHD Decision-Making
Access the recording of the ADDitude webinar by Dr. Saline on 1/19/22: “Perfectionism and ADHD: Making ‘Good Enough’ Work for You” Get access to the… Read More »ADDitude Webinar Replay – Perfectionism and ADHD: Making ‘Good Enough’ Work for You
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“Self-compassion allows you to be good enough as you are, with your warts, with your foibles, sometimes off-balanced, sometimes more reactive than you’d like, sometimes… Read More »ADDitude Mag – You Are Worthy of Self-Compassion: How to Break the Habit of Internalized Criticism
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Tweens with ADHD often refuse to ask for help, reject it when it’s offered, or pretend that they’ve got things under control when they don’t.… Read More »ADDitude Mag: “I Can Do It Myself!” How to Support Tweens with ADHD (Who Don’t Want Help)