About this Blog

I am a mom.  Of a boy.  And a girl. My son is 8 and my daughter 3.  My son was diagnosed a little less than a year ago with ADHD and Anxiety Disorder NOS (no other symptoms) as well as a sleep disorder.  I started this blog to chronicle our journey through ADHD.  It's a learning process.  A long hard road.  I work in community mental health and worked with a full caseload of children with ADHD for a long time.  When it's your child, it's different.  If anyone tells you otherwise they are lying to you and to themselves.  We've laughed, cried, screamed, yelled, jumped for joy and collapsed into exhausted piles of tears after marathon meltdowns. 

This blog is more for myself than for anyone else. I wanted needed a place to put into words how we are all surviving our journey.  And it is just that.  A journey.  However there is no end in sight. ADHD is a life long, daily struggle for those that have it. I believe it can, and will, get easier.  But it takes time.  And patience. And perseverance. And hard work.  I thought when I left my college years behind I was done with research. I have done more research since my son was diagnosed than I have done in my whole life. I read anything and everything I can get my hands on that is even remotely connected to ADHD. 

If you are a parent, caregiver, spouse, friend, or a loved one of someone that has been diagnosed with ADHD then I hope you find a kindred soul in this blog. I welcome input and feedback as this journey is relatively new to us. I am not an expert and I don't claim to be. I am a mom.  Just a mom, that loves her son very much.

Welcome.