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ADHD strategies

By Graham Watt

Posted: June 7, 2025

ADHD affects more than 1.8 million Canadians (note 1). Perhaps you are beginning to wonder if you are experiencing ADHD symptoms and are considering exploring a diagnosis via a medical doctor. Perhaps people around you suggest that you might have ADHD. Beginning to engage with ADHD symptoms often begins with awareness, observation and gentle self-inquiry. Here are some ways to begin to engage around those topics.

Engaging with ADHD

By Graham Watt

ADHD

stigma mental health

Posted: March 17, 2024

There can often be stigma associated with having a diagnosis of any type. When one gets diagnosed with ADHD some people feel that stigma deeply. Stigma can manifest as a feeling of shame - as if having the thing makes one less than others. In the case of having a diagnosis of ADHD - it feel less than - to be not neuro-typical.

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