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“I Don’t Need to Be Fixed!” Epiphanies of Self-Acceptance from Adults with ADHD

By ADDitude Editors — 2022

The path to self-acceptance is long and treacherous for adults with ADHD, many of whom mistake their symptoms for personal faults. Here, ADDitude readers share the moments they realized that they weren’t broken at all—and that their wild, wonderful ADHD brains didn’t need fixing.

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The Neurodivergent Brain: Everything You Need to Know

People are described as neurodiverse when their thought patterns, behaviors, or learning styles fall outside of what is considered "normal," or neurotypical.

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Lisa Jo Rudy
2022
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Neurodiversity Rewires Conventional Thinking About Brains

Steve Silberman chronicles the birth of neurodiversity -- a neologism that called attention to the fact that many atypical forms of brain wiring also convey unusual skills and aptitudes.

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Steve Silberman
2013
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The Benefits of Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Large corporations such as SAP, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Ford, IBM, and others have recognized the competitive advantage of neurodiversity and begun to utilize the special gifts and talents of individuals with autism and other neurological differences to improve the workplace.

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Ronit Molko
2016
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Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: How to Tap the Neurodivergent Talent Pool

Embracing neurodiversity, from ADHD to dyslexia, gives adland a creative edge.

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Brittaney Kiefer
2021
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Billie Eilish Says Her Synethesia Inspires Her Creative Process

She also told Jimmy Fallon he appears to her as a “vertical brown rectangle.”

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Bria McNeal
2021
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Investors and Entrepreneurs Need to Address the Mental Health Crisis in Startups

The most brilliant and creative amongst us are sometimes the most troubled, and nowhere is that clearer than in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Jake Chapman
2018
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How a Revered Studio for Artists with Disabilities Is Surviving at a Distance

Creative Growth is a place for artists with disabilities to gather, work, talk, and think without fear of reproach or dismissal.

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Dan Piepenbring
2020
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Netflix, BBC Team to Develop and Co-Produce Shows from Disabled Creatives

Netflix and the BBC will work together, in an unprecedented move, to promote disabled creatives on and off screen.

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K. J. Yossman
2021
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