Rory Stern, PsyD, ADDA Board of Director
Last week my good friend, and ADDA President, Evelyn Polk-Green wrote about ADHD and feelings of chronic overwhelm. It was a post that really stood out for me, because since returning from the ADDA conference immediately followed by a family wedding, I was feeling incredibly overwhelmed too.
I was a little stuck. I couldn't get back into a routine, I didn't know where to begin, and I was just plain old tired. All of my energy was gone.
For a...
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