Inattentive ADHD Coalition

10/14/2026

💜 Help shape SEE HER: The ADHD Girls Summit!

Join FINDtheADHDgirls for a FREE virtual summit on May 12–13, 2027, focused on recognizing and supporting girls with ADHD.

What do you want to learn? Take our quick, 2-minute survey and help shape the program!

👉 https://lnkd.in/gzp3-BYx

Please share with parents, educators, clinicians, and women with ADHD.

We're planning SEE HER: The ADHD Girls Summit, a free, two-day virtual event on May 12–13, 2027. Our goal is to help more people recognize, understand, and support girls with ADHD—especially those whose symptoms are easily overlooked. Before we finalize the program, we'd love your input! Please ...

10/13/2026

We're planning the SEE HER Summit, and wed love your input!

On May 12–13, 2027, FINDtheADHDgirls will host SEE HER: The ADHD Girls Summit, a free, two-day virtual event focused on recognizing, understanding, and supporting girls with ADHD.

We"re bringing together ADHD researchers, clinicians, women who grew up with ADHD, and people who work with girls today.

But before we finalize the program, we want to hear from you.

What do you most want to learn? What questions do you wish someone would answer? What would make this summit valuable to you?

We"ve created a short, 2-minute survey to help guide our planning. Will you help us shape SEE HER?👉 Take the survey: https://forms.gle/8GNseucYagkjuyL37

And please share it with parents, educators, clinicians, and women with ADHD. We want to hear from people beyond our usual circles, too!

We're planning SEE HER: The ADHD Girls Summit, a free, two-day virtual event on May 12–13, 2027. Our goal is to help more people recognize, understand, and support girls with ADHD—especially those whose symptoms are easily overlooked. Before we finalize the program, we'd love your input! Please ...

10/13/2026

Don’t make your brain work harder to remember what you need to do. Give your thoughts a place to land! 💜

With ADHD, to-do items can pop into our minds at the most inconvenient times—when we’re in bed, driving, or doing something else entirely. If we don’t capture them, they may disappear just as quickly.

📝 Try this simple strategy:

Write down tasks as soon as you remember them.

If you’re away from your notepad, use your phone to record a quick note or voice memo. If you’re driving, wait until you’re safely parked.

Transfer those reminders to your main to-do list at a regular time each day.

That last step can be tricky, so try setting a daily reminder to review your notes.

The goal isn’t to remember everything. It’s to build a system that helps you remember what matters.

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.iadhd.org/blog/how-to-improve-your-adhd-life

10/13/2026

Don’t rely on your memory to remember what you were doing! 💜

When you have ADHD, an interruption can make it surprisingly easy to lose track of what you were about to do. Instead of trusting yourself to remember, create a simple external reminder.

📝 Try this three-step strategy:

Pause and write: Before responding to the interruption, jot down 2–3 words that will remind you of your unfinished task.

Return and resume: When the interruption is over, look at your note to jog your memory and finish the task.

Clear and reset: Discard the note once the task is complete, and keep your notepad within easy reach for next time.

The goal isn’t to have a better memory. It’s to build a system that supports the memory you have.

With ADHD, a small reminder can make the difference between losing your place and getting back on track.

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.iadhd.org/blog/enhancing-your-life-with-adhd

10/12/2026

Cassandra used to feel bad for not speaking up in meetings. Now? She honors her brain’s timing—and speaks up when she’s ready.

💬 “I’m still processing in the moment… so I follow up afterward, when I’ve had time to think.”

If you’ve ever walked away from a meeting thinking “Ugh, I should’ve said that…” — this clip is for you.

▶️ Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/EawQtMuevMA?si=KpVwaKlPGXztDKEY

Comment “cassandra” for the podcast link.

10/12/2026

ADHD meltdowns and sensitivity can look like “too much”… but what if it’s actually intensity?

In my newest interview with Megan Bonde, we break down The 5 Intensities—and how they can explain big emotions, sensory overwhelm, restlessness, daydreaming, and fairness-driven meltdowns (especially in girls who mask).

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why is my child reacting this strongly?” — this conversation will give you a new lens: your child isn’t the problem… the environment might be.

🎥 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpx6xGHFEfs
📘 My book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6YFTLVG

10/12/2026

Little girls learn fast when “different” isn’t welcome. They adapt to what adults want—sometimes starting in kindergarten. And over time, that adapting can turn into masking…until they don’t know how to be their full selves anywhere.

Support shouldn’t mean blunting who she is. It should mean helping her thrive as herself.

Watch the full panel discussion: https://youtu.be/qpYGRKwySeM?si=HTXP_44XP3Phgftc

Free resources: www.FINDtheADHDgirls.org/repository

10/12/2026

“How many times do I have to tell you?”

Sometimes a girl can’t answer that question. She meant to remember. She tried to listen. And now she feels she has disappointed you again.

Before we assume she doesn’t care, we can pause and ask: “What’s making this hard, and what would help?”

We can set expectations while helping her meet them. Understanding the struggle gives us a better place to start.

Wondering whether ADHD could be part of the picture? Our free 10-minute checklist can help you recognize patterns worth exploring. It’s an awareness tool, not a diagnosis.

https://findtheadhdgirls.org/checklist-form

10/12/2026

When we talk about ADHD, too often the conversation becomes narrow and predictive.

But lives are not linear.

A child’s future is shaped by many forces — inherited traits, intelligence, health, family life, friendships, education, opportunities, and the environments they grow up in.

ADHD is one piece of a much bigger picture.

There is no single destiny attached to this diagnosis. There is no guaranteed outcome. There is no fixed ceiling.

What matters most is understanding, support, and the environments we create around our children.

When we widen the lens, we create possibility.

— Thomas Brown, Ph.D.

10/12/2026

Parents often get mixed messages about neuropsychological evaluations.

Sometimes, these evaluations can offer helpful insight—especially when it’s unclear whether a child’s struggles relate to ADHD, anxiety, autism, learning differences, giftedness, or a combination.

They can help clarify strengths, challenges, and possible next steps for school and support.

This handout is now in our Resource Library:
https://findtheadhdgirls.org/resource-library