Some people think that acknowledging your impairments means placing limits on yourself. I’ve found quite the opposite is true. Learning to recognize them and figuring out how to navigate them has made me more functional, not less. Taking ADHD seriously starts with recognition. The only way we can recognize and work with our challenges is by being honest about them, whether or not we think they’re a “big enough deal.” None of the treatments, strategies, accommodations, or environmental changes I lay out in this book will be as useful if we deny the extent of our challenges and don’t think we
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