This was not a study. This was anecdote. Amish children do have autism. They are also far less likely to have routine well child visits. Fewer well visits= fewer developmental screens= fewer children diagnosed with autism.

A friend of mine with an 810 credit score tried to rent an apartment this weekend. The rent was $2700.00. They required you make 3x the monthly rent to qualify. That's almost $100k a year. The national average salary in the US is $63,795. With his income of $52k he

My therapist taught me to interrupt my anxious thinking with thoughts like:"What if things work out" and "What if all my hard work pays off?" So, I'm passing that onto you wherever you are, whatever you're leaving, or whomever you're becoming.

They need to invent a new word to accurately describe last month's Con Ed bill

Being exhausted because of depression but can’t sleep because of anxiety is a special kind of torture that drains you silently while the world keeps demanding more.

Not surprised in the least

The ADHD diet is just accidental intermittent fasting for 16 hours, followed by a meal that looks like a raccoon raided a pantry. My body: "We need nutrients." Me: "Say no more." *Eats a slice of deli ham, a handful of chocolate chips, and a cold tortilla over the sink.*

You tell ‘em Michelle!!!

So sad and scary-praying for her whole family…the Catalinas in AZ are pretty treacherous

If you filing taxes Without kids you might as well rip up your W-2

And suddenly I became the person who takes forever to reply, likes to be alone, will ghost you, doesn’t care about anything, and will not care if we fade away.

“ Okaaaayyyyyy let me juuuuuuuust share my screen... okaycanyouseeit? “

My therapist told me: “When a person grows up feeling unseen, they learn to love by over-giving. They pour into everyone else, hoping that, one day, someone will finally pour back into them. So they become the care taker. The fixer. The one who shows up, even when no one shows

Problem with having ADHD is that “important” doesn’t mean anything. “Urgent” does. “Interesting” does. But not “important”. You can value something deeply, love it, fear it, even need it. But if the mind does not register “now,” it remains an untouched file in the system.

ADHD isn’t erased by achievement. Many of us “raw-dogged” it through school because we got good grades, but the toll shows up later in burnout, anxiety, depression, or health struggles. Getting by ≠ thriving. XO, Dr. Jen

The average job search takes 4 to 8 months. This is not an exaggeration. Before you resign without an offer count the cost.

Adult life gets dangerous when the calendar turns into one long grey hallway. Same wake up. Same commute. Same screens. Same “what do you want for dinner” loop. Same bills sliding out of the same apps. Same tiredness that doesn’t even feel dramatic anymore, just baseline. You

Average rent is $3K You’re supposed to make 3x the rent which is $9k, Which is $108k a year. Average salary in U.S. is $51K. The Math isn't working.

ADHD is often branded as the "Ooh look, a squirrel!" disorder. In reality, it is the "I have been screaming at myself to stand up for 4 hours but I am physically frozen" disorder. The distraction is the comedy bit everyone sees. The crushing guilt and executive paralysis is the

I stopped telling people when my mental health starts getting bad again. Once I heard someone say how exhausting it is to love someone with depression and anxiety, it never left me. The last thing I want is to drain the people I care about while I’m fighting just to stay afloat.