Mid-year reviews and performance conversations often happen in spring. Adults with ADHD are increasingly naming how rejection sensitive dysphoria impacts career confidence and workplace anxiety. This week's blog offers insight and support for approaching feedback in a way that feels more manageable—and less personal.

Standardized testing ramps up in April, and tweens and teens with ADHD often experience heightened anxiety, sleep disruption, and confidence dips during academic evaluation periods. this week, a reader wants to know how to support her kids with ADHD, without adding more pressure.

When a child shows traits of both ADHD and autism, it can be confusing to make sense of what’s really going on. This weeks blog explores “AudHD,” the co-occurrence of autism and ADHD, and why this overlap is more common than many people realize. You’ll learn how these profiles can look similar in some ways and very different in others, why children are often diagnosed with one but not the other, and how masking can make things harder to recognize. Most importantly, this piece offers practical, research-informed ways to support your child, even if you’re still figuring out the full picture.

If you've ever spent an entire day performing a version of yourself that felt nothing like the real you — holding it together at work, seeming calm when you're not, passing as organized — you already know something about masking. But knowing it and understanding it are two different things. Dr. Sharon Saline returns to help Pete and Nikki unpack what masking actually is: hiding traits, suppressing impulses, and overcompensating to appear more polished than you feel. It's a coping mechanism that can be useful, but for adults with ADHD, chronic masking carries real costs — increased anxiety, emotional exhaustion, a growing disconnect between who you show the world and who you actually are.

More adults are naming the long-term emotional impact of masking, rejection sensitivity, and internalized shame. March’s Mental Health conversations often open space for deeper, identity-based reflection.

 Parents notice motivation dips, power struggles, and emotional fatigue spike in February as novelty fades and demands stay high.

 ADHD can shape relationship dynamics in subtle ways. Discover how couples can navigate romance, communication, and emotional balance when one partner has ADHD.

New research shows stimulant ADHD medications may boost alertness and motivation more than attention. Learn what this means for sleep, learning, and family life.

Creating new habits can feel especially hard for families living with ADHD. This article explores why habit formation is challenging for ADHD brains and offers practical, compassionate strategies to help families build routines that actually stick—without shame, power struggles, or perfectionism.

Today we’re talking about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), a deeply emotional experience that affects many individuals with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence. My guest is Dr. Sharon Saline, a clinical psychologist who has spent over 30 years working with neurodivergent children, teens, adults, and families. In our conversation, Sharon breaks down what RSD is, how it shows up in daily life, and why understanding it can be such a game changer, for both kids and parents. We talk about the emotional and psychological impact of RSD, practical tools for managing it, and how to cultivate self-compassion and resilience in the face of painful rejection or criticism. Sharon also shares strategies for helping kids navigate social situations with more confidence and less overwhelm, and for supporting ourselves as parents along the way.

Struggling to manage holiday tasks with ADHD? Learn how executive dysfunction can paralyze you — and discover practical, brain-friendly strategies to make decorating, shopping, cooking, and planning feel doable.

🎤 Today’s TADD Talk features Dr. Sharon Saline, discussing “How Anxiety Affects Motivation.” 💡

Liked what you heard? There’s plenty more where that came from – learn more about Sharon’s work here:

Dr. Sharon Saline, clinical psychologist and author of What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew and The ADHD Solution Card Deck, specializes in ADHD and neurodivergence. She works internationally with families, schools, and businesses, teaches at UMass Chan Medical School, blogs for Psychology Today, and contributes to ADDitude Magazine. Visit her website at www.drsharonsaline.com

Got ADHD? Do you struggle? Do the neurotypicals around you struggle? In this edition of Attention Talk Radio, cognitive engineer and ADHD coach, Jeff Copper, (https://digcoaching.com) has an open and frank conversation with Dr. Sharon Saline about the need for empathy and gratitude. Many of those with ADHD are looking for empathy, but what about those who are supporting you? Gratitude and thanks can go a long way for those who are really trying to support you and can be your ally. If you have ADHD, struggle, and need support, this is a show you haven’t been looking for but must hear.  

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder, including managing symptoms of ADHD in adults with ADD or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated to help them get unstuck and moving forward by opening their minds to pay attention to what works. To learn more about attention and ADHD coach Jeff Copper, go to www.digcoaching.com.  

This week, Sam and Katie dive into one of the most common- and misunderstood- ADHD experiences: anxiety. Why do ADHD brains so often run in overdrive, even when there’s nothing to panic about? And what’s really going on beneath that constant sense of “what if?”
They’re joined by clinical psychologist Dr Sharon Saline who specialises in ADHD and anxiety. Together they unpack why ADHD minds can be hardwired for hypervigilance, how childhood criticism can shape lifelong worry patterns, and why so many of us rely on last-minute panic to get things done.
From procrastination and emotional flooding to mindfulness and self-compassion, this is a thoughtful, practical conversation about understanding your anxiety instead of fighting it- and how to turn it into a tool for curiosity, resilience, and growth.
New episodes of You're Wrong About ADHD are available every Wednesday and Friday. Got a question or story for the team? Send it to ADHDpodcast@global.com. You’re Wrong About ADHD is made in association with APX Content Ventures.

“Back-to-School Anxiety: 5 Tips to Support Kids with ADHD | Dr. Sharon Saline”
Help your child with ADHD ease back-to-school anxiety. Learn strategies for routines, IEP/504 prep, and building confidence.

Remember the old poem about the secret ingredients for boys and girls? Snips and snails for boys, sugar and spice for girls. It wasn't just a silly rhyme; it hinted at a truth: boys and girls experience the world differently. This applies to neurodivergence too. Autism and ADHD can manifest differently in males and females, leading to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis in women. For parents, this raises a crucial question: how can we ensure that neurodiverse children, regardless of gender, feel seen, understood, and supported? On this episode, our expert panel will discuss how boys and girls experience neurodivergence differently and offer strategies for parents and educators.