Dear Dr. Sharon: Neurodivergent and ‘Too Much’ - How Internalized Shame Fuels Anxiety in ADHD Adults
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.
Dear Dr. Sharon: “I don’t have ADHD, but my partner does - how do I navigate romance, follow-through, and emotional connection?”
ADHD can shape relationship dynamics in subtle ways. Discover how couples can navigate romance, communication, and emotional balance when one partner has ADHD.
New Year, New Habits, Same ADHD: How Families Can Build Lasting Change—Together
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.
Executive Dysfunction Meets Holiday To-Do Lists: Finding Peace in the Chaos
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.
From Hyperfixation to Balance: How to Manage ADHD Productivity Without Burning Out
Learn how to manage ADHD hyperfixation and maintain balance in your daily life. Discover practical strategies to channel your focus, prevent burnout, and create steady, sustainable productivity at work and home.
Managing ADHD in the Workplace: Simple Strategies That Work
Work can be stressful—even more so when you’re navigating ADHD. This post offers five realistic, supportive tips to help you feel more organized, focused, and successful at your job (without burning out).
When Autism Grows Up STRONG: Dr. Sharon Saline's 12 GREAT Ideas To Encourage Them To Get Things Done
Dr. Sharon Saline is a tireless advocate for alternative learners. Her education and experience as a psychologist and mom gives her insights that are spot on. Here are her 12 GREAT Ideas outlining how we encourage them to get things done.
Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function - Counterbalancing Patterns of Failure
Having difficulties can be discouraging and counterproductive. Children with ADHD experience far more defeats and discouragements compared to their counterparts. It’s no surprise that promote thriving in struggling learners depends on the right support, the right tools, but above all, the right environment that conveys a message of acceptance and hope.
On this episode, our guest, Sharon Saline, Psy.D., an author and a clinical psychologist, discusses the unique needs created by the dopamine deficient ADHD brain and how best to coach, train, and support these brains to summon extra dopamine for something they don’t love or care.