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How to handle extended family judgment of your ADHD symptoms

My ADHD makes me forget important dates and lose things and my in-laws think I'm careless and disrespectful and my spouse won't defend me because they're embarrassed too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When neurological differences are interpreted as character flaws by family members, it creates rifts that extend beyond individual relationships.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.