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Chad Perman, LMFT | newpagetherapy.com (seeing clients in WA state only)
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*posts ≠ professional/medical advice or endorsement
“The sheer number of connections my brain makes in a day brings me the most joy. I have never completely lost my childlike wonder or curiosity. I’m grateful for this trait every day. It keeps me going when everything else becomes an unbearable grind.”
“The ADHD Characteristics I’m Most Thankful for Are…”
“My creativity has blessed me at every stage of my life. My grandkids and I write songs or make videos, and I do sing-a-longs at my mom’s nursing home. Being ADHD is a rollercoaster ride, but I love t...
www.additudemag.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“The sheer number of connections my brain makes in a day brings me the most joy. I have never completely lost my childlike wonder or curiosity. I’m grateful for this trait every day. It keeps me going when everything else becomes an unbearable grind.”
Glad to see an article about this—it's rarely talked about!
"Every time you minimize your intelligence, qualify your insights, or pretend uncertainty, you are still acting from the child trying to not trigger envy & attack. But perhaps the second half of your life asks something different of you."
"Every time you minimize your intelligence, qualify your insights, or pretend uncertainty, you are still acting from the child trying to not trigger envy & attack. But perhaps the second half of your life asks something different of you."
Humiliation Wound in Gifted Adults
Gifted adults carry a trauma that few recognize. Intelligence becomes a source of humiliation, requiring constant self-editing and performative humility just to survive socially.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Glad to see an article about this—it's rarely talked about!
"Every time you minimize your intelligence, qualify your insights, or pretend uncertainty, you are still acting from the child trying to not trigger envy & attack. But perhaps the second half of your life asks something different of you."
"Every time you minimize your intelligence, qualify your insights, or pretend uncertainty, you are still acting from the child trying to not trigger envy & attack. But perhaps the second half of your life asks something different of you."
“People with ADHD often have a special feel for life, a way of seeing right into the heart of matters, while others have to reason their way along methodically.”
- Dr. Edward Hallowell
- Dr. Edward Hallowell
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“People with ADHD often have a special feel for life, a way of seeing right into the heart of matters, while others have to reason their way along methodically.”
- Dr. Edward Hallowell
- Dr. Edward Hallowell
"Mind wandering is one of the critical resources on which the remarkable creativity of high-functioning ADHD individuals is based. This makes them such an incredibly valuable asset for our society and the future of our planet."
#ADHDAwarenessMonth
#ADHDAwarenessMonth
New research reveals how ADHD sparks extraordinary creativity
Researchers have discovered that ADHD’s hallmark mind wandering might actually boost creativity. People who deliberately let their thoughts drift scored higher on creative tests in two large studies. ...
www.sciencedaily.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Mind wandering is one of the critical resources on which the remarkable creativity of high-functioning ADHD individuals is based. This makes them such an incredibly valuable asset for our society and the future of our planet."
#ADHDAwarenessMonth
#ADHDAwarenessMonth
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October 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial... It began to occur to me that unless I had a need to demonstrate my own cleverness & learning, I would do better to rely upon the client for the direction of movement in the process."
- Carl Rogers
- Carl Rogers
September 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial... It began to occur to me that unless I had a need to demonstrate my own cleverness & learning, I would do better to rely upon the client for the direction of movement in the process."
- Carl Rogers
- Carl Rogers
“What really struck us was … people talking about how navigating the challenges of ADHD had actually made them more empathetic, more accepting of others [and] better at handling adversity.”
- @neuranne.bsky.social
- @neuranne.bsky.social
People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity
ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But patients point out upsides, like curiosity. Research is now catching up.
www.sciencenews.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“What really struck us was … people talking about how navigating the challenges of ADHD had actually made them more empathetic, more accepting of others [and] better at handling adversity.”
- @neuranne.bsky.social
- @neuranne.bsky.social
"It is astonishing how elements which seem insoluable become soluable when someone hears; how confusions which seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is understood."
- Carl Rogers
- Carl Rogers
September 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"It is astonishing how elements which seem insoluable become soluable when someone hears; how confusions which seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is understood."
- Carl Rogers
- Carl Rogers
“Inside every person I’ve ever met with ADHD is a wellspring of creativity — a creativity so integral to who we are and how we’re made, that our health and happiness seems to hinge on embracing and expressing it fully.“
Stifled Creativity and Its Damaging Impact on the ADHD Brain
Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns out, creativity is more than a perk; it is a requirement. To be healthy and productive, you must c...
www.additudemag.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Inside every person I’ve ever met with ADHD is a wellspring of creativity — a creativity so integral to who we are and how we’re made, that our health and happiness seems to hinge on embracing and expressing it fully.“
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the ADHD ability to go from “i’m a genius” to “what if i never amount to anything???” in under 3 seconds
March 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the ADHD ability to go from “i’m a genius” to “what if i never amount to anything???” in under 3 seconds
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My heart breaks every day. So much gratitude to all the VA clinicians out there who serve veterans and help them recover from the harms of service. Veterans and their clinicians deserve better than this. 💔. #psychscisky #therapistsky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil (Gift Article)
A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My heart breaks every day. So much gratitude to all the VA clinicians out there who serve veterans and help them recover from the harms of service. Veterans and their clinicians deserve better than this. 💔. #psychscisky #therapistsky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
I do this all the time, and it really, truly helps! Take the big scary project you've been avoiding & do it for 5 minutes. The big scary thing becomes, instead, simply an unfinished task—which your brain will then much more likely want to figure out how to finish.
Long live the Zeigarnik Effect :)
Long live the Zeigarnik Effect :)
buff.ly/49xetL4
I love that Tiimo gave me a shout out for the “Reverse Pomodoro” which is one of my FAVOURITE ways to tackle the most terrible of tasks with #adhd
I love that Tiimo gave me a shout out for the “Reverse Pomodoro” which is one of my FAVOURITE ways to tackle the most terrible of tasks with #adhd
Reverse Pomodoro: the 5-minute hack to tackle tasks and executive dysfunction - Tiimo App
Overcome executive dysfunction and procrastination with the Reverse Pomodoro Technique. This ADHD friendly method uses 5-minute bursts to help you start tasks, reduce overwhelm, and build momentum.
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I do this all the time, and it really, truly helps! Take the big scary project you've been avoiding & do it for 5 minutes. The big scary thing becomes, instead, simply an unfinished task—which your brain will then much more likely want to figure out how to finish.
Long live the Zeigarnik Effect :)
Long live the Zeigarnik Effect :)
If you struggle with excessive rumination, this conversation between @howtoadhd.bsky.social & Dr. Ned Hallowell might just be the best thing you watch today:
"Everything in ADHD has two sides. The most wonderful gift we have is our imagination; the most horrible curse we have is our imagination."
"Everything in ADHD has two sides. The most wonderful gift we have is our imagination; the most horrible curse we have is our imagination."
How to Cope with Rumination: Don't Feed the “Demon” (Default Mode Network)
YouTube video by How to ADHD
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you struggle with excessive rumination, this conversation between @howtoadhd.bsky.social & Dr. Ned Hallowell might just be the best thing you watch today:
"Everything in ADHD has two sides. The most wonderful gift we have is our imagination; the most horrible curse we have is our imagination."
"Everything in ADHD has two sides. The most wonderful gift we have is our imagination; the most horrible curse we have is our imagination."
Seems silly to have to say, but there’s enough misunderstanding out there, so:
Neurodivergence in human brains is a good thing, and a net positive for humanity and the world. We need all types of brains in a group/village/community, and always have as human beings. 🧵
Neurodivergence in human brains is a good thing, and a net positive for humanity and the world. We need all types of brains in a group/village/community, and always have as human beings. 🧵
February 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Seems silly to have to say, but there’s enough misunderstanding out there, so:
Neurodivergence in human brains is a good thing, and a net positive for humanity and the world. We need all types of brains in a group/village/community, and always have as human beings. 🧵
Neurodivergence in human brains is a good thing, and a net positive for humanity and the world. We need all types of brains in a group/village/community, and always have as human beings. 🧵
“We have shown, using a large sample and a second independent clinical sample, that emotion dysregulation is a core symptom and a route to ADHD, which may not respond to the current pharmacological treatments for ADHD.”
A new study identifies emotion dysregulation as a core ADHD symptom linked to brain structure, distinct from cognitive or motivational dysfunction. #ADHD #MentalHealth #EmotionalDysregulation #BrainHealth #PsychologyResearch
Emotion dysregulation is a core component of ADHD, study finds
A new study identifies emotion dysregulation as a core ADHD symptom linked to brain structure, distinct from cognitive or motivational dysfunction.
www.psypost.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM
“We have shown, using a large sample and a second independent clinical sample, that emotion dysregulation is a core symptom and a route to ADHD, which may not respond to the current pharmacological treatments for ADHD.”
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After Robyn Fivush got married, she noticed something about her then-husband's family: they told the same story every year, without fail, at Thanksgiving.
“And it had to get told the same way, with the same punchlines, every year.”
This week, how family stories shape who we are.
bit.ly/4eM0Cmc
“And it had to get told the same way, with the same punchlines, every year.”
This week, how family stories shape who we are.
bit.ly/4eM0Cmc
The Power of Family Stories | Hidden Brain Media
There's a tradition around many Thanksgiving dinner tables that's as consistent as stuffing and pumpkin pie: the family stories that get told year after year. Sometimes these stories are funny; someti...
hiddenbrain.org
November 25, 2024 at 9:03 PM
After Robyn Fivush got married, she noticed something about her then-husband's family: they told the same story every year, without fail, at Thanksgiving.
“And it had to get told the same way, with the same punchlines, every year.”
This week, how family stories shape who we are.
bit.ly/4eM0Cmc
“And it had to get told the same way, with the same punchlines, every year.”
This week, how family stories shape who we are.
bit.ly/4eM0Cmc
“Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments - an inability to accept life as ongoing.”
- Sarah Manguso
- Sarah Manguso
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
“Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments - an inability to accept life as ongoing.”
- Sarah Manguso
- Sarah Manguso
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My life is pretty much just wildly swinging between:
• too close to boredom, better do more
• too close to burnout, better do less
• too close to boredom, better do more
• too close to burnout, better do less
November 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM
My life is pretty much just wildly swinging between:
• too close to boredom, better do more
• too close to burnout, better do less
• too close to boredom, better do more
• too close to burnout, better do less
So cool to see IFS taking off the past few years as a treatment modality. I wrote my graduate thesis on it almost 20 years ago, but back then hardly anybody knew what it was!
Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'
'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that’s surged in popularity. Here’s how it works and how it can help with stress.
www.npr.org
October 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
So cool to see IFS taking off the past few years as a treatment modality. I wrote my graduate thesis on it almost 20 years ago, but back then hardly anybody knew what it was!
October 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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Shout-out to all my fellow former gifted program, straight-A kids out there for whom excelling was your whole thing and are now beset with a chronic, underlying sense of guilt for not being ENOUGH in adulthood. +10 if you had undiagnosed ADHD. Welcome, friends! 🍻🙃
teaching kids things are only worth doing if they're the best at it absolutely fucks them up and requires a LOT of therapy to unlearn
“Optimize childhood” fuck ALL of the way off. Telling an eleven year old to get good PR lol
October 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Shout-out to all my fellow former gifted program, straight-A kids out there for whom excelling was your whole thing and are now beset with a chronic, underlying sense of guilt for not being ENOUGH in adulthood. +10 if you had undiagnosed ADHD. Welcome, friends! 🍻🙃
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The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
My feature for BBC Science Focus magazine, all about ADHD in adults and what everyone gets wrong about it, is now available to all on the website.
So, go check it out?
#ADHD #MentalHealth
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
My feature for BBC Science Focus magazine, all about ADHD in adults and what everyone gets wrong about it, is now available to all on the website.
So, go check it out?
#ADHD #MentalHealth
www.sciencefocus.com
October 18, 2024 at 9:33 AM
The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
My feature for BBC Science Focus magazine, all about ADHD in adults and what everyone gets wrong about it, is now available to all on the website.
So, go check it out?
#ADHD #MentalHealth
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
My feature for BBC Science Focus magazine, all about ADHD in adults and what everyone gets wrong about it, is now available to all on the website.
So, go check it out?
#ADHD #MentalHealth