Critical Role Quote by Thomas E. Brown

“Sometimes the working memory impairments of ADHD allow a momentary emotion to become too strong; the person is flooded with one emotion and unable…

— Thomas E. Brown

“Not enough people realize that ADHD is not a disorder about loss of focus. It is a disorder of loss of emotional control, which…

— Shannon L. Alder

“Unfortunately, ADHD makes it easy to misinterpret your actions and what they mean about your traits and skills. For example, repeatedly forgetting about meetings…

— Ari Tuckman

“Cognition and emotion are both critical parts of normal functioning. As neatly summarized by Dr. Robert Sylwester (whose interview can be found at the…

— Elkhonon Goldberg

“Dr. John Ratey, an expert on how the brain functions, suggests that ADHD is the result of dysregulation of the reward system (primarily dopamine)…

— Melissa Orlov

. The capacity to recognize your emotions and express them appropriately helps you avoid getting stuck in depression, anxiety, or other negative mood states

— Nishus

“frustration with a lack of progress by your ADHD spouse more often leads to anger than empathy.”

— Melissa Orlov

“days of “talks” about his “problem”? People with ADHD are all too aware that others think they are “broken,” and the resulting low self-esteem…

— Melissa Orlov

“One of the defining symptoms of ADHD is distraction.”

— Melissa Orlov

“Emotions are like muscles. Most of them go highly unattended, it's usually the weaker, undefined ones that cause injury to the rest, and there…

— Erica Goros

The ADHD side of me does lead to certain disorganisation and chaos in my life, and I have many flaws and things I'm bad…

— Richard Bacon

ADHD is not about knowing what to do, but about doing what one knows.

— Russell Barkley