Dear Reader,
Why ADHD Awareness Month Matters More Than Ever in 2025?
This year, ADHD Awareness Month feels especially important. In a time when understanding and acceptance of neurodiversity and disability have become less certain, it’s crucial to remind ourselves why awareness matters.
ADHD is not a trend, a personality quirk, or a moral failure. It is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people plan, organize, regulate attention, and connect with the world. Awareness is not just about diagnosis - it is about dignity. It’s about creating space for every person to be seen, supported, and valued for who they are.
As conversations about disability rights and inclusion grow quieter in some corners, our voices as advocates, professionals, and community members become even more important. We must continue to share stories, educate, and model compassion.
Awareness is the first step toward acceptance. Acceptance is the path to access. And access—whether in workplaces, schools, healthcare, or daily life -is what allows people with ADHD to thrive, not just survive.
This month, let’s keep the conversation alive. Let’s make sure awareness leads to understanding and understanding leads to action.
💭 I’d love to hear from you:
Why do you think we still need ADHD awareness?
What do you wish more people truly understood about ADHD?
📚 Upcoming ADHD Book Club Meeting
Tuesday, October 28 | 4:00–5:00 PM PT
This month, we’re diving into The ADHD Productivity Manual by Ari Tuckman, PsyD.
Even if you haven’t finished the book, you’re warmly welcome to join the conversation and connect with our supportive community.
👉 Join us here: Focus on ADHD Book Club
📚 Get the books: ADHDtime Bookshop – – support local bookstores while building your ADHD library!
ADHD Awareness Month Discount: Master Prospective Memory
October is ADHD Awareness Month — the perfect time to strengthen your memory and daily follow-through. My self-paced Prospective Memory Course: How to Remember the Future is now available at a special discount for this month only. Learn practical, research-based strategies to help you remember what matters most, reduce frustration, and build habits that actually stick.
👉Click here to learn more and enroll
TADD Talks 2025: Fresh Perspectives on ADHD in Just 9 Minutes 🎧
ADDA's TADD Talks are back—with bite-sized 9-minute talks from top ADHD experts (including me!) ⏰👑
💡 Bonus: My own contribution, Memory, Myths, and What We Get Wrong — and How to Think Differently, drops November 1. In it, I explore the surprising ways our beliefs about memory shape how we see ourselves and what we can do differently to work with our brains instead of against them.
Subscribe now to follow the full lineup
👉 https://add.org/taddtalks
💜 Wishing you an inspiring and empowering ADHD Awareness Month,
Daniella
Links you my need:
👉 Visit the Bookshop Page
📚 Join FREE Book Club
📅 schedule here a coaching session
👉 link to course + discount
🧠 ADHDtime Blogs