10/01/2025
October is a month full of advocacy and awareness, but this one is a very important one to me.
I want to start by transparently letting you know that, I don’t personally have ADHD. However, I’ve been working and serving people who do for a long time. Living with an ADHD brain often feels like having 100 browser tabs open, all flashing at once, and you can’t find the one playing the music. You want to focus, but your thoughts scatter like confetti before you can catch them. Simple tasks—like starting homework, folding laundry, or replying to a message—can feel like climbing a mountain. The noise in your head is constant, and even when you try to be still, your body wants to move, wiggle, or escape. You forget things that matter, not because you don’t care, but because your brain has already jumped to the next thought. Deadlines loom, time slips away, and guilt piles up because you feel like you should be doing better. Every day is a tug-of-war between your intentions and your brain’s wiring. Living with ADHD is exhausting, and yet, it’s invisible—so many people don’t see how hard you’re silently fighting.
This month Communication Resources is focusing on ADHD diagnosis in children 5 years and younger. Why? Because it’s hard to distinguish wiggly “typical” preschool behavior from a more serious attention deficit. Intervention is a game changer between birth and 5, so it’s important to identify the differences, get the help, and implement changes early.
I am so excited about this topic as a fierce advocate for preschool special education and as a mom of a bouncy preschooler. Join Special Needs Super Moms to check out this month’s conversations about your little ones, their little wiggles, and how to separate ADHD facts from fears.
with love and in solidarity,
Imari
