Tweens & teens
Friendships, identity, school, executive-function support.
maya~
3mo ago
My teen's shame about their diagnosis is becoming identity
They see ADHD/autism as what makes them broken, not as part of who they are. Shame is affecting everything: friendships, academics, how they see their future. Diagnosis has become self-definition, but the definition is…
priya~
3mo ago
My teen is lonely and doesn't know how to fix it
Bright, funny, kind—but zero close friendships. Sits alone at lunch. Misses social cues, makes jokes that land wrong, can't read group dynamics. I watch them suffer and feel helpless. Loneliness at 14 is devastating in…
kavya~
3mo ago
Masking is destroying my teen from the inside
My 13yo acts 'normal' at school (exhaustingly). At home: dysregulation, meltdowns, zero energy. I can see the exhaustion of maintaining a fake self all day. But if they stop masking, school becomes hostile. They're 13…
noor~
4mo ago
My teen wants ADHD diagnosis but I'm skeptical
They self-diagnosed online. We got tested; turns out they're right. But I'm struggling with: is this real or TikTok trends? Am I medicating normal teen struggle? Teen knows themselves. Parent doubt creates…
kavya~
4mo ago
She masks at school but I can see her unraveling
My 7th grade daughter seems fine at school (teachers say she's great). But I see: anxiety about perceived social failures, exhaustion, perfectionism that's crushing, sensory sensitivity escalating. Girls are…
kavya~
4mo ago
My teen is questioning their identity (and it's tied to neurodivergence)
ADHD teen realizing they might not be cisgender or straight. Identity questions + neurodivergence = complex. They're trying to understand who they are and whether neurodivergence affects it. Adolescence is identity…
kavya~
4mo ago
My teen's diagnosis changes their college prospects and I'm grieving
Mild learning disability + ADHD. College will be hard. Competitive schools are closed. My grief about the ceiling this puts on their options is real, and I feel like a bad parent for grieving. Future changed by…
leah~
4mo ago
My teen is self-harming and I'm terrified
Cutting, scratching, head-banging during dysregulation. School is notified, therapist is involved, but I'm living in terror. Is this ADHD + teen crisis or early-stage mental illness? Regulation tools have turned…