Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

ADHD Kids: Stop the Ableist Comments! Hear Their Pain!

28 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston criticizes adults who dismiss children with ADHD as dramatic or overreacting. She urges parents, coaches, therapists, and teachers to validate these kids' experiences, break shame cycles, and support their executive-function needs instead.

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But, well, Danielle can't help it. She's not smart enough to do that. Like, we've heard these things so often. So when your child starts expressing what you consider over— you're being a drama queen, you're being too sensitive, chill out, it's not that big of a deal. Yes, it is that big of a deal. Yeah. And we need to, as the parents, as the ADHD coaches, as the therapists, as the teachers, We need to be taking that into consideration and stop being ableistic, first of all. And second of all, really hone in on what does this child need to feel safe and not in a shame loop over this, because they're not going to do well in school if they're stuck in that shame or their executive function— well, dysfunction has taken over and there is no executive function.