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10/07/2026

One of the first things I ever saw (a few years ago) that made me think I might be undiagnosed ADHD was a post someone made saying that being ‘Boy Crazy’ is an ADHD sign.

*Since ‘Boy Crazy’ is gender exclusive/non-affirming, I’m going to use the term ‘hyper-attraction.’*

It started before I was 5. I was so ‘into’ Michael Jackson that my grandpa got me a sparkling white glove as a gift. In Kindergarten, I was mad at a friend because, when everyone in class got matched up to do interviews with seniors, she was matched up with the young man I had an intense crush on, despite the fact that he was 18 and I was 5. My first ‘boyfriend’ was when I was in 4th grade and, though we only talked on the phone and rarely spoke in person, it was a big ordeal when he broke up with me through the 4th&5th grade grapevine. I crushed so hard on Jordan Knight from NKOTB that I got worked into a frenzy when the boys in my class said he didn’t even like girls (aka: me) and was so hyper-fixated on Sean Astin that I left class in the 7th grade to go cry in the locker room the day I found out he was married.

My mom didn’t sleep a wink the night my junior year boyfriend broke up with me (after a whopping 4 months) because I was such a mess and I spent a summer in college taking a sleeping pill right after work to try to escape the mental rumination my brain could not turn off resulting from my boyfriend at the time going cold without cutting the cord that I would not cut myself.

I never really analyzed this - it’s just the way I was - but it certainly caused me some challenges over the years. Now that I understand ADHD, it makes so much sense. THE SIGNS WERE THERE. 😂

I share this in case this is familiar to anyone following this page. If you struggle with hyper-attraction, or have a child whose dating/relationship-related dysregulation is dominating or derailing them, understanding what is happening can be a helpful first step. This information was a light-bulb moment for me - hoping it can help someone else.

Image is summary from Google, of traits related to ADHD and Hyper-attraction, which are read aloud in the video.

10/06/2026

Sometimes you get REALLY lucky as a SLP and have a student working on the ‘L’ sound who loves the Loud Family and gets ecstatic at the idea of practicing their names. 🙌🏻

Image is a picture of drawings of the members of the Loud Family, with their names written above each. Every instance of L is reinforced in red.

10/06/2026

I always thought that the proverb ‘There is more than one way to skin a cat’ was a little morbid, but, strangely, it fits this whole….situation.

Older did, indeed, close the bag so, it’s all good?
I guess? 🤣

Also - IT S CANDY CORN SEASON! 🙌🏻 Tiffany L Hammond

Image description: A bag of candy corn closed by 1)a clothespin, 2)a binder clip AND 3)a rubber band.

10/04/2026

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10/01/2026

Presume competence!
and
Ensure access!
and
Accommodate!

Today is National Nonspeaking Awareness Day and one of the most important things I’ve learned from working with nonspeaking individuals and their families is this: the ability to speak is not the same as the ability to think, understand, feel, or communicate.

We should never assume that someone’s outward ability to respond tells us what they understand internally.

Communication can take many forms, and every person deserves to be spoken to with respect, included in the conversation, and given the opportunity to show us what they know.

Presume competence always.

09/29/2026

Love this! It takes direct conversations to combat ableism.

09/26/2026

Disability History: The ADAPT National Greyhound Protests of 1988 ♿

Nearly 40 years ago, ADAPT protestors took on a big task: fighting inaccessibility on a corporate level. Protestors not only took on Greyhound, but also the American Bus Association (ABA) and the United Bus Operators of America (UBOA), the two lobbying groups that convinced the Department of Transportation that adding lifts would be too difficult for bus companies.

While US lobbyists claimed it was too hard to add lifts, Greyhound busses in Canada were already equipped with lifts to comply with accessibility laws. To travel on U.S. buses, Greyhound then required a written note from a doctor and an attendant accompanying each passenger using a wheelchair. No electric wheelchairs were allowed. All through the Summer of 1988, protestors showed up and shut things down, garnering attention and support and contributing to the eventual signage of the ADA in 1990.

Send this to someone you think would enjoy this history lesson!📩

[Image description: A photo from the Tom Olin collection shows two protestors in wheelchairs in front of a greyhound bus. The man on the right, Claude Holcomb, is holding an American flag with the stars in the shape of the wheelchair symbol.]

09/25/2026

Disabled people have the right to live in our own homes and communities. That right has not gone away. But the federal rules that spelled out that right in Health and Human Services programs have been struck down, with the government’s help.

Yesterday, in the Texas v. Kennedy case, a federal court approved an agreement jointly proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and five states to remove the parts of Section 504 regulations that specify that disabled people should receive services and supports in the community rather than being forced into institutions.

This is yet another attack by this administration on the freedom and rights of disabled people. DREDF joins a coalition of disability rights organizations to strongly condemn this action. Read more here: https://dredf.org/texas-v-kennedy-final-september-2026/

What this ruling does not do is repeal Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act, or overturn the Olmstead v. Lois Curtis ruling. These laws and legal authority continue to provide a right for for people with disabilities to live, work, and learn in community settings.

And if the federal government won't enforce our rights, then we will. We will push states to write Olmstead's protections into state law. We will support strong local and state enforcement. And we will fight cases that reinforce the ADA and Section 504.

Generations of disabled people fought for and won the freedom to make decisions about our lives and be a part of our communities. Together, we continue that fight.

09/25/2026

100% this.

No one knows a child like their parents, they have been there since their first breath. There is no better advocate for their needs.💙