“I crave some sort of structure,” wrote one Michigan mother with four children at home and a husband laid off from his job. “I’m now beside myself trying to figure out what to do next or how to start. It’s so loud in my head and home.” We feel this.
For many children with ADHD, no baseball season or in-person school or summer camp has meant more lethargy and isolation. It has also meant more time for“The lack of social time has led to more screen time,” wrote one parent of an 8th grader with ADHD and a 9th grader with autism spectrum disorder. “This has, in turn, created less motivation and behavior outbursts.”
At the moment, this cycle is gaining strength — like a hurricane hitting warmer and warmer waters. Why? According to the survey, only 28% of our children are returning to their old, familiar school schedules this fall — 8% with a return to homeschooling and 20% with a return to in-person school five days a week. For the rest of us, change and uncertainty is the new normal, which is not normal at all.
For the vast majority of ADDitude readers, all of this stress and uncertainty has caused unprecedented levels of anxiety. In this latest pandemic survey, 72% of you said you’re feeling anxious and worried now; the same number is feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, and this has been going on for months now.
“I think my anxiety has sublimated into anger, for the most part,” wrote one man with ADHD in Melbourne, Australia. “To reduce anxiety, I take everything one day at a time and focus on the present day,” wrote one man with ADHD in Canada. “I also reduced my news consumption. I keep up with friends and family over the phone/video and visit a select few who I know have been following the pandemic safety protocols. Safe human connection really helps to reduce anxiety.”
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