"When someone told me they were too busy to attend my birthday party it felt like they’d swung a bag of bricks into my chest.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) advocate, clinician and writer Rebecca Challoner is making one of ADHD’s most ...

Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) causes intense feelings from even mild rejection. People with ADHD are more likely to ...

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) is an experience that many people with ADHD report, but it can be overlooked by clinicians. The emotional regulation experiences of people with ADHD are becoming ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A former Lidl supermarket worker who has intense sensitivity to rejection – a symptom of their ADHD – was unfairly dismissed, ...

American media personality Paris Hilton recently shared on a podcast that she suffers from rejection sensitivity dysphoria, or RSD. Hilton, who has been diagnosed with ADHD, says the condition is ...

Imagine your friend hasn’t replied to a message in a few hours. Most people might think, “they are probably just busy”. But someone with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might spiral ...

I like making pancakes. It’s one of the things I pride myself in being good at. One day, I decided to make pancakes for my partner, and I was very excited. I went to buy the flour, eggs and milk, and ...