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Why Small Things Trigger Big Meltdowns: How Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria Hijacks ADHD Kids
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You say “It’s time to turn off the iPad.”
They feel like their world just ended.
If you’ve watched your child melt down over something you thought was minor—tears, anger, “You never let me”—you’re not imagining it. For many kids with ADHD, this kind of reaction comes from something called Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD).
In today’s episode of Raising ADHD, Apryl Bradford (former teacher + ADHD mom) and Dr. Brian Bradford (child & adolescent psychiatrist) dive deep into why even a small “no” or quick correction can feel like a major rejection to an ADHD brain — and how…
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