{"id":6167,"date":"2022-07-14T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/?page_id=6167"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:10:11","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\">Blog<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-1 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-3\" style=\"--awb-column-spacing:30px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-columns:3;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-row-spacing:0px;\"><ul class=\"fusion-grid fusion-grid-3 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-grid-posts-cards\"><li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/evolution-and-adhd\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Evolution and ADHD<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   In a recent post on this blog, we shared a Reflection for Families and Teachers, and we therefore recommend that readers carefully read that publication before continuing. Indeed, families faced with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in their sons or daughters often go through distressing situations for which they have no explanation. Amid all this uncertainty and misunderstanding, it may be reassuring to discover that ADHD has very deep roots and has<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/evolution-and-adhd\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/strategies-at-university\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Strategies at university<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-2\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   During high school, I heard several times that university would be very different: more demanding, with a faster pace and less follow-up, \u201cno one will be watching over you\u201d, my father told me. Even though I listened to them, I don't feel like I was prepared for the change it was really going to be. I had to adapt to a teaching context with fewer stimuli and fewer tools to support a<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/strategies-at-university\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/adhd-what-is-it-for-me\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">ADHD, what is it for me?<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-3\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   There were many moments when I found it difficult to explain how my mind works, what motivates me, and what makes me stay still for hours without starting a task. I never felt alone: whenever I finally managed to put into words what I felt, many people related to it. Only later did I realise that the common factor had a name: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For me, it is as<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/adhd-what-is-it-for-me\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/reflection-for-families-and-teachers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Reflection for Families and Teachers<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-4\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   Society fears, criticizes and even excludes everything it does not understand or comprehend. Neurodivergent brains have, for many, many years, been a silent target of this lack of understanding. People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are one of the targets. They are a silent target because neither the brain with ADHD, nor their family, nor coworkers understand why certain behaviors occur. People with brilliant careers in their field have had arduous<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/reflection-for-families-and-teachers\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/accepting-neurodivergence-does-not-mean-assuming-a-limitation-but-understanding-that-the-brain-works-differently\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Accepting neurodivergence does not mean assuming a limitation, but understanding that the brain works differently<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-5\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>      Despite having been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder since the 3rd year of primary school, for a long time this condition did not have a noticeable impact on my academic path. Throughout secondary school, I was able to keep up with academic demands and completed that stage with an average grade of 18, without ever using any support measures. However, when I entered university, I began to more clearly<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/accepting-neurodivergence-does-not-mean-assuming-a-limitation-but-understanding-that-the-brain-works-differently\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/universal-design-for-learning-in-removing-barriers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Universal Design for Learning in Removing Barriers<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-6\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p> This link identifies common barriers and UDL strategies to eliminate them. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - Discover Ways to Remove Barriers[Below - texto copied from this link]Communication is VitalTo identify learning needs early on, let students know in writing and in class that you\u2019re committed to supporting them, and invite them to share any needs or barriers through a survey, office hours, or a quick check-in.Some students may feel intimidated and reluctant to<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/universal-design-for-learning-in-removing-barriers\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/for-me-there-are-only-now-and-not-now\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">For me, there are only \u201cnow\u201d and \u201cnot now.\u201d<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-7\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   When I started taking medication, I realized that attention wasn\u2019t the only challenge. Even when I manage to focus better, there are still major difficulties with time management, planning, and setting priorities. No matter how much I want to do something \u2014 even when I have sources of motivation \u2014 turning that intention into action at the right moment is one of the biggest challenges I face. For me, time works in<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/for-me-there-are-only-now-and-not-now\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/a-personal-reflection\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">A personal reflection<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-8\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   From the last publication with title \"Having ADHD is like watching TV while someone indecisive holds the remote\", I would highlight the following excerpts: \u201c(\u2026) but that extra time wasn\u2019t enough to make up for the time I lost being distracted \u2014 by unrelated thoughts or by anything that caught my attention in the room: a pen falling on the floor, sunlight coming through the window, or professors chatting in the back.<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/a-personal-reflection\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/having-adhd-is-like-watching-tv-while-someone-indecisive-holds-the-remote\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Having ADHD is like watching TV while someone indecisive holds the remote<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-9\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><\/p><p>        Having ADHD is like watching TV while someone indecisive holds the remote. That\u2019s how I explained it to my parents, and now to you. I always heard that people with ADHD have an \u201cattention deficit,\u201d but I quickly realized it wasn\u2019t about having little attention \u2014 it was about not being able to control it. It\u2019s like watching TV while someone indecisive has the remote: they change<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/having-adhd-is-like-watching-tv-while-someone-indecisive-holds-the-remote\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.69;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/first-publication-on-november-13th\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">I also thought ADHD was just a childhood thing<\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-10\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#747474;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>   \u00a0 I also thought ADHD was just a childhood thing \u2014 until I got to college. \u00a0 I no longer had my dad watching over me, a tidy house, ready meals, guided study, or a planned day. Suddenly, I was supposed to organise myself, study ahead of time, set priorities, and say no to everything that distracted me. I knew what I had to do, but I couldn\u2019t \u2014 I didn\u2019t turn<a href=\"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/first-publication-on-november-13th\/\"> [...]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6167"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6517,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6167\/revisions\/6517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/neurodiversidade\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}