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Dear Julie: My Daughter Just Got an ADHD Diagnosis and Also Came Out as Gay.

How Do I Support My Kid With All of These Changes?

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Aug 10, 2023
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Julie’s Pod comes with an advice column called “Dear Julie,” which I pull together from the various requests for help that come my way in person, on email or social media, or to my hotline 1-877-HI-JULIE. So, you’re welcome to pull up a chair and sit with me by the digital fire to listen and learn from this exchange. You’ll just need to be a paid subscriber to access it, and if you’re not one already, you can take care of that below.

What can you get from an advice column? Well, you just might learn a thing or two that can help you or someone you care about. It might also make you feel good to see that we all struggle with different things and that you’re not alone in facing big questions on your journey.

Today’s column is about a mom whose rising high school senior has a new ADHD diagnosis, and has also recently come out as gay, and mom is trying to figure out how best to support her daughter now and with college choices on the horizon.

Without further ado… here’s the latest Dear Julie column…

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