As the coronavirus spreads through the US and shakes the global economy, schools and companies are cancelling events, programs, and encouraging work from home.
Yes, their backgrounds make them more likely to get diagnosed and treated—but that doesn’t delegitimize their struggles. A wealthy child with ADHD is still a child with ADHD and deserves treatment.
The US’s position as a leader in the scientific community is not simply something to be proud of—it is essential to our future as a nation, and with every day that the shutdown continues, we fall a bit further behind.
An emotionally intelligent resolution is one that takes into account your overall emotional landscape — what truly makes you happy? What can you do to minimize or appropriately vent negative emotions?