What I Want You to Know About Living With HIV

Life with HIV has changed a lot since the 1980s and ‘90s. What was once a death sentence has become a treatable condition. Today, people with HIV can look forward to the future. Still, the stigma surrounding HIV hasn’t disappeared. Misconceptions about how the virus spreads and who is at risk still abound. Four people … Read more

Aging With HIV

“No one asked me when I was in my 20s what I wanted to be or what kind of life I wanted to have when I was in my 60s, because I wasn’t expected to live,” says HIV advocate Vince Crisostomo. Crisostomo, who is now in his 60s, found out that he had HIV in … Read more

Living With HIV: Stress and Side Effects

Masonia Traylor was 23 when she was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2010. “The first couple of weeks, I just cried every day,” Traylor says. “I was reflecting on my whole life at 23, and I felt really disappointed in myself; questioned a lot of the decisions that I [had] made.” While … Read more

HIV: Managing Setbacks

If you have HIV, it can be tough to figure out how to navigate through a period of time when setbacks make your condition harder to deal with. Sticking with your treatment, navigating relationships, and maintaining your overall health during those periods can be overwhelming. But there are ways you can get through those challenging … Read more

Childhood ADHD Feelings Chart

When your child has ADHD, they might feel intense emotions from time to time. It could make them act giddy or rowdy, or do things that are inappropriate. “I hear a lot of stories about being silly and giggly, the class clown type. But not all kids have meltdowns and temper tantrums,” says Max Wiznitzer, … Read more

Stopping ADHD Medications

Like many adults with ADHD, Justine Ruotolo took a stimulant (in her case Adderall XR) for her symptoms. Then, about 11 years ago, she started meditating. Shortly after that, she began to shake after taking her pill. Ruotolo’s doctor lowered the dose, but 6 months later it started happening again. She decided to go off … Read more