Here's the short answer: May is the hardest month of the year for families raising kids with ADHD. By this point, everyone's emotional buffer is gone — kids, parents, and teachers alike. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria amplifies every frustration, every phone call, and every small conflict until it feels catastrophic. This isn't a behavior problem. It's a nervous system problem. And the first step toward fixing it is stopping the shame spiral so everyone can start pulling in t