Hi, I’m Tali – The ADHD Mom Behind This ADHD Mommy

Wife, mommy, fur-mom, creator, designer, blogger and ADHD

I’m the chaotic ADHD Mommy behind This ADHD Mommy👋. I’ve dedicated my life to creating tools, systems and coping mechanisms that make life easier for moms with ADHD.

My ADHD diagnosis story

I was diagnosed with ADD at 8. I was then re-diagnosed with adult ADHD at 17, during the messiest, most turbulent years of my teen/young adult life. In some ways I was one of the lucky ones. So many women aren’t diagnosed until much later, even after years of self-advocating.

Growing up in South Africa, ADHD medication was limited and expensive, and I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with it ever since — trying nearly every option, with plenty of failures along the way. I remember feeling “less than”: losing schoolwork in the bottom of my bag, spending hours making beautiful hand-drawn planners I never stuck to.

How planners became my calling

Those planners became my calling. I studied Psychology and Teaching, and I kept designing organizers, to-do lists and trackers to manage my own ADHD — until I found systems that actually worked with my brain instead of against it.

Who I’m really here for: the ADHD mommies

For a long time I thought I was meant to help kids with ADHD. But I’ve realized it’s the ADHD mommies I’m here for. The huge generation of women (the “Lost Girls”) who spent their whole lives with undiagnosed ADHD, now navigating motherhood on top of it.

This ADHD Mommy today

So here I am: This ADHD Mommy. I make ADHD-friendly planners and tools for other mommies with ADHD. I still struggle some days — but I’ve had 25+ years to learn to live and thrive with my ADHD. Everything I make comes from that lived experience. I hope it makes your days a little lighter. 💛

This website is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional or medical advice.

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  • Mother holding her toddler's hand on a walk beside the wate
  • Tali Rosen jumping for joy in front of the Taj Mahal in India
  • Smartphone showing a monthly calendar app used for ADHD time management and planning
  • Tidy desk flatlay with an open planner, laptop, coffee and glasses for planning the day
  • Woman feeding a giraffe over a fence at a wildlife park in South Africa
  • Neatly organized white cube shelving with labeled storage boxes, books and decor
  • Woman sitting on the floor folding neat piles of clothes and jeans
  • crabble tiles spelling ORDER above scattered tiles spelling CHAOS
  • Child's hand painting colourful messy artwork with bright paints on paper
  • Couple sitting on a bench looking out over the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa
  • Flatlay of craft supplies including paint tubes, markers, scissors and brushes
  • Notebook reading My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open beside a latte and a mini pumpkin
  • Woman in pink pyjamas typing on a laptop while sitting on a white bed
  • Woman arranging flowers in a bright kitchen with neat open wooden shelves
  • Mother joyfully lifting her baby into the air in warm golden evening light