Did you remember Valentine's Day, or did you get yourself in trouble with your significant other? Perhaps your ADHD forgetfulness has you in the doghouse? I totally screwed up this year. In my defense, we're not even 2 full months into 2012 and it's already been a doozy of a year. Life has been moving
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Feb 2012
Did you remember Valentine's Day, or did you get yourself in trouble with your significant other? Perhaps your ADHD forgetfulness has you in the doghouse? I totally screwed up this year. In my defense, we're not even 2 full months into 2012 and it's already been a doozy of a year. Life has been moving
Adults with ADHD are both gifted and cursed with the power to hyperfocus. Hyperfocus is a unique ability that we have to focus so intensely that the rest of the world temporarily disappears. It’s the opposite of boredom. Instead of having difficulty concentrating or getting started, the hyperfocused ADHDer has trouble shifting focus away from
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Feb 2012
The biggest mistake that I see adults with ADHD make is that they try to do things just like everyone else. But when you’re wired differently than the vast majority of the people around you, trying to be like everyone else just doesn’t work. The people around you–your friends, your coworkers, and certainly many members
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Feb 2012
Is your glass half full, or half empty? Are you a positive thinker, or a negative thinker? Unfortunately, it's very common for an adult with ADHD to get caught up in destructive negative thinking patterns. ADHD symptoms like overwhelm, difficulty with organization and time management, lack of focus, and the resulting frustrations often lead to
This video of Cameron Herold, a highly successful entrepreneur and adult with ADHD speaking at a TEDx event last year, is one of my favorites. He talks about raising kids to follow their passions and become entrepreneurs, instead of forcing them to fit into molds that don't fit them. I absolutely love his ideas about
The term "executive functions" is often mentioned in the context of ADHD, but there's a lot of confusion about what it actually means. Simply put, executive functions are high-level brain processes that help us navigate a complex world. They help us to connect our past experiences with our present actions. They help us decide between
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Coffee. A large Diet Coke. A bagel. A granola bar. A muffin. Whatever's out at the office - donuts, coffee cake, etc. These are all answers I've received when asking clients, "What do you usually eat for breakfast?" Skipping breakfast or eating a nutritionally deficient breakfast is one of the worst mistakes that an ADHDer
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