Your Go-to Guide for Living with Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The mission of ADHD Awareness Week is to educate the public about ADHD by disseminating reliable information based on the evidence of science and peer-reviewed research. You can learn more at the ADHD Awareness Week website. I’m taking part in two ADHD Awareness events this week: I’ll be presenting a free webinar on Overcoming the [...]
The Virtual AD/HD Conference Podcast Series is a special edition of the ADHDmanagement.com Podcast. New research in ADHD is published all the time. Most of the time, however, people hear about the new research from the press, which often only covers stories which can be sensationalized (and misinterpreted). As a result, we often don’t hear [...]
Last week the ADHD community lost a leader, a friend, and a fellow member of the tribe when Kate Kelly, co-author of the groundbreaking book You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, died of cancer. In recent years I got to know Kate when [...]
Here’s what’s going on in the world of ADHD this week! Dr. Stephanie Sarkis interviews me on the maverick approach to ADHD management for her Psychology Today and Huffingon Post blogs. ADHD Aware is holding it’s 1st National ADHD Youth Leadership Summit in Pennsylvania this summer. What a fantastic idea! Britney Spears adds her name [...]
This week the web was full of great stuff that isn’t exclusively for adults with ADHD, but is very much worth the read, nonetheless. Check it out: Joe Wilner reminds us that Perfectionism Prevents Progress and that “good enough” is actually great. What the f*** can I make for dinner?!? Real Simple offers a slew [...]
It was another busy week on the web in the world of ADHD! Here’s what we think is worth the read: The ADHD & Executive Functions Forum has concluded, but for a limited time you can still get the materials and access the presentation! ADHD celebrity Ty Pennington talks about getting naked. I’ve been pinning [...]
As we head into the weekend, here’s what’s going on around the web in the world of ADHD! Melissa Orlov offers some great advice about how to suggest to your spouse that s/he may have ADHD. Bryan Hutchinson asks, Who are the Famous, Successful Women with ADHD? ADDitude Magazine readers share their doctors’ most helpful [...]
What causes ADHD? That’s one of the most popular questions people have about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The popular answer to that question used to be “genetics.” Like many other adults with ADHD, I can pinpoint which side of the family my ADHD comes from, and which family members clearly have ADHD themselves. (My mother [...]
