10 Rules for Working with My ADHD Kids: Episode #4

Episode #4 – End the Tug-of-War

The Lie Behind the ADHD Hunter

OK – I’m outing myself. I am not some Super-Dad. Nor have I beaten ADHD. The guy with the cape doesn’t exist.
As the ADHD Hunter, I do know what we have had better success with. And equally, we have had massive failure moments. Perfection is unattainable.
The message here is not [...]

10 Rules for Working with My ADHD Kids: Episode #3

Episode #3 – Stop Setting Traps for Your Kids

Perfection or Completion?

We see the little things. We notice every brush stroke and every nuance. Our eye for detail is a component of our creative side. But sometimes we can miss the big picture.
With ADHD, we have the ability to hyperfocus, seeing things others miss. That can be a great asset in business – “Bravo! Very detail-oriented!” [...]

Is This Common Condition Making Your ADHD Challenges More Difficult?

You have been diagnosed with ADHD. You have been taking meds and working with a therapist in an attempt to reduce the impact of your distracted thoughts and impulsive actions. After several months or even years, you start to question why things still don’t seem right.
It’s possible that you are fighting more than [...]

You Just Have to Show Up

Woody Allen had said that 80% of success is just showing up. I can relate to that.
If I had shown up more often in high school and college, those experiences would have worked out better the first time around. And the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. These days, PJ is missing at least [...]

How to Capture Those Random Thoughts

There is a line in the Pearl Jam song “Even Flow” that paints how “thoughts arrive like butterflies”. I was never big on searching for meaning in lyrics, or even quite paying them attention at all, but this one resonates with me.
When I had first heard this song, I was close to ten years away [...]