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 [...]

You’re Too Smart to Have ADHD

Does this sound familiar? Or how about this variation: “Your child is very intelligent, therefore he/she does not need (select one of the following: medication, accommodations, an IEP, or additional help/support).”
I don’t know about you folks, but I can say first hand that this is the kind of thinking we tend to run into [...]

ADHD Goes for a Drive

I’ll return to “A Vision for ADHD”, but right now I just need to go for a drive. The only problem is that my navigator for over 20 years has been ADHD.
Over the years I have had more accidents, tickets and close calls than I can count. Why? At times distraction has caused me to [...]

ADHD Accommodations and Support

Recently, someone had asked me what my view was on the following, in regards to ADHD:
- What should a person with ADHD reasonably expect from society in terms of accommodations and support?
- To what extent should society make accommodations or allowances for ADHD disabilities?
- How hard should a person work to make their ADHD behavior/performance [...]

A Hunter Walks in the Woods

I am sure many of you have heard of studies indicating that time spent outdoors in a green environment can substantially reduce symptoms of ADHD. The various studies indicate that being outdoors alone doesn’t have the same impact and also that just being in green surroundings indoors doesn’t appear to have any affect.
Few of the [...]

Coexisting Conditions of ADHD

Often, an individual who is negotiating with ADHD in their life will also experience other coexisting conditions, or comorbidity. The rate of occurence for various other conditions can be surprisingly high and can make diagnosis and treatment more difficult. It is believed that as many as two thirds of children with ADHD have at least [...]

ADHD and Taxes

Here it is again – 10 days left until April 15th. U.S. federal, state and local taxes will be due. And once again, my ADHD procrastination circuits are rocking!
I am fortunate that I have a couple of unexpectedly free days to do the work. It won’t matter. I will lock down my free time approaching [...]

Adult ADHD on the Job

Adults dealing with ADHD have their challenges. Many of the basic skills that are needed to maintain a stable and secure life can be evasive for the adult with ADHD. Long-term relationships can be difficult to keep going. Controlling our impulsivity, so as not to be always living in the moment, can take a concerted [...]

Dad Goes Under the Bus

“You can’t expose your kids to analysis in a public forum, while you hide behind a keyboard.” This thought has been creeping up on me the past few days. I expect this will be uncomfortable and at the same time cathartic.
So into the barrel I go …
In my early days, I was that kid that [...]