Posts filed under Managing ADD / ADHD
The Dangers of Using an iPhone to Manage Adult ADHD / ADHD
In my last post, I painted an extremely rosy picture of how you can use your iPhone to manage adult ADHD. I’ve told you my new iPhone 4s is the most useful ADHD management tool I’ve come across. (Other than a top-notch ADD coach, of course!) Initially, my whole premise may ring a little bit… (read more)
Using the iPhone to Manage Adult ADD / ADHD
Whether you love or hate recent advances in technology that let you stay connected 24/7 — or love and hate them — there are definitely you can use an iPhone, or any other smartphone, to help you to manage your Adult ADD / ADHD. I happen to use an iPhone. I was a skeptic and… (read more)
Real Life Consequences of the ADHD Medication Shortage
The ADHD medication shortage has consequences and they’re ticking me off. Not all my ADD coaching clients take meds, but those who do need them. Their medications play a key role in allowing them to live more easily with ADD. Take Janice, for example (no, that’s not her real name). Janice is a middle school… (read more)
Confessions of an Adult ADHD Coach
Many years before I’d heard of Adult ADD or ADHD, I was determined to learn how to be an organized person. Playing Harriet the Spy, I secretly observed the organized people in my life to see how they did things. My discoveries became the foundation of my personal organizing strategy which eventually morphed into my… (read more)
Adult ADD / ADHD and the Hidden Costs of Delay
Delay and ADD / ADHD has been a hot topic here at ADD Success World Headquarters the past few weeks. I don’t know why. Perhaps I’m just noticing it more. Perhaps there’s something in the air. Lately, however, delay and its costs seem to come up in most ADD coaching calls. When I talk of… (read more)
A Trick for Overcoming ADHD Distraction
Getting distracted is a major symptom of adult ADHD. Does this sound familiar? You’re working on one task or project only to notice suddenly that you’re doing something completely different. Staying focused long enough to finish a task or follow through on an action takes attention. Getting distracted is the main reason ADHD adults: lose… (read more)
The Now and Not Now of Adult ADD
Living with Adult ADD sometimes feels like I have a cosmic vortex in my head that sucks my ideas and enthusiasm into oblivion. Let me explain. I’m back at work after a relaxing week of vacation. We visited my parents at my favorite spot on the map; a small log cabin in the Eastern Sierra… (read more)
Musings About ADHD Medication
I don’t spend much time writing about ADHD medication. It’s a sure way to bring on a flaming argument. You see, I’m a lousy arguer; at least at the time of the argument. Two hours later, I’m there with a great comeback, but mostly I avoid arguments. Rule number one in living successfully with ADHD… (read more)
Self Treatment for ADHD: Remembering To Take Your Supplements
At the risk of sounding like your mother, “Take your vitamins!” Vitamins and supplements, especially Omega-3 Fish Oils, are important parts of self treatment of ADHD / ADD. You know you need to take vitamins, but do you? If not, why not? If you’re like my ADD coaching clients, you probably don’t take your vitamins… (read more)
