Posts filed under ADD-ADHD Management
Worried Adult ADHD Will Make You Lose Your iPhone?
If you’re not yet a pro at being organized with adult attention deficit you lose things. A lot. Losing and misplacing things is one of the hallmarks of our scattered, unfocused lives. My ADHD coaching clients have taught me something interesting though. Most of them rarely lose their iPhone or smartphone. Because that iPhone is… (read more)
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)
Managing The ADHD Medication Shortage
If you take medication to manage your Adult ADD / ADHD you may have noticed an ADHD Medication Shortage at your local pharmacy. Actually, the ADHD Medication Shortage is effecting many parts of the United States. A number of my ADD coaching clients can’t get their stimulant medication prescriptions filled. Obviously, it’s posing problems. These… (read more)
Confessions of an Adult ADD Coach: Surviving the Holidays
I’m pleased to report surviving the holidays is possible, despite the stress of managing adult ADD / ADHD. It helps that I really do love Christmas. I love the quiet and beauty in the few days right around the holiday, the twinkling lights, our beautiful tree and the music. I love nestling in with my… (read more)
How to Survive The Holidays with Adult ADD / ADHD
The holidays and adult ADD / ADHD can be a painful mix. We’re overwhelmed by day to day living as it is. Suddenly, December rolls around to burden us with a cartload of extra tasks and activities. Worse yet, we expect ourselves to juggle it all with style and an even temperament. It’s torture. At… (read more)
Wondering Why ADD / ADHD Adults Procrastinate About Christmas?
Do you ever wonder why adults with ADD / ADHD procrastinate until the very last minute? No matter how important something may be, until it’s looming overhead, ADD Adults simply can’t take action? I call that the Now / Now Not Effect. If you have Adult ADD / ADHD, it’s a very real phenomena. You… (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)
Coping with ADD / ADHD Overwhelm
I just hate being overwhelmed. Don’t you? It’s an awful feeling. Yet since overwhelm is a common symptom of Adult ADD / ADHD we ignore it at our own risk. When I’m overwhelmed I feel panicky and confused. Overwhelm makes me procrastinate which only makes everything worse. How do you overcome ADHD overwhelm? I’ve learned… (read more)
