Posts filed under Adult ADD
How To Stop Losing Things
I hate it when I lose things. Don’t you? For ADHD adults losing things seems a sad fact of life. Besides being annoying it wastes tons of time, makes us late and causes panic. Losing things also gives non-ADD people reason to treat us like we’re imbeciles. My stuff doesn’t go missing very often anymore… (read more)
Are You Shoulding on Yourself?
Adults with ADD or ADHD should on themselves a lot. “I should be more organized“. “I should be able to file these papers.” “I should be more patient with my kids.” “I should be on time.” “I should…. (fill in the blank)”. Yes, shoulding on yourself is very common if you’re living with ADHD. It’s… (read more)
ADHD Success: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Isn’t it odd how our ADHD makes us love change and excitement yet transitions and lack of routines totally mess us up? Transitions, changing from one activity or circumstance to another, certainly makes me loose my traction. When my routines get jumbled I can literally feel my brain spin out of control. Combine transitions with… (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)
True Confessions of an ADD Mom
I’m primarily an ADD / ADHD Business Coach. That’s why I don’t often write about my challenges around being a mom with ADD. Yet, I had a flash of awareness last night I believe will help other moms in coping with ADD / ADHD. Since Attention Deficit is genetic, most of the ADD moms I… (read more)
How To Increase Your Awareness and Get Organized with Adult ADD / ADHD
A major roadblock in the path to ADD success is being unaware. Lack of awareness hinders ADHD adults’ productivity, basic functioning and organization. When I start working with a new ADD coaching client, one of the first threads I weave into their new cloak of ADD success is building awareness. ADHD Adults Need to Build… (read more)
Why Self-Care Is Important to Managing ADD Symptoms
Lately I’ve posted many ADD Success blogs about how to manage your ADD / ADHD symptoms with self-care: exercise, sleep, diet and supplements. Self Treatment for ADHD: Remembering To Take Your Supplements Why ADD / ADHD Adults Don’t Exercise Why Exercise Helps Manage ADD / ADHD Symptoms What’s the link between ADD / ADHD Symptoms… (read more)
Time Management and ADD / ADHD: Ten Time Management Rules
Join my friend and colleague, Tara McGillicuddy, at ADDClasses.com as she hosts ADD Coach Dan Pruitt for a free ADD / ADHD and Time Management teleseminar. During his years of ADD coaching, Dan has developed a set of ten rules to help children and adults with ADD / ADHD manage time. In the free ADD… (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)
Organizing ADHD: What Not To Do.
It’s happened again. What are these supposed ADD / ADHD gurus thinking? Here’s a recent Tweet by someone who says they are an expert on ADD / ADHD: “It’s spring. Have a garage sale.” Excuse me? That is a rotten piece of advice for any adult with ADD or ADHD who wants to get organized…. (read more)
