Posts filed under Adult ADHD
Adult ADD / ADHD – How To Remember To Drink Water
In my last ADD Success blog post I shared why drinking enough water is important in managing Attention Deficit. Today let’s talk about how you can remember to drink water if you have ADD / ADHD. After all, as with most things Attention Deficit, knowing isn’t enough. This isn’t Knowledge Deficit Disorder. The tricky part… (read more)
Does Dehydration Increase ADD / ADHD Symptoms?
If you’ve spent much time browsing my ADD Success blog you know I often rattle on about decreasing ADD / ADHD symptoms with good self care: sleep, diet and exercise. I’m about to add another item to my list: drink enough water. Linking dehydration and ADHD came to my attention last week while I was… (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)
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)
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)
