ADHD Center for Success

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Feb. 22 at 7pm

ADHD Seminar Series at Malaprop’s

Coaching Skills for Parents of ADHD children
By CoachRudy, LCSW

For FULL Calendar Event details: http://www.adhdasheville.com

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Sunday, Feb 26

“ADHD and Loving It”

Coming to your TV . . .  The award winning documentary “ADHD and Loving It” will play on ‘”UNC-TV during it’s fundraiser Festival 2012

WHEN:          Sunday, Feb 26
TIME:           10am – 11::30

Description: This acclaimed film chronicles the life and diagnosis of Comedian Patrick McKenna as he learns the facts about ADD from experts including medical researchers, psychiatrists, psychologists, professors, and award-winning authors. Along the way Patrick reveals how his life as a husband and father are affected by ADD. A ground-breaking film that blends humor, hope, and science to dispels the myths about a controversial disorder.

Feb 20, 2012

Asheville Adult ADHD Meetup Group
(monthly Adult ADHD support group)

Monday, Feb 20 from  7 – 8:30pm

Always the 3rd Monday of each month.

Attendance is open to the public but pre-registration is required

Go to following link:

http://www.meetup.com/Asheville-Adult-ADHD-Meetup-Group/

Shinny Objects and Other Things That Distract Me

One of my ADHD Coach colleagues from Atlanta, Kricket Harrison recently alerted me to this wonderful article in which she was quoted. Does this sound like anyone you know? Someone you know intimately?

I hope you enjoy this article: READ ARTICLE

I’m pleased to announce the following schedule of ADHD Seminars sponsored by Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville. I’ve designed the topics to address ADHD issues in children, college students and adults. 

I’ll look forward to seeing you there.

~CoachRudy

ADHD Seminar Series at Malaprop’s

Feb. 22 at 7pm
Coaching Skills for Parents of ADHD children
By CoachRudy, LCSW

March 21 at 7pm
NLP Meets ADHD
By Bruce Stewart, MNLP

April 25 at 7pm
How To Self-Manage Your ADHD
By CoachRudy, LCSW

May 30 at 7pm 
Strategies for a Successful ADHD College Experience
By CoachRudy, LCSW

June 27 at 7pm
Mindfulness Practices for ADHD
By CoachRudy, LCSW

For FULL Calendar Event details: http://www.adhdasheville.com

Most AD/HD adults know the feeling of overwhelm. It’s that place we go to when we’ve overextended ourselves, when we’re multi-tasking and having trouble keeping up or when stress gets the better of us, and more. Maybe you recall that old expression, “Stop the world, I want to get off ”.

It goes without saying that we love stimulation but there are those times when we get too much (of a good thing) and become overwhelmed by it. Oh, and then we tend not to be the most organized person so there are those times when we get stuck; can’t move forward, can’t move back. Do you know the experience of approaching today’s TO DO task but all you can see is clutter, disorganization, piles of prior incomplete tasks and suddenly you experience that sensation slowly creeping up and you can’t figure out where to start. Yes, that’s overwhelm.

By the way, are you on target to complete and mail off your taxes before April 15? If you managed to keep organized financial records then preparing your taxes may have been a simple task. If on the other hand, you are challenged by organization and paperwork then you may have experienced overwhelm even at the thought of your taxes. Then you may have also felt your blood pressure or anxiety on the rise.

Symptoms of Overwhelm –
• Brain freeze – can’t discuss, can’t problem solve, etc
• Tired, sleepy, poor focus, increased irritability
• Running in circles, busy but poor productivity
• Depressive and stress related symptoms
 

How to manage overwhelm?

I offer several coaching solutions to manage overwhelm but here’s one of my favorites. Develop a “Recipe for Success”. Do you have a favorite kitchen recipe? When you follow your recipe and utilize the proper ingredients in the proper amounts you are nearly guaranteed to create your favorite dish with a reliable outcome. That’s all you do with your “Recipe for Success”.

Your Recipe for Success!
• Know your desired outcome
• Determine the ingredients necessary to create your desired outcome
• When creating your recipe, consider what’s worked in the past
• Your recipe MUST be written and kept where that you can easily find it
• Post recipe in calendar or organizer; review on 1st day of every month

Get help with ADD overwhelm TODAY! 

Contact CoachRudy

Tel: 828-681-7100

I’ll admit that I’m following my recommendation these days regarding the importance of exercise for ADHD. Exercise can be a brisk walk, swimming, bicycling or for me it has been regular swing and zydeco couple dancing. For me it’s time to get back into the gym for some strength building exercise and a return to yoga for flexibility and stamina.

You’ve probably also heard me promote Dr. John Ratey’s book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run.

Today I came across this incredible article/video posting that announces a new study that obliterates our current recommendations about how much exercise is good for you. You’ll want to view this video that advocates at least 15min of exercise per day. READ or VIEW  – ‘New Study’

Who doesn’t have 15 minutes for exercise?  See you on the dance floor or at the gym…

~CoachRudy

I want to introduce my readers to Peter Shankman. I enjoy his thinking so I try to follow his blog. Peter is a real ‘out-of-the box’ kind of guy, non-stop energy, creative and generates boundless  ideas.

Since it is now officially the New Year 2012, I thought I’d share this posting from Peter regarding ‘annual resolutions’.

**Here is what Peter has to say:

Remember at the beginning of 2011, when you made all those resolutions, and by mid-January, they were roadkill? Here’s a suggestion for you this year – Don’t make resolutions. They’re not worth it. Instead, start creating rituals. Rituals last. That’s why they’re rituals! Here’s a great ritual to start: Get up a half an hour earlier each day. Here’s how to do it.

As an ADHD Coach, I will add that I too am not a promoter of ‘resolutions’. They simply don’t work. My thinking is that ‘annual resolutions’ are simply ‘good ideas’. Like fireworks, ‘resolutions’ come on to the scene with a burst of energy and simply fade into the sunset before too long… replaced by regrets and/or the next ‘good idea’.

Those of you who have worked with me or who have heard me speak know that I promote ‘Recipes for Success’. A proven recipe will (if followed to the letter) most often produce reliable, consistent and replicable results – whether your favorite dish or a desired behavior. I’ll write more about his in a future blog. Meanwhile dump those resolutions.

~CoachRudy

The use of drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke in young and middle-age adults, researchers found.

In fact, the rate of heart attack, sudden cardiac death or stroke was significantly lower in current users of the drugs compared with nonusers, according to Laurel Habel of Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland and colleagues.

But that finding, reported online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was likely the

result of a healthy-user bias stemming from an overrepresentation of white, college-educated individuals among current users, the authors noted.

Read this story: ADHD Drugs and Adult Hearts

HOT OFF THE PRESS…

After nearly 10 months, the nationwide shortage of ADHD drugs has taken a toll on people’s lives across the nation. The shortage has effected school performance, work performance, relationships and more. 

The issue drew renewed attention Thursday, when the White House issued an interim rule that requires drugmakers that are the only producers of certain critical medications to report to the Food and Drug Administration all manufacturing interruptions that could disrupt supplies.

READ FULL STORY

Four gene variants, all members of the glutamate receptor gene family, appear to be involved in vital brain signaling pathways in a sub-set of children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), researchers from the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors add that their findings could help create drugs that target those pathways, offering potential therapies for ADHD patients with those specific gene variants. There are an estimated half-a-million American children with ADHD and these gene variants.

Study leader Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., said:

“At least 10 percent of the ADHD patients in our sample have these particular genetic variants. The genes involved affect neurotransmitter systems in the brain that have been implicated in ADHD, and we now have a genetic explanation for this link that applies to a subset of children with the disorder.”

** READ FULL ARTICLE **