Author Archives: CoachRudy
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What to Know About ADHD and Brain Fog
Posted on July 24, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD Health Issues, Adult ADD/ADHD.“Brain fog” isn’t a scientific or medical term. Researchers sometimes refer to the experience as sluggish cognitive tempo — a temporary slowdown in your thinking abilities. When you’re dealing with brain fog, you may have symptoms like: mental fatigue or sleepiness forgetfulness mind wandering a cloudy or daydreamy feeling an inability to concentrate or focus […]
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ADHD and Sleep Problems: This is Why You’re Always Tired
Posted on July 20, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Sleep.Does ADD make you tired? Sleep disturbances caused by ADHD have been overlooked for a number of reasons, including the late age of onset. But recent studies confirm that ADD symptoms do not go away at night. Here, understand the ADHD and sleep link and its most common manifestations. Plus, get tips for winding down […]
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Transitions can be challenging for the neurodivergent
Posted on July 20, 2023 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD.I believe that transitions are one of the most understated challenges for those of us neuro-divergent people. Transitions occur frequently during our day-to-day lives and often result in disruptions, stress, and anxiety. Transitions can easily become a stumbling block partially or dramatically knocking us out of our lane of routine You might consider more process-type […]
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7 Steps to Get Control of Your Day
Posted on July 20, 2023 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD.7 Steps to Get Control of Your Day By CoachRudy Rodriguez, PCAC, LCSW Many adults with ADHD begin their day with a vague idea of what they want to do or accomplish during their day. Of course, by day’s end, adults with ADHD typically review their day only to find that they have accomplished very […]
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Your ADHD Plan: A Recipe for Better Focus
Posted on July 17, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Focus, Adult ADD/ADHD.A detailed ADHD plan considers a range of interventions around attention, organization, time management, and the rest of executive function, exploring what works until someone feels they are flourishing. An effective and compassionate path of trial and error relies on a clear-sighted exploration of what’s possible without self-criticism or blame. ADHD is no one’s fault and is a complicated disorder […]
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How Rejection Sensitivity Casts a Cloud Over My Marriage
Posted on July 10, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self-Esteem, Emotions & ADHD.By Elizabeth Broadbent I feel personally attacked more than most people do. The sharp tips of criticism gut me open. Even the anticipation of rejection can paralyze me. And when it does, I’m tough to live with, tough to calm, tough to help. Here is how Rejection Sensitivity challenges my most important relationships, and what […]
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Boredom Could Help You Understand What It’s Like to Have ADHD
Posted on July 3, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, Adult ADD/ADHD.There is, however, a common touchstone shared by people who do and do not suffer from ADHD—the pain of being unable to engage our mind. In a word: boredom. Most of us have been afflicted by boredom at some point, but for people with ADHD, boredom—the really soul-crushing, unremitting kind—is a near-constant companion; always lurking and waiting […]
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ADHD Persists Into Young Adulthood in 90% of Cases
Posted on June 22, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Aging, ADHD Children, Teens & Students, Adult ADD/ADHD, Parent/child ADHD.New findings challenge the belief that half of children with ADHD outgrow the condition by adulthood. Although patients may show intermittent periods of symptom remission, 90% of children with ADHD followed into young adulthood continued to experience residual symptoms, according to the results of a prospective longitudinal study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry Read […]
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6 Easy Ways to Juggle All Those Balls
Posted on June 12, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Routine, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Dana Rayburn If you want to have a successful day with ADHD, you must add structure to your life. Otherwise you’ll go flitting through life forgetting this, neglecting that, and procrastinating on everything else. Structure allows things to flow smoothly and keeps things under control when life hits a bumpy patch. Last week, during a coaching […]
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Study Looks at Everyday Experiences of ADHDers Over 50
Posted on June 5, 2023 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Aging, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Neil Peterson Today brings us a nice example of that kind of study. Researchers in Sweden interviewed ten people with ADHD over the age of 50, asking them about life with ADHD and looking for patterns in their responses. Specifically, participants were asked: “Could you please share openly what it is like to live with ADHD […]
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