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How does ADHD Affect the Brain?
Posted on August 18, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD In The News, ADHD Science.By Liji Thomas, MD Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by an inability to control one’s attention span so as to effectively complete one activity or cognitive process before proceeding to another. This leads to impulsive decision-making and actions, and typically a hyperkinetic mode of life. ADHD is a disorder which primarily originates […]
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When Adult ADHD Looks Something Like ‘Flow’
Posted on August 10, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Focus.By Jenara Nerenberg Writers, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders of all types know that intense focus that happens when you’re “in the zone”: You’re feeling empowered, productive, and engaged. Psychologists might call this flow, the experience of zeroing in so closely on some activity that you lose yourself in it. And this immersive state, as it […]
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Whatever Happened to Good Old Singletasking?
Posted on August 7, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Focus, ADHD Self Management.By Sandy Maynard To many adults with ADHD, multitasking is second nature. Doing two (or more) things at once might not be as gratifying as doing them separately, but there’s no doubt that multitasking helps you with time management. Or does it? With simple tasks you’ve done a thousand times — folding laundry while talking to […]
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Take the “Boring” Out of Chores
Posted on August 4, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Organization.By Kirsten Milliken, Ph.D., PCC Have you ever avoided getting organized by Googling “fun ways to get organized”? I have. I found a lot of fun products — from colored tote containers and eye-catching labels to cool furniture. I also stumbled on a way to get my house “fake clean” in 15 minutes a day. […]
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The Mystery Of ADHD Motivation, Solved
Posted on August 1, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Executive Function.By Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. Despite the many differences among children and adults with ADHD, there is one similarity shared by virtually all of them. Although they have considerable chronic difficulty in getting organized and getting started on many tasks, focusing their attention, sustaining their efforts, and utilizing their short-term working memory, all of those […]
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Feeling Antisocial? Alone? Both? 3 Common ADHD Friendship Challenges
Posted on July 27, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Relationships.By Sandy Maynard Maintaining friendships is hard work for most adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It means making commitments and following through, neither of which are big strengths of ours. If we wind up canceling or, worse, forgetting about a coffee date or movie night altogether, we feel guilty, frustrated, and worse than […]
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Happy Meals, Happier Children
Posted on July 24, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Diet & Nutrition, ADHD Parenting.By Susan Kruger, M.ED As a mom with ADHD, with two children diagnosed with ADHD, there are two questions that bring me to my knees every day: “What’s for dinner?” and “What are we packing for lunch?” I decided to eliminate them, once and for all, with a menu board. It’s now been 14 months […]
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Shop ‘Til You Drop No More
Posted on July 20, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Money Management & ADHD.By Sandy Maynard Quick: What’s your least favorite thing to do? If you’re like my ADHD clients, shopping for groceries is right up there, along with paying bills and doing laundry. Supermarkets seem to be designed to play tricks on the ADHD mind, with their eye-catching displays, seductive product packaging, and food choices too numerous […]
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Don’t Leave Home Without It
Posted on July 17, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Organization, ADHD Travel.By Dana Rayburn Decisions come hard for adults with ADHD, and packing a suitcase means decisions galore! “What outfit do I wear Saturday night?” and “How much can I fit into my suitcase?” are two of them. The typical approach for adults with ADHD is to pack their entire wardrobe. The last time I went […]
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No More “What’s For Dinner?” Stress
Posted on July 13, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Time Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Patricia Quinn, M.D. Why is meal planning so tough for people with ADHD? Consider what’s involved — decision-making, planning, prioritizing, navigating the aisles of a visually overwhelming supermarket-and it begins to make sense. Meal planning for a family is an inherently ADHD-unfriendly task. By contrast, the creativity needed to pull together a last-minute meal […]
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