Category Archives: ADHD & Brain
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What Do We Know About Caffeine’s Impact on ADHD?
Posted on December 1, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD Diet & Nutrition.One such substance is caffeine, a stimulant found in many commonly consumed foods and beverages. A number of recent studies have sought to examine a potential link between caffeine and ADHD, and the results have varied from one to the next. What has research shown about patients with ADHD and their different possible reactions to […]
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The Dopamine Seeking-Reward Loop
Posted on October 27, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain.We’ve all been there. You glance at Instagram (or your Twitter feed, or your LinkedIn feed, or Facebook, or your newspaper app). You look at the first entry and then the next, and then swipe with your finger or thumb to see what comes next and then next, and before you know it 15 minutes […]
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Sensory Overload and ADHD: What to Know
Posted on October 24, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD & Overstimulation.ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects about 11% of school-aged kids.1 ADHD can cause symptoms such as trouble sitting still, difficulty paying attention, or impulsive behavior. An estimated two-thirds of kids with ADHD continue to experience symptoms as adults. Research has shown that children with ADHD have […]
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13 Ways to Beat Analysis Paralysis
Posted on August 22, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Adult ADD/ADHD.Are you frozen somewhere between, “There’s too much information to consider” and “I can’t make up my mind?” People with ADHD excel at making split-second decisions under high-pressure circumstances. What’s much tougher: weighing complex information to make an informed choice. These strategies can help. Read the full article
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What Happens With Your Brain When You Make a Decision?
Posted on August 1, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD & Focus.We’ve all been there: we wish to be more creative, more productive, just to find ourselves sometimes doing the complete opposite… thus feeling overwhelmed, stressed, trying to implement a new daily habit, and punishing ourselves for our ‘laziness’. The good news is: changing our habits is hard not because we are lazy, but because our brains […]
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ADHD Symptom Spotlight: Overstimulation
Posted on July 29, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD & Overstimulation.Overstimulation is what happens when there’s too much sensory input for your brain to handle. It can make you feel overwhelmed, irritable, and uncomfortable. Because the ADHD brain isn’t as equipped to filter out sensory input, you’re more likely to have a lower threshold for the amount of stimuli you can tolerate before becoming overstimulated. Read the full […]
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ADHD Symptom Spotlight: Indecision
Posted on July 25, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Adult ADD/ADHD.We all have to make thousands of decisions every day. Most of these will be small things like what to eat for breakfast or whether or not to bring an umbrella with you when you leave the house. Some of them will change the course of your life, like whether to apply for that dream job […]
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Willpower and ADHD
Posted on June 30, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Executive Function.“The central mystery about ADHD is the situational variability of the symptoms…” Brown said. “Every patient I’ve ever seen with ADHD has a few activities in which they have no difficulty utilizing their executive functions, but has a lot of difficulty with doing almost everything else. It comes down to that one phrase: if I’m interested.” […]
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Five neurodiversity myths that must be challenged
Posted on May 23, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Adult ADD/ADHD, Coexisting Conditions.Neurodiversity is a term that explains the different ways we think, process information, and relate to others. Neurodiverse employees can bring unique skills to their role, such as problem solving, spotting trends, creativity, and data analysis. Where you sit on the cognitive spectrum is unique to you. Whilst most people think and act in a […]
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Vocal Stimming ADHD: What’s the Connection?
Posted on May 16, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD & Impulsivity, Coexisting Conditions.Self-stimulation or “stimming” refers to self-soothing, mostly unconscious repetitive sounds or movements. Almost everyone stims: think hair twirling or nail-biting. For folks with conditions such as autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stimming may be harder to control, however. Stimming behavior can look very much like tics. Tics are also repetitive movements, but unlike stims, they […]
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