Tag Archives: adult ADHD
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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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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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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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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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7 Masks We Use to Hide Our Faults
Posted on July 10, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self-Esteem, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Linda Roggli, PCC Many adults with ADHD feel they are living a charade. They construct intricate facades designed to hide the personality traits that cause them the most shame, then they spend their days fearing someone will expose them as a fraud. There is a better, more authentic way to live. On the internet, […]
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All You Need Is Self-Love
Posted on July 5, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self-Esteem, Adult ADD/ADHD, Emotions & ADHD.By Edward Hallowell, M.D. One of the biggest challenges facing people with ADHD is maintaining a positive self-view. We adults are usually hyper-critical of ourselves. We magnify our sins and shortcomings, and minimize our virtues and achievements. We believe that the positives we do were created by smoke and mirrors, while the things we have failed […]
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What Is ADHD Hyperfocus?
Posted on June 29, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Royce Flippin A common — but confusing — symptom of ADHD is called “hyperfocus,” or the ability to zero in intensely on an interesting project or activity for hours at a time. It’s no secret that children and adults with ADHD often struggle to focus on tasks they find uninteresting. High distractibility — children with ADHD […]
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11 Signs You May Have High-Functioning ADHD, According To An Expert
Posted on June 23, 2017 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD.By Carolyn Steber When your life is feeling a bit “off,” it’s not always easy to figure out what, exactly, is going wrong. But there are plenty of explanations worth looking into. Are you’re always running late, missing deadlines at work, or flaking out on friends? If so, it could be that you have high-functioning […]
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Girl Power(houses): Inspiring Women with ADHD
Posted on June 8, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Women & Girls, Adult ADD/ADHD, Success Stories.By Karen Barrow Women with ADHD are fighters. They battle to have their symptoms evaluated, diagnosed, and treated. And then they fight to succeed in a male-centric world — and these seven leading ladies prove that they sometimes win big! Learn why we love these doctors, entrepreneurs, and other ADHD inspirations. Women (and men) with […]
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