Tag Archives: adult ADHD
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Optimizing Adult ADHD Treatment: An All-Day Affair
Posted on November 17, 2022 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD.“Can adults have ADHD?” Andrew J. Cutler, MD, laughingly asked at the beginning of his 2022 NEI Congress session on optimizing adult ADHD treatment. Approximately 80% of adults with ADHD go undiagnosed and untreated, Cutler shared.1 Furthermore, 87% of adults with ADHD have at least 1 comorbid psychiatric condition, like major depressive disorder (60%), substance use […]
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Adult ADHD, Perfectionism, and Procrastination
Posted on October 20, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Procrastination, Adult ADD/ADHD.“When I was in school the teachers told me ‘practice makes perfect’; then they told me ‘nobody’s perfect’ so I stopped practicing.” —Steven Wright, comedian An interesting finding to emerge from the study of the mindsets of clinic-referred adults with ADHD was that perfectionism was the most frequently endorsed cognitive distortion.1 Perfectionism is typically associated with holding […]
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ADHD and Anger: What’s the Link?
Posted on October 17, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Impulsivity, ADHD & Mental Health, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.While anger isn’t “officially” listed as a symptom, ADHD symptoms can trigger anger in many people. About 70% of adults with ADHD report feeling more impatient and quick to anger than those without ADHD. This article covers the link between ADHD and anger, ADHD anger triggers, how to manage anger as a person with ADHD, […]
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What Happens With Your Brain When You Make a Decision?
Posted on October 4, 2022 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD.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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Preparing Students With ADHD for College
Posted on September 30, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD & School, ADHD Children, Teens & Students.Students with ADHD face a “perfect storm” of challenges transitioning into college. Although they may have functioned well in high school with the support and scaffolding of parents and teachers, all that falls away precipitously when they begin on campus. College students are faced with multiple new challenges. These include a heavier workload with more […]
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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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Shopping is a nightmare’: how ADHD affects people’s spending habits
Posted on July 14, 2022 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Money Management & ADHD.For most of us, popping to the supermarket is a mundane chore but for Hannah Crawford it’s a task that can fill her with dread. “A supermarket is a nightmare,” says the 24-year-old, who describes going to buy food as “like being a three-year-old in a sweet shop”. Crawford says it can be an overwhelming, […]
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ADHD at Work: 10 Tips for Thriving at the Office
Posted on June 27, 2022 by CoachRudy in ADHD in the Workplace, Adult ADD/ADHD.Living with ADHD can impact your job performance and confidence. But managing your symptoms at work is possible. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect your behaviors, ability to focus, and memory. Learning to manage the symptoms of adult ADHD is possible. Incorporating new strategies and seeking help can make a big […]
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