Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorAfter a recent talk a woman from the audience shared her frustration with friends and family members who question her diagnosis. A loved one had announced, “ADHD is made up by drug companies. The way Greeting Card companies created Mother’s Day.”
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorIt might just be in my imagination. A lot of things are.
But I’m starting to wonder, is my ADHD seasonal? Do the symptoms abate in the warm, long days of summer? Then grow worse during February’s cold, grey?
Adult ADHD
| Life With ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorPeople mean well, don’t they? I mean, usually.
Oh yeah, sure, there are hate mongers out there. But even when they are spreading lies, or terrorizing people or attacking their fellow human beings, it’s because they have decided that their beliefs; political, religious, or whatever, are more important than the other person’s freedom, or their right to choose, or even their lives….
Adult ADHD
| Most Popular
By totallyaddauthorThe question we get asked the most?
That’s simple: ‘How do I find out if I have ADHD?’ (If you’re asking this question right now, do yourself a favor and bookmark this blog page)
Adult ADHD
By Edward (Ned) Hallowell, PsychiatristIn terms of finding help, I would start with a book and a friend.
So forget about the professionals at the start because …
Adult ADHD
| Medication
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorThings I don’t want:
To take ADHD medication
To have to take a pill every morning
For you, or your child or a loved one, to have to take ADD medication
Adult ADHD
By Edward (Ned) Hallowell, PsychiatristForeword by Rick Green:
Dr. Hallowell had a profound influence on my life for ten years, and then I actually got to meet him. You see, I had read every book that he had authored or co-authored about ADHD, so the opportunity to drop by his house and sit down and just listen to him was profound.
Adult ADHD
| Holistic Strategies
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorAttention Deficit Disorder is frustrating. It leads to procrastination, burn-out, isolation, and overwhelm.
Even now, a decade and a half after learning what’s up with me, my ADHD can be a challenge. Daily. Sometimes hourly.
Adult ADHD
By totallyaddauthorForbrain is a headset with a microphone, like someone in a call-centre would wear, only there aren’t any ear-buds. Instead, the microphone sends the signal of your voice through a special filter, and into two transducers that rest on the cheek bones, just in front of your ears.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorFinancial paperwork. Legal documents. Old tax returns. Contracts. Shoot me now! I’ve had a month to locate and compile all the paperwork for my meeting this Tuesday. Tuesday is tomorrow. I started yesterday. And this is a victory over procrastination because normally I would have started looking today