Adult ADHD
| Most Popular
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorNow and then someone will tell me that Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a gift. A big, fat, wonderful, exciting gift.
Rather than a problem, disorder, constant challenge, or, on bad days, a curse.
Why such opposing views?
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorHaving someone to connect with is such a gift. Somehow speaking things aloud, and being heard, gets it out of our system. Especially when it’s something that others can identify with. ‘You have five alarm clocks? So do I!’
Adult ADHD
| Most Popular
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorYou’ve always known you were different. Even in childhood. Ah, but why? Why does life seem so challenging?
Maybe you’re just a dreamer, or restless, or impulsive? Maybe you’re creative or sensitive?
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorWow, three whole blogs on my triumphant victory over some dirty dishes.
If you haven’t read the previous two blogs about how I developed my astounding new domestic super power, check them out first.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| Tools, Tips & Tricks
| TotallyADD Blog
By Team TotallyADDBy Rick Green
Which aspect of your ADHD do you dislike the most? Which trait, or if you prefer, ‘symptom’, does the most damage?
It’s a valuable question to ask. For several reasons.
One payoff for identifying the trait that undermines you the most? It requires you to focus, and you won’t drown in good intentions, trying to manage every symptom at once. (A recipe for overwhelm as I found out after when first diagnosed.)
Another payoff? Mastering the bugaboo that most sabotages you…
Adult ADHD
| Most Popular
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorHow do you overcome it? If you’re like me, you usually don’t. Many people draw upon willpower. I suspect most ADHD/ADD people would admit that willpower is not one of their top 5 strengths. Or top 55…
Tools, Tips & Tricks
By totallyaddauthorOver the past decade it’s become obvious to me that there is a hot button issue around ADHD.
It’s a topic that impacts every adult with ADHD at some point.
It’s controversial. It involves big corporations and profits.
It’s the M word.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorI’ve been writing about all those helpful lists that seem to be everywhere right now. Lists like “5 Things Your Dog Should Know”. To Do lists with no directions, no list of practical steps, no immediate actions, no ideas or …
Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorThey all begin with a number. “12 Things You Should Know…”; “8 Ways Your House May Be Killing You…”; “15 Things That Turn Guys Off…”; “845 Ways To Make Sure…”[That last one was written by an ADDer.] Magazines, the internet, and newspapers are full of lists
Adult ADHD
| Life With ADHD
| Most Popular
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorThose of us who qualify as ADHD are, well, different. Not just from the 96% of the world who are ‘neuro-typical’, but different from each other. We are indeed a tribe, but a diverse tribe.