Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“Remember when you were at that age where everyone smoked weed?”
You hear that a lot from my generation.
Not everyone did. But almost everyone. I was one of the rare exceptions. All of my friends did, though….
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“Oh, I forgot we had this hot-air popcorn maker!”
“Oh, I didn’t know we owned all these old picture frames.”
“Hey, look! We have a single bed. I forgot about this.”…
Adult ADHD
| Medication
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorCan we talk about substance abuse?
Specifically abusing ADHD medication.
I’ve never actually had anyone ask me to lend them some of my medication. (How do you lend someone medication? Don’t you mean give? Cause I can’t see a pill being a ‘loaner’ that I’d want back afterwards.) But when my son was at university, taking an incredibly challenging course called Physics-Engineering, fellow students, non-ADHD students, approached him about getting a leg up with one of his magic pills.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorIt’s like the Sleep Fairy is sprinkling magic dust over most people, and sprinkling some kind of stimulant over the rest of us, the adults with ADHD.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorIn my previous Blog I noted, somewhat awkwardly, that knowing I have a place for my car keys doesn’t mean they’re always there. Or, when life gets nuts, even mostly there. For example, ahem, I’ve had to borrow Ava’s key for the past two weeks. Not the end of the world. And yet, as I noted in the previous blog, it can fee like it. ADHD can be such a pain. Knowing what’s going on doesn’t automatically prevent me from making the same mistakes over and over again. And again.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorWhen I browse through our Forums I’m always amazed at the brilliant stories about the difference the ADHD diagnosis has made. For better and worse. In our DVD, Embracing the Diagnosis, we explore the kaleidoscope of anger, regret, relief, and hope that we all stumble through, like a drunk in a Carnival Fun House….
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“I don’t know where the day went,” used to be a familiar lament of mine.
Eventually, I stopped long enough to find out where it went. Because I really was missing it.
I realized that the day doesn’t go anywhere. I do.
And where do I go?
Adult ADHD
| Comedy + Holidays
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorI need to be 5 different people. Or hire 5 different people!
The overwhelm I have been feeling over everything that needs doing finally forced me to actually use some of the ADHD tools I have learned.
(ASIDE: Why is it I only turn to the tools when I’m in overwhelm? Rather than use them all the time? Sigh!)
TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorADHD and ADD present so many different challenges to adults. Sticking to it. Avoiding procrastination. Generating motivation. Stay on track. Creating achievable goals. (Rather than pie-in-the-sky dreams.) This week I’m travelling. Our editor/jack-of-all-trades, Jimi, are on a four day road trip to PBS stations
Adult ADHD
| Guest Blog
| Parenting, Children, School
By Elaine Taylor-KlausParenting ADHD kids can be stressful, overwhelming, isolating and frustrating. It’s complicated, and often unclear where you as a parent need to focus. Is it school-work? Is it respect at home? Is it everything at once? There are so many different options for treatment. How do you decide what to do next?…