Life With ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorTalk about mixed feelings. On the one hand I’m glowing and optimistic, the result of being in the presence of scores of people who have dedicated their lives to transforming other lives. Changing the world one person at a time.
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By Julie Daniluk, RHN, NNCP“On May 27th, 2014, Julie Daniluk, the passionate nutritionist, television personality, and author of Meals That Heal-The Anti-Inflammatory Diet joins […]
Adult ADHD
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| Women & ADD/ADHD
By Sari Solden, MSFor a woman with ADD, the healing starts in her brain and continues in her heart.
In order for women with the executive function struggles of ADHD to maximize their strengths and increase their feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment, it is usually necessary to re-structure the way they set up their lives both at home and at work.
This means that first, they must come to a deep understanding and acceptance of how they function best, how their brains work, and become willing to ask for support for their challenges. This may sound simple, but it is far from easy….
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| Parenting, Children, School
| Relationships & Family
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By Elaine Taylor-KlausIt was a joyous afternoon, filled with promise and expectation. Who knew it would be overshadowed by years of misery and disappointment?
Adorable in her little uniform shirt at 6 years old, she was home from her first day of 1st Grade. She had changed into jean shorts and was sitting tall and proud at my grandmother’s antique desk. Pony-tail bobbing, she was ready to tackle her homework, proud in that “I’m-a-big-girl-now” kind of a way….
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
| Work & School
By totallyaddauthorIn our video, The Perfect Career For ADHD, the experts agree that it has to be something you are interested in. But not necessarily good at. At least so far.
YOUR PASSION MAY NOT BE SOMETHING YOU DO WELL. YET.
Nobody starts out good at anything. Remember learning to walk? Or to play piano? Or flirting with the opposite sex? Practice, practice, practice.
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By totallyaddauthorLet’s talk about what may be the most important decision of your life.
No, it’s not who to blame for your ADHD.
Or whether to watch the entire second season of House of Cards all in a row, or spread it out over two whole days….
Adult ADHD
| Tools, Tips & Tricks
By totallyaddauthorYou know what ADHD is. (Not everything about it. Yet. Not by a long shot.)
But we have a good idea of what it is. So, my question is: what would you say is the opposite of ADHD?
After pondering that question, I’ve found a lot of people say Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. That’s what I thought for a long time.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorSaturday morning and I thought I’d been spammed. My Email inbox was filled with the same headline about ADHD and the NYTimes.
But each Email was from a different person.
Of course, it turned out that The New York Times….
Adult ADHD
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| The Science of ADD/ADHD
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorMany of the college students who are not ADHD and were abusing ADHD medication, are doing so to get better grades.
Cause they think it will help them focus, learn better, be more alert.
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….