ADHD and power

ADHD and Power

This month, I’m exploring the idea of power. I was thinking about one of the things I learned from my mentor coach, Jille Bartolome…that money, time, and energy are all forms of power. That’s a fascinating …

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“Help My Loved One with ADHD”

There are a lot of reasons that someone with ADHD may not be doing the things you think they should be doing or in the way you think they should be doing them. Now, if …

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Unstructured Time

The ADHD Twilight Zone and Unstructured Time

You wake up Saturday morning, and the whole day is stretching ahead of you, no appointments to keep, no place you have to be, no demands on your time. For hours on end, that time …

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battle of ADHD

The Great Battle of ADHD (and what to do about it)

The great battle of ADHD is what to do about it. How do we thrive in a world not designed for our minds? Mine is a tale of failure after failure, sprinkled with little bits …

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ADHD Tools and Supports: Could They Have Helped My Dad?

It’s June! To me, that means Father’s Day and my dad’s birthday, had he not committed suicide back in 1987.  So, it wasn’t my favorite month, until I married. It’s much more fun to celebrate …

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Evil Robot

Evil Robot Cyborg Mechanical Shawn

“Our good friend, Shawn McGovern, has a bit of a creative side to him. I’m no stranger to this sort of thing myself, so I applaud his efforts and have, with Jennie’s permission and encouragement, …

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Different

Uniquely Different

My name is Buddy and yes that is my real name although I didn’t actually have a name for the first 18 years of my life. I am a twin. I have a twin sister …

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ADHD Gender Gap

ADHD Gender Gap: Different for Me Because I’m Female

Dealing with the gender gap! editor: 2 weeks ago, here at See in ADHD, our friend Tricia Webb was describing her life and schooling as a young girl growing up with ADHD. This week she …

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ADHD Identity Crisis

ADHD Identity Crisis

Was this some sort of identity crisis, what’s wrong with me?  This was the burning question throughout my life, into my twenties.  It was the question I imagine my parents had, which was possibly answered …

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ADHD Christmas Special

Kelly’s ADHD Christmas Special – Celebrating Suess Style

“The following ADHD Christmas Special was originally published in the blog, Man of DistrAction on Psych Central on December 28th, 2012, under the name “The ADHD Holiday Special – with sincere apologies to Dr. Seuss” …

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