“Loses attention”; individuals with ADHD do have a noticeably different way of attending than do people who haven’t the diagnosis. I guess, to some who do not understand ADHD, it may seem that the inattentive …
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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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ADHD Time: ‘Now’ and ‘Not Now’
As standard operating procedure for many with ADHD, rather than having an internal clock which perceives the passing of time, time is experienced from two sorts of “time zones,” Now and Not Now. For instance, if something …
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Motivation and Forgiveness: What Do They Have in Common?
A really fascinating fact: Motivation and Forgiveness are two examples of neurological behaviors. And, I bet you didn’t know that.
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ADHD IDENTITY: better way to define our who
How many times would you guess, in your lifetime, have you asked yourself, “Who am I?” How often have you been able to answer the question? And just what is your answer? There are so many …
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Family Planning and ADHD Statistics: The Numbers Game
There are lots of numbers out there that kind of give insight into the different facets of ADHD. The current accepted statistic is that 10 to 20 percent of the general population has ADHD in …
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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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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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Neurodiversity: Research and Its Importance To You – Part II
Tricia Webb has can tell you lots of things, like how research can tell us about ourselves. Let’s have a listen. ~ editor, Kelly Babcock High Level Research and Neurodiversity In my last post, I …
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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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