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One Size Fits All? — ADD Tip o the Day 397
This is following up on tatum channing’s rant about ADD or ADHD medications (adderal, vyvanse, amphetamines, ritalin) . Ann made a very pertinent comment: Ann • We must not forget that there are different types of A.D.H.D. Factors that can … Continue reading
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“ADHD Meds Are Like Coke or Crystal Meth” — ADD Tip o the Day 395
This is the title of an article by Channing Tatum (should I know who that is? – ok, i just googled him, interesting) on medicines for ADD or ADHD. Like many bizarre or erroneous ideas, there is a grain of … Continue reading
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The French Way — ADD Tip o the Day 393
Below is my entry into the fray provoked by an article ‘Why French Children Don’t Have ADHD’, which discussed child rearing methods and the benefits of spanking, among other things. Lots of interesting comments. 1. I don’t know the best … Continue reading
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Errors in Thinking — ADD Tip o the Day 391
from a great post from jeff , on common errors in thinking. not really related to ADD, but do you think that we are more prone to them??? anyways, they sure can make ADD worse. (and how can you controll … Continue reading
DisTract Ed — ADD Tip o the Day 390, and oh, by the way —-
Had planned for the new book to come out in June. Hah! Maybe July, but don’t count on it. We started cleaning out the garage, and came to the boxes of memorabilia. Family fotos and documents, going way back. Enough … Continue reading
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The Small Tasks — ADD Tip o the Day 389
With ADD or ADHD, we are victims of distractions, and things don’t get finished. Here’s a simple rule – if you’re doing a small task, don’t let anything interrupt it until you finish. Make this a rule. If a distraction … Continue reading
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Sleep Disorder? — ADD Tip o the Day 388
The ADD or ADHD world is abuzz, I mean abuzz! about Dr. Thakkar’s article in the 4/28/2013 New York Times. He says that some people with ADD or ADHD might be misdiagnosed, and might instead have a sleep disorder causing … Continue reading
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Is It the Vitamin C? — ADD Tip o the Day 387
Bonnie Mincu points us to some new information, new to me, about the stimulants (Ritalin, ADDerall, etc) for ADD or ADHD. Turns out that vitamin C, or orange juice, will make the medicines less effective. It will be OK if … Continue reading
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Coach and Therapy for Anger — ADD tip o the Day 386
A response to Holly on ADDerworld, who is concerned about her anger, and says that she know all the things she should be doing but is having a hard time doing them: “Holly, you recognize the problem, that it is … Continue reading
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Not Me! —- ADD Tip o the Day 384
I was looking forward to La Cruzada, the weekend spiritual retreat. I packed my suitcase and my bedding, printed out the google map, found the church on my GPS, and drove to it. I was able to find it, tho … Continue reading
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Hassles — ADD Tip o the Day 382
Just lost my credit card. Again. This time, also my drivers license and spare key, all in the same little wallet. Must have walked off and left it on the table in the restaurant. Called, they couldn’t find it. Went … Continue reading
Losing It — ADD Tip o the day 381
A slightly edited comment from Jen on ADDerworld “-emotional control, frustration, outbursts….ya ADD fits in. Not sure if you mean you are having trouble with nervous energy, or sleep, or at the moment of frustration….. Here are some random suggestions … Continue reading
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Recent Research — ADD Tip o the Day 380
Tidbits on ADD ADHD: “ADHD is estimated to be present in 3%-7% of children, while adult ADHD has an estimated prevalence of 4.4%. In those diagnosed as children, rates of ADHD persistence into adulthood span 30% to 70%. It is … Continue reading
Puryear’s Principles —- ADD Tip o the day 379
This is just human nature, but these issues are more critical if we have ADD or ADHD: 1. we will struggle and struggle with a problem; once we find a solution, we will stop doing it (AA, antidepressants, regular exercise, … Continue reading
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Wrong Again??? — ADD tip o the Day 377
A recent AJ Psychiatry reported a meta review of studies of non pharmacological interventions for ADD or ADHD in children. I was surprised that elimination of artificial food coloring showed a small positive effect. This was thought to be limited … Continue reading
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Anahi interview —- ADD Tip o the Day 376
Anahi Ortiz is a pediatrician, ADD or ADHD coach, and a blogger. I greatly respect her knowledge and opinions. – How did you get involved in ADD ADHD?_ When I was in med school my first rotation was psychiatry and … Continue reading
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Change — ADD Tip o the Day 374
If we have ADD or ADHD we need to be open to change, to find strategies to our lives go better. Change can be hard. Often we don’t even realize that change is an option. Therapists talk about patients who … Continue reading
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Multitasking — ADD Tip o the Day 373
With ADD or ADHD, we often aren’t aware of what’s happening (tho I’m not sure this is limited to ADD/HD). There I was, cruising down the highway at 72 mph. Listening to the radio, squeezing a cork in my free … Continue reading
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Slips and Failures — ADD Tip o the Day 372
With ADD or ADHD we are plagued by slips and failures. But AA teaches that slips are to be expected and we need to have a plan for them to help us just get back on the track. I was … Continue reading
ADD,ADHD,Stigma, and Coming Out — ADD Tip o the Day 371
Some people with ADD or ADHD have commented on being ashamed or embarrassed, or afraid to openly acknowledge the problem. I cannot criticize them because I do not know their circumstances. I have ADD, which I am not ashamed of anymore than … Continue reading
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Staying On Task — ADD Tip o the Day 370
michelle, for ADD or ADHD: you are right about focusing on strengths. you just need strategies to cope with your not so strongs where they actually cause a problem. ideas for strategies to stay on task: break tasks into small … Continue reading
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Aspirations — ADD Tip o the Day 369
Scott, one of us ADD or ADHD people, made a very nice comment on the Frazzled post and gave me permission to use it here (slightly edited for length): “– the idea of making an aspiration in the morning and … Continue reading
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Frazzled strategies — ADD Tip o the Day 368
For living with ADD or ADHD we need strategies, and here’s the ones I used to get unfrazzled, as promised in Tip 367. First, obviously, reverse the causes of frazzled: So got more sleep, took a nap. Too cold to … Continue reading
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Frazzled, or, does ADD get worse? — ADD Tip o the Day 367
I don’t think adult ADD or ADHD gets better or worse over time, but it certainly does fluctuate. Right now I’m feeling frazzled. Too much going on, too much to do. I’m forgetting things, losing things, making mistakes - My … Continue reading
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Sticking With It, Part 2 — ADD Tip o the Day 366
My wife, who knows a lot about ADD or ADHD after all these years, said I misquoted her on the last post. I thought she had asked, “Is it working?”, meaning the whole thing. She says she was specifically asking … Continue reading
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Sticking with it— ADD Tip o the Day 364
I wrote about sitting, and how, like we with ADD or ADHD do, I started out with great enthusiasm, set unrealistically high goals, and then petered out. But I picked it up again, with a more realistic goal, and I … Continue reading
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Mess It Up, a new strategy — ADD Tip o the Day 362
Just learned a brand new strategy from a man with ADD or ADHD. He couldn’t get himself to clean up his desk, and the clutter made everything harder to do, and so he was getting frustrated and kind of demoralized, … Continue reading
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Leonardo da Vinci — ADD TIp o the Day 361
I believe that beauty can be found all round us, if we just look. So can ADD or ADHD. excerpts from a small book review, The New Yorker, January 14, 2013: “Leonardo and the Last Supper, by Ross King (Walker) … Continue reading
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Sit and Be — ADD tip o the day 360
Getting better at this. Just sitting takes discipline (willpower, self control) which is not a strong point with ADD or ADHD. I say, “Oh, yeah, I will sit right after I finish this blog.” and then I jump right into something else instead. … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, add and will power, ADHD, ADHD and will power, adhd and willpower, adult, attention, attention deficit, will power
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Have A Fantastic Day — ADD Tip o the Day 359
Those of us with ADD or ADHD easily fall into a down mood. I have a new mantra to help combat that tendency – At night : “Tomorrow is going to be a fantastic day, with many interesting surprises and … Continue reading
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The Straight Scoop On Medicines — ADD Tip o the Day 357
For many with ADD or ADHD the medications, ritalin and other stimulants (and a few others) are a great help. For others, not so much. I have not seen any problems with them, other than occasional mild side effects for … Continue reading
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2012 in review- the blog stats
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. My thanks to all of you who have followed and especially my gratitude to you commenters. Please keep up the comments! They make it so much more … Continue reading
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Pause Part One — ADD Tip o the Day 352
My sister, who does not have ADD or ADHD, recommended the Power of Pause, by Terry Hershey. She said I would put it on my blog. Here it is. It is good. How much is the being driven, hard to … Continue reading
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Procrastination? — or Not? — ADD Tip o the Day 351
With ADD or ADHD, you’ll know about procrastination, one of our main symptoms. But I think this is about a problem with time, not procrastination. I wasn’t putting off getting my wife’s Christmas present, it’s just that Christmas seemed so … Continue reading
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Aware? — ADD Tip o the Day 350
I spilled a glass of wine last night; fortunately my reflexes are still good and I caught the glass before it broke. Is that age or ADD or ADHD? Or aging with ADD? Am I careless or is it my … Continue reading
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Discouraged, Demoralized, Depressed —- ADD Tip o the Day 349
If you have ADD or ADHD do you ever get into this state? If you haven’t, then I question the diagnosis, but if you want to experience this, here’s the recipe for how to get there: think of what you … Continue reading
Whining — Not Really An ADD Tip of the Day 348
Well, Medicare has come out with a new set of regulations, coding and documenting, that will be adopted by all the insurance companies apparently. The coding is very complicated; even if I didn’t have ADD I’d have trouble understanding and … Continue reading
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Bad Things About Ritalin — ADD Tip o the day 347
What bad things have you read or heard about Ritalin (methylphenidate)? Many of us with ADD or ADHD function much better with help from Ritalin. It helps us focus, which is a primary issue. It also helps with motivation and … Continue reading
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Ritalin and Rape — ADD Tip o the Day 344
With ADD or ADHD, educating ourself is an important tool, and it’s important that we get accurate information. And we may have a tendency to be gullible. For example, recently Indiana GOP U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, informed us that … Continue reading
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Retail Therapy? — ADD Tip o the Day 343
This is a follow up on the ADD or ADHD posts on spending and money problems. Many people use shopping as a way to deal with, or to avoid dealing with, painful and unpleasant feelings. It’s like a fix – … Continue reading
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Procrastinating Again! — ADD Tip o the Day 342
If you have ADD or ADHD, you probably know a lot about procrastinating. It is one of our major and most common problems. A very intelligent man is talking about his dishes, which are piling up in the sink. The … Continue reading
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Avoidance or Procrastination? — ADD Tip o the Day 340
Those of us with ADD or ADHD struggle with both of these, avoidance and procrastination. I’ve wondered about the difference between them, but put off doing anything about it. I had an idea but wasn’t sure; it seemed a little … Continue reading
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Stuck, and No Motivation — ADD Tip o the Day 338
We with ADD or ADHD can easily get overwhelmed, demoralized, disorganized, unmotivated and just plain stuck. For the motivation issue, there are many strategies ( I can’t recall which post I just wrote this on, and I’m not motivated to … Continue reading
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Deja Vu all over again —- ADD Tip o the Day 336
Have read a lot lately from people with ADD and ADHD who have a lot of deja vu experiences, and the question is - is it related to the ADD or ADHD? I don’t know; I’ve had a fair number … Continue reading
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Ten Things I Find It Hard to Believe — Add Tip of the Day 335
1. that ADD doesn’t exist – because I have it, others have it, and research shows difference in our brains from “vanilla” folks 2. that it is just a matter of character, of willpower, or of needing to “just try … Continue reading
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