You will never:
- Catch up.
- Finish your to do list.
- Change the mind of an ADHD denier.
- Keep things uncluttered.
- Remember something you didn’t write down.
Sorry, that’s just the way it is. Devise strategies, do the best you can, and learn to live with it.
Good luck.
doug
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ADHD and food Unfortunately, I don’t think the foods make much difference, if any. Eating a reasonably balanced and healthy diet is always a good thing. I take a multivitamin, Vit D, and omega 3 anyway.
Food, Diet, Dyes, etc. and ADHD
Question O the Day:
Does ADHD get worse with age?
I don’t think so, but the normal slippages of age can make it seem so, memory problems for example. BUT – this process is counter acted as we develop strategies and get better at coping.
Personal Note O the Day:
I’m 100% sure that few things in life are 100%.
Poem O the Day (from Notes On Aging):
I was really sleepy
Until I turned out the light.
Hi Doug, I was 59 when I was diagnosed with ADHD and with Aspergers Syndrome, and in the last 10 years before diagnosis I was certain I was going senile – my ADHD symptoms, especially memory deficit and time blindness, and stress that came with that, were truly disabling.
This review’s title says it all, really (even if the entire review dos not mention ADHD once):
“Estrogen and the Prefrontal Cortex: Towards A New Understanding of Estrogen’s Effects on Executive Functions in the Menopause Transition”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hbm.22218
Eva
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eva
thank you
i hope to do a post on this soon
new insights for me
thank you for contributing
best wishes
doug
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I hate to correct you but there’s actually SIX things, Those five and…something, something…I can’t remember… 😉
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ken
I stand corrected. If you remember it, let me know. It could be the most important thing on the list!
thank you for commenting, as always
best wishes
doug
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Estrogen protects females against ADHD. As women go through menopause their ADHD gets worse. It even causes post menopausal woman, who never had ADHD symptoms, to experience them.
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susan
that makes sense, but i’ve not seen data or support for it. and a lot of women have inattentive and problems aren’t noticed til they reach challenges of adulthood , way before menopause. but the estrogen phenomenon could happen too, and might look like “aging” but is really estrogen deficiency. interesting. so i just googled it. thank you for bringing this to my attention. and thank you for commenting.
https://www.additudemag.com/women-hormones-and-adhd/
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/hormones-adhd-connection
If you don’t object i might use your comment as the basis of a post
best wishes
doug
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Great list!!!❤️
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thank you
love
doug
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