Tag Archives: memory

What to do about my forgetfulness and absentmindfullness? — ADHD Tip O the Day 975

Posted on September 13, 2021 by doug with ADHD

Answering this question about ADHD: This is an example of accepting that you can’t change something, but you can make strategies to help you cope with it. (But medication might help somewhat.) 1. Write everything down on a card, folded … Continue reading →

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ADHD, Listening, Hearing, Oh,my — ADHD Tip O the Day 800

Posted on September 4, 2017 by doug with ADHD

“You just don’t listen to me!” Have you ever heard that?  If you have, then does that mean you were listening? Yes, I was listening to you.  I could repeat every word you said.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean I … Continue reading →

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ADD ADHD Symptoms and Some of the Many Ways They Can Mess Up Your Life — ADD Tip O the Day 674

Posted on December 3, 2015 by doug with ADHD

Examples of various ADD ADHD symptoms and their bad effects One of our major symptoms is impulsiveness.  That leads to blurting out inappropriately.   It also leads to  making snap judgments of people, but that’s common with vanillas, too. And we have trouble controlling … Continue reading →

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Diet and ADD ADHD, New Findings — ADD Tip O the Day 653

Posted on October 15, 2015 by doug with ADHD

Much has been written about diet and ADD ADHD. The research shows that special diets can have some benefit for some people, but  sound like a headache to manage and often for small benefit. I have been dubious.  Now more general … Continue reading →

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ADD ADHD Lies We Tell Ourselves — ADD Tip O the Day 641

Posted on September 5, 2015 by doug with ADHD

I’m busy.  —  No, you only have one thing to do. I don’t need to write it down. — Oh, really? It’ll be OK. — No, it won’t. I have plenty of time. — Yeah, right! How many ways can … Continue reading →

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ADD ADHD As We Age: The Older Adult — ADD Tip O the Day 581

Posted on January 27, 2015 by doug with ADHD

I didn’t discover I have ADD until I was 64. Suddenly, a lot of things made sense – why I couldn’t make model airplanes as a kid, why I killed a pregnant Guppy fish, why I was always losing my … Continue reading →

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Memory????? What memory? —ADD tip o the day 241

Posted on April 2, 2012 by doug with ADHD

Bonnie Mincu just put up a great post: We think we have bad memories actually we probably don’t, we just have trouble with attention and concentration (ie focus) so it comes out the same.  but we get down on ourselves (a strategy … Continue reading →

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