Is There a Ferrari in Your Head?

You Know What a Ferrari Is, Right? It’s a really fast sports car. Do you feel like you have one in your head? Maybe not an actual Ferrari, but something that goes really fast? Like all of those thoughts spinning around in your head? You can barely finish one before there are 3 more popping […]

I Need a USB in My Brain

Imagine if You Had Extra Storage for Your Brain What if we could install a USB port in our brain and then stick a thumb drive in there and download a bunch of stuff onto it? Like when you’re still awake at 2:00 a.m. and your mind is going in a thousand different directions. You […]

Do You Have a Planner for the New Year?

A Planner is Essential For those of us with ADHD, we absolutely must have a planner of some kind. We try (and fail) to keep it all in our head, so some sort of backup plan is essential. A planner, whether paper or electronic, is vital. Do you have yours yet? I Heart Planners I […]

The Attention Problem (and How to Fix It)

The Goldfish Myth Those of us with ADHD have a problem with attention. You may have read (in many different places) that today the average American has an attention span of 8 seconds – shorter than that of a goldfish. This “theory” is from a 2015 study done by Microsoft, and it’s since been challenged […]

How Many People are Living in Your Head?

Other People No, I don’t mean to imply that you’ve got actual other personalities in your head. That would be something altogether different than ADHD. And I don’t mean that you hear voices, like schizophrenics do. I guess what I do mean is that your head is always crowded with other people’s opinions and judgements […]

Colored Pencils, Markers, and ADHD

Have you noticed the recent popularity of adult coloring books? They’re everywhere, at all kinds of prices. Including free, if you do a search on the internet or Pinterest. I actually considered buying some for my daughters for Christmas, but ended up deciding against it. The topic came up, however, over the holidays, and we […]