Disabilities and ADHD

December 3rd (yesterday) was the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day is meant to promote awareness, understanding, and support of people with all kinds of disabilities. Someone suggested that it might make a good topic for this site, but I wasn’t entirely sure of that because I don’t identify myself as […]

Adult ADHD

The Saturday Evening Post has an article, written by Sharon Begley, about ADHD in adults. I challenge you to read it and not see yourself in at least one of the ADD adults that Ms. Begley profiles. Ms. Begley walks you through some common symptoms of ADHD and points out the differences between having ADHD […]

Losing Weight with ADHD

Recently Shelley from The House of Smiths wrote a post about how her ADHD affects her attempts at losing weight. Here’s what she said: I had my hormones tested, got my thyroid checked out, found out I had a very minor pituitary gland issue and was even diagnosed with ADD; one of the BIGGEST reasons […]

The Best Laid Plans

I started this month intending to post every day. I was doing that until yesterday. Yesterday I had a special event that I had been planning for a month. I was going to do a 5K for the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society. I did the fund raising and met my goal of $100. This Light […]

Learn to Say No

As moms, we take on way too much. We’re trying to raise a family, maybe work outside the home, keep the home clean and organized and so much more. And we’re doing it while trying to manage our Attention Deficit Disorder. I bet a lot of you ADD Moms are volunteers – at school, for […]

Your Closet on ADD

No I’m not talking about the state of your clothes closet. But since I mentioned it – how bad is it? What I really meant was – how well do you dress? As ADD Moms, we can become a little complacent with the way we look. We take care of everyone else and make sure […]