Hormones and ADHD

I have always believed in a holistic approach to Attention Deficit Disorder because ADHD doesn’t just live in one part of your brain; things that go on in your body can affect your ADHD too. As ADD Moms, we already know how hormones can affect our lives. Our weight, our shape, our emotions and even […]

Impulse and ADHD

ADDers are prone to impulsive behavior – acting without thinking. But being impulsive is more about behavior, it’s about thinking and judgement too. Have you ever said something impulsively and then wished you could take it back? I know I have. Never ask someone when they are due if you don’t know for a fact […]

ADHD and Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness is sort of a hallmark of ADHD, don’t you think? That and an inability to focus are the things people most often associate with it. So how come we’re so forgetful? Well, there are a few reasons. First, our problems with Executive Function can add to our difficulty remembering the things we are supposed […]

Executive Function

When you get a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (in any of it’s forms) you might also find out that you have poor executive functioning. Executive function refers to the brain’s ability to manage more than one thing at a time. Think of yourself as a large company with many functions and departments. Your brain […]

ADHD: The Basics

There are always people newly diagnosed with ADHD who have questions about what it is, so I thought a little ADD 101 was in order. ADD, ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder – which one is it? Many years ago when Attention Deficit Disorder was first being recognized, it was thought that there were two kinds: ADD […]

Good Habits: The Key to Everything

As women with Attention Deficit Disorder, we have trouble getting things done. And it isn’t just the things on our to do list, it’s everything. People who do not have ADHD don’t understand that. They don’t understand why the simplest little things can trip us up. Why is it so hard to get into the […]