Anxiety: My Secret Weapons

Anxiety is one of the many gifts that you may receive along with Attention Deficit Disorder. And like ADHD, it may be mild or severe, depending on variables like your general health and the environment around you. My daughter Caitlin suffers from acute anxiety; my anxiety is far milder yet seems to be present far […]

Ever Changing ADHD

Have you noticed that your ADHD symptoms can change from day to day or even hour to hour? Or maybe you’ve noticed the long term changes; things that used to challenge you don’t anymore, but you have other ones that do. One of the reasons that medications for ADHD work as well as they do […]

Peppermint and ADHD

What does peppermint have to do with ADHD? More than you might think. Besides freshening your breath and soothing your tummy, peppermint can be used in several different ways for ADHD. Peppermint can increase your mental clarity and improve your concentration. You can use peppermint candy for this, or peppermint gum, or you can use […]

The Power of Magical Thinking

When it comes to parenting, we could all use some extra help, don’t you think? When ADHD is part of the picture, it can be harder to parent consistently and to make sure the values and messages that you want to impart to your children are communicated. Trenna Daniels has come up with a series […]

Simplify

I have a decorative plate in my kitchen that reminds me each day to simplify. As ADD Moms, the simpler our lives are, the easier they are for us to manage. When we have less stuff to keep track of or to clean, and less demands on our time, we are better able to get […]

5 Things That Keep Me on Track

Part of the adventure of ADHD is finding ways to manage the things that you need to in a way that works for you. As you know, I’m a big fan of electronics, because they help take the place of my brain when it comes to remembering things. Here are 5 tools that I rely […]