Avitae: Caffeine + Water

Recently I was contacted by a representative from Avitae, a company that makes caffeinated water. They offer 3 levels of caffeine in their purified water: 45 mg, 90 mg, and 125 mg. The reason that they contacted me was that they had been hearing from a number of moms who were successfully using it to […]

How Sunday Can Equal Sanity

I am writing this on Sunday evening. OK. I lied. It’s almost 11:00pm Sunday night. Still, the idea that I’m about to suggest is a good one. And I promise, I did do the actual part this afternoon. It’s called the Sunday Night Plan. And I call it that even though you can do it […]

Are You Becalmed?

Becalmed is not the state of being calm. Becalmed is a sailing term meaning to keep motionless by lack of wind. Now obviously wind is not usually a factor in our state of being. I am using this term as a metaphor for our tendency to stay motionless. When you have ADHD, motivation can be […]

6 Ways Yoga can Help Your ADHD Symptoms

Do you practice yoga? I don’t do it on a regular basis, although I should, but I do love it. It’s peaceful nature appeals to my frazzled body and brain and I love what it does for strength and flexibility. Did you know that yoga can also benefit your ADHD symptoms? Here are 6 ways […]

An ADD Woman

For the past 7 years, this site has been ADD Moms. I started it originally to help moms raising kids with ADHD, but soon found out there was a real need to help women with ADHD. I started a new site for the kids soon after and focused ADD Moms on women with ADHD. Recently […]

Boy Without Instructions

I have the pleasure today of reviewing a book written by a colleague of mine, Penny Williams. It’s called “Boy Without Instructions” and it’s Penny’s account of raising her son, nicknamed Ricochet, and helping him make his way through school and life with ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and other challenges. Ricochet is a gifted […]