How Do You Know You Have ADHD?

My husband is a big Dr. Oz fan. I just happened to be in the room a few minutes ago when Dr. Oz did a promo for tomorrow’s program. Its about how you can tell if you have ADHD. That’s actually a good question. How did you know that you had ADHD? Did you figure […]

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 […]

5 Good Things About Having ADHD

People are always talking about the bad things about ADHD. It is, after all, both a deficit and a disorder. Or a difference in my opinion. There are some good things, though, about having Attention Deficit Disorder. Here are five: 1. You notice things others miss. Yes, it’s true. We are always being accused of […]

Getting There on Time

We ADDers have all kinds of issues with time. Time is very elastic for us. It is either numbingly slow or so fast we can’t keep up, depending on the circumstances. We also have issues managing time, although a non ADD person will tell you that we all have the same 24 hours. It doesn’t […]

How to Stop Procrastinating

As ADDers, we are experts at procrastinating. We can think of so many more interesting things we could be doing. And then there’s that whole distraction thing. Most often, when we are procrastinating about something it is because we find the task boring, overwhelming, or just plain scary. (Disagree with the word “scary”? Think about […]

Time Management Personality Types

I found this great article by Susan Ward on Time Management Personality Types at About.com Small Business Canada. In the article Ms. Ward describes 5 different time management personality types: the Fireman, the over committer, the Aquarian, the Chatty Kathy and the perfectionist. You’ll have to read the article to find out which type you […]