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 […]

ADD Moms Lifeskills Planner

It’s here! It’s finally here! For years I’ve searched for the perfect planner that would help me keep my life in order. I never found anything that worked as well as I wanted, so I decided to make my own. And now it’s here – my Lifeskills Planner – tailored to the needs of ADD […]

The Not Paying Attention Part

If you have ADHD, you know that one of our biggest problems is not being able to pay attention. Duh. That’s why they call it Attention Deficit Disorder. Not being able to pay attention is a whole lot of what we struggle with in our lives. For instance, after my daughter Sarah got engaged, I […]

Relationships and ADHD

Does your spouse, partner, significant other get you? Do they understand you in terms of your ADHD? Or are there problems in the relationship because of it? People without ADHD really have a hard time understanding those of us with ADHD. I guess that goes both ways; how well do we understand them? It can […]