You Are Not a Deficit or a Disorder
Having ADHD makes us feel bad about ourselves. We always seem to focus on the things we can’t do instead of the things we can. Instead of living in a tightly constricted box where everything is neat and orderly, we choose to live outside the box freely and with abandon. That is, we could if […]
Managing ADHD Naturally, Part 8
Herbs and Supplements The main objective of The Med Free with ADD program is to optimize the ADHD brain. That doesn’t necessarily mean eliminating ADHD symptoms; instead the goal is to give the ADHD brain a chance to work as it was intended to. People with Attention Deficit Disorder may not be honor roll students, […]
Why Your Brain is Like a Microwave
We recently got a new microwave at our house as part of the “all of our appliances died at once” jubilee. My new microwave can figure out how long to cook something if you tell it what you’re cooking. It pops popcorn based on the size of bag you have. It can even teach you […]
Smart But Feeling Dumb: Review
Yesterday I posted an audio interview with Dr. Harold N. Levinson, author of Smart But Feeling Dumb, New Understanding and Dramatic Treatment for Dyslexia, LD/ADD. The resulting interview lasts about 45 minutes, and in it, Dr. Levinson makes a number of important points. I’d like to take this time to highlight a few of the […]
Smart But Feeling Dumb
Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Harold N. Levinson, M.D., the author of Smart But Feeling Dumb, New Understanding and Dramatic Treatment for Dyslexia, LD/ADD. I am very excited about Dr. Levinson’s book, his ideas and his research. I can’t tell you how much I relate to what he says – it leads […]
Who Are You?
Who are you? And what do you base your perceptions on? Sure, you might be a wife or girlfriend, a mom (or an ADD Mom), a daughter, a sister…the list could go on and on. (Feel free to substitute male terms if it applies). But those things are mostly facts. Who are you, really, deep […]