5 Foods to ADD to Your Diet

Low levels of dopamine have been linked to ADHD, depression, trouble focusing or concentrating, low energy, and even weight gain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps your brain recognize sources of pleasure. Stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition and even some medications can reduce the amount of dopamine in your body. The good news is […]

Holidays and ADHD

This Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the United States. Most of us will spend the holiday with family members we don’t see on a regular basis. For those of us with ADHD, all of that celebrating and family time can be especially difficult. Holidays can be extra stressful when you have ADHD. If you’re the […]

Treating Anxiety Naturally

Anxiety is often a symptom that occurs along with Attention Deficit Disorder. In fact, I think that anxiety is triggered by ADHD symptoms. People with ADHD tend to be forgetful, distracted, and unfocused. We may have poor social skills, and organizational and time management challenges. When you live your life like that, is it any […]

Why You Forget

The other day my son Andy came home from the gym and got the toaster out to make himself a protein shake. Yes, that’s right. The toaster. He was thinking of something else and reached into the cupboard, coming out with the first thing he found. Those of us with ADHD live a lot in […]

Unproductivity

OK that’s probably not a word, but you know what I mean. Did you ever have one of those days when you felt like you’d done nothing at all? Or one of those days when you felt rushed and busy yet couldn’t figure out what you’d been doing? It’s Tuesday and so far I’ve had […]

Just Wondering

This isn’t so much a post as a question – when you want information – you know, something bigger than a blog post – how do you like to get it? Do you like a written report, an audio file, or both? What about video? I ask mostly because I want to know if I’m […]