Stop Focusing on the Deficit

When we think and talk about ADHD, we tend to focus on the deficit, and then we wonder why we have poor self esteem. You know that I’m always talking about saying good things about yourself and to yourself. And I remind you how the primitive part of your brain believes everything you tell it and […]

Diet and ADHD

The other day as I was Pinteresting, I found a pin that seemed to promote eating homemade sauerkraut as a way to help ADHD symptoms. Interesting. Worth a look. The pin lead to an article on Progressive Health.com that discussed ways that nutrition and diet can affect ADHD symptoms. If you’ve been a reader of this […]

When Are You Going to Get Angry Enough?

I know how hard it is to live a life with ADHD. I’ve been doing it a really long time. I’ve struggled with a messy house, and losing important stuff – sometimes cause I threw it away – and being late and forgetting and well, you know. I have even invited 10 people for Christmas […]

The Circus in Your Head

31 Day Challenge: Day 21 If you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, I don’t have to tell you that a lack of order in your home isn’t the only problem. In fact, it might not even be your biggest problem. The clutter inside your head might be more important. Am I right? So how do […]

Attention Deficit Dis- Order

31 Day Challenge: Day 15 Since we are talking all things orderly this month, I thought that it would be appropriate to point out that October is ADHD Awareness month. (Yes I am taking advantage of the fact that the word order is part of disorder, but I can still make it relevant.) Now of […]

Order: Full Circle

31 Day Challenge, Day 6 One of the hallmarks of ADHD is our tendency to be easily distracted. Even people who do not have ADHD know that about us. It’s been the subject of many jokes, but for those of us with ADHD, it is no laughing matter. When you are easily distracted, you tend […]