Technology and ADHD

Are you a technology geek? I know I am. I think I would have been drawn to all those cool electronic gadgets even if I didn’t have ADHD, but as it turns out, having ADHD is almost justification for buying them. We can use all the advantages of technology to help us manage our Attention […]

GTDAgenda: Manage Your Time

If you’re like me, and most people with ADHD, you have trouble managing your time. I used to be addicted to planners. I was always looking for the perfect one, thinking that once I found it, I would be magically on time and remember to do everything I was supposed to. Do I have to […]

The Power of Habits

You know lately we’ve spent a lot of time on this blog talking about alternatives to prescription medications for managing ADHD symptoms. Treating ADHD, with medication or other methods, is not the entire answer. When your symptoms become less bothersome, they need to be supported with good habits. Good habits have the power to make […]

Organizing Your Bag

OK, for most of us, our “bag” would be our purse, but I wanted to be gender neutral here as much as possible. There are some ADD Dads out there :). So, the following ideas could be applied to a briefcase, man bag, purse, diaper bag, or tote bag. Did you ever get in line […]

20 Minutes A Day

One of the challenges of having Attention Deficit Disorder is keeping up with all the stuff in our lives. Not just material stuff, but things like appointments, errands, and even the work we have to do. It feels to me sometimes like I’ve got this orbital path circling around my head – kind of like […]

Getting It Done

Maybe I should have called this post “Not Getting It Done”, but then you probably wouldn’t have read it 🙂 You know I’ve been on an organizing thing lately. Cleaning up and de-cluttering and rearranging in case we might need to sell our house and move. (Mark is laid off and there is a possibility […]