All or Nothing

Are you an all or nothing kind of person? If you have ADHD, I bet you are to some extent. Not sure? Let me give you some examples: Monday you decide to go on a diet to lose some weight. You are super careful about what you eat the first few days, but on Wednesday […]

Schedules, Structure and ADHD

I think anyone with ADHD sees words like “schedule” and “structure” and they cringe just a little bit. (Show us the word “organized” though, and we’re all over it). Schedules and structure imply things we should do but aren’t so good at doing. We know that order is good for us, and that structure creates […]

From Start To?

Did you know that you should never paint a wooden ladder? And that you should never misuse or abuse it? I’m not sure how you can abuse a ladder, but I’m pretty sure I never would. I know all these interesting facts about ladders because there has been a wooden ladder in my downstairs bathroom […]

The Power of Planning Ahead

The idea for this post came from the fact that I have been sitting at my desk for the past 15 minutes trying to decide what to write about. So it’s kind of ironic that I’m going to tell you to start planning ahead and putting more structure in your lives, since I obviously don’t […]

Divorce and ADHD

There was an excellent article today in the Monterey County Herald about divorce rates among parents of children who have ADHD. A recent study done by Brian Wymbs and William Pelham and published in The Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology found that the divorce rate of parents with an ADHD child was 22.7% versus […]

Why Is That Ladder Still in My Bathroom?

Hint: the ladder is in the bathroom for the same reason that there are 2 cans of paint and a step stool in my living room. And yes, I do have a point and it is related to ADHD. Five weeks ago, I went into our downstairs bathroom to find water leaking from the ceiling. […]