Social Anxiety: How to Deal

Social anxiety is one of those little perks that often comes along with ADHD. It’s understandable. When you consider that you have trouble paying attention to what others are saying, miss social cues, often interrupt or contribute things that don’t seem to follow the conversation, it’s no wonder that you might be uncomfortable in social […]

Communication Skills

Good communication skills are important to every aspect of our lives, whether it’s communicating with your spouse, your boss, or even your hair stylist. Maybe especially your hair stylist. 🙂 But as ADD Moms, our communication skills may not be as polished as we would like. It’s hard to communicate with someone if you’re not […]

Sharing Yourself and Your Home

There is a lot of socializing going on this time of year. People have holiday parties, cookie exchanges, and may even drop by with a gift. How good are you at sharing yourself and your home? Personally I’m a little uncomfortable playing hostess. I don’t seem to have those skills that other women have. You […]

Women and ADHD

I read an interesting article today about women and ADHD at Help 4 ADHD. Although most of it wasn’t news to me, I still found it worth sharing. Here is one of my favorite parts of the article: Some women seek treatment for AD/HD because their lives are out of control — their finances may […]

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 […]