Here’s a good chuckle for you. This is by Karen Hughes who wrote a fiction book Scattered Dreams which is about a newly single mother who battles ADHD. Here’s a few samples. Your doctor prescribes you Adderall. You forget to take your Adderall. Money for your future speeding tickets is earmarked in the family budget. […]
CNN just wrote a good article on adult ADD, giving a few personal examples of some of the struggles associated with having adult ADD, and some ways of dealing with it. Dr. Edward Hallowell, who has written books about ADHD, said a rapid-fire lifestyle can actually be a good thing for maybe half the people
Here’s a new national Canadian ADD advocacy organization. CADDAC is a national Canadian alliance of organizations and individuals that educates people on ADHD and how to advocate for themselves and those affected by ADHD. It also runs workshops, advocates on behalf of all Canadians affected by ADHD and provides ongoing advocacy training. In the past,
Many of us have different learning styles, unfortunately, some instructors only teach mono style, that is, their preferred learning style. This can generate problems for people with ADHD or learning disabilities as well as other people with a preferred learning style that may be different from the teachers teaching style. This can lead to frustration,
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Britain’s dual Olympic gold medalist, Kelly Holmes, said she cut herself with scissors and considered committing suicide while suffering depression in 2003 One of the comorbid conditions associated with ADD is depression. Sometimes depression is a result of undiagnosed and untreated ADD, since if you understand the symptoms of ADD they could easily lead to