Role models can be real life people or fictional characters. Here’s a fictional teenage character that has ADHD and Dyslexia. Corinne wrote this guest post. Corinne writes about her (mis)adventures as the mother of five young children, trying to make the most of their years together, one resolution at a time. Check out her blog […]
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Hopefully by now you’ve considered or created your New Year’s Theme. So often ADDers focus on what they did wrong, or what didn’t go well. I think that many people in society think that way but it seems that many ADDers seem to be more likely to focus on what they did wrong than what
No, not my words, one of my Adult ADHD coaching clients. One of the many benefits of being an adult ADHD coach is that you get to decide who you will and won’t coach (i.e. I don’t coach rude people) and one result of that is that I coach some pretty cool, creative people. I
Went to my first Barcamp Vancouver yesterday, and followed the 8th rule of Barcamp, by doing a presentation, Attention Surplus Condition in Technology. The competitive advantages and challenges associated with having ADHD in the tech sector. It went pretty well despite a bit of lack of sleep (I’m not a morning person) and had to
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Since we don’t have as much dopmaine floating around in our brain as non ADDers and are consequently understimulated, ADD adults seek out jobs that will give them extra stimulation either consciously or unconsciously. If they don’t find a highly stimulating job, they risk self-medicating in unhealthy ways to boost their levels of dopamine, i.e.,
High Powered Job for Stimulus Seeking ADD Adults Read More »