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I am a practicing clinical psychologist who works with AD(H)D children, adolescents, and adults helping them develop strategies for optimum functioning with their brain style. I have lived my whole life with AD(H)D, and despite all the challenges, I
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ADHD Adults and Sleep
There are many insomniacs in this world, but Adders, both children and adults have insomnia( going to sleep or staying asleep) more often than the non-ADDers. Often ADDers are depressed, anxious, restless and obsessive (hyperfocus), which can worsen ...
A Successful ADHD Entrepreneur Without Medication
It’s amazing but true that ADDers can become entrepreneurs without stimulant medication. I’ve learned that from my coaching and from my ADHD son who is in his 30’s and had a passion for a certain enterprise, followed it up and loves what he has...
ADDers: Stimulant Medication and Sports
There was a major article on the front page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Sunday, August 23, 2009, reporting on the use of stimulant medication for ADDers in baseball. The two baseball players reportedly have ADHD, and got exempt from the ru...
An ADHD Wedding - Part 2
In the last blog, I described how my ADHD son and his ADHD fiancé became engaged and “planned” a wedding and wedding date. They finally settled on January 30,2010. It is to be a very small wedding with close family members. My older son in Washi...
An ADHD Wedding
In April of this year, my ADHD son became engaged to a lovely ADHD young woman. At first they decided to avoid stress and elope. I said,”No way, I want to see you two married”, So next they picked a wedding date in October 2010. The date had to...
Self-Absorption(Narcissism) in the ADHDer
A non-ADD partner of an ADD client I coach, asked me why the client often complained about her problems , while at the same time not showing any empathy for my issues, even during times when I had more stress than she did?I told her that regardless...
Local ADD Coaching
I mainly do local coaching of AD(H)D adolescents and adults in Atlanta. The usual method of coaching is to arrange a first appointment, and set up regular phone calls to provide strategies and goals, and to track the rate of progress. Because many cl...
