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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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Is it Adult ADHD or Just Impulsivity?
The diagnosis of AD(H)D in children includes short attention span, impulsivity, and often, hyperactivity. In adults, the hyperactivity often takes the form of restlessness or fidgeting. AD(H)D adults also have issues of time management, remembering i...
ADHDer: Overfocusing and Stimulant Medication
br>I’ve talked about overfocusing when an ADDer tried stimulant medication. I’m finding this problem more and more with my ADD coaching clients. One recently reported about creating E-mails for his staff, a task usually done in a few minutes. On ...
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 ...
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...
