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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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AS ADDers SAY: “IT’S JUST TOO MUCH TROUBLE!”
My personal experience with ADD as well with the ADD clients I coach is that tedious tasks unfortunately are accomplished not by looking at positive consequences but by the pressure of significant negative consequences. Here are some examples: Freq...
AROUSAL LEVEL AND ADD
ADDers have to struggle to maintain an optimal arousal level. Although I’m not a psychopharmacologist ( although I have a Masters in Biochemsitry), I have learned that the stimulant medications for ADD probably increase arousal and alertness by inc...
The Laundry Attraction
I’m finding out more and more that ADD people like doing laundry. Why?. Well there are different components of doing the laundry and you can feel good doing and completing each one. Also, laundry or vacuuming usually comes to mind when there is som...
How Do You Stop The URGE to interrupt?
How do you stop the “urge” to interrupt an ongoing situation. I just shared a house on Cape Cod with three other people. They were all absorbed in reading for an hour or so. I became restless and inadvertently kept interrupting the three with qu...
Takes One to Know One!
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...
Living with an AD(H)D Brainstyle
I have lived my whole life with an AD(H)D brain, and it hasn’t been easy, but I’ve learned quite a lot personally and professionally about this brain style. To tell you what it’s like now, it was extremely hard to start writing this blog with...
Living with an AD(H)D Brainstyle
I have lived my whole life with an AD(H)D brain, and it hasn’t been easy, but I’ve learned quite a lot personally and professionally about this brain style. To tell you what it’s like now, it was extremely hard to start writing this blog withou...
