Last week I reported on a new study that showed how adults with ADHD lost nearly a month's worth of productivity per year on the job. Does that really come as any surprise? When you think of how adults with ADHD are challenged on a daily basis with symptoms including procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, distractibility, poor sense of time...and... Read more
Here it is, the beginning of May, and every magazine you open contains articles about spring cleaning. With the weather improving, the urge hits to get outside more and enjoy the break in weather. It's hard to imagine spending more time indoors to do what many of us hate to do: cleaning and organizing. Not only do we hate it, we're often... Read more
I broke a record. Really, I did. For the first time since returning from traveling, I unpacked my suitcase in a timely fashion. No, not the night I got home, or even the day after. Not even the week after. I unpacked it exactly 12 days after arriving home. Typically, my suitcase, filled with wrinkled airplane- stinking clothes lies on my... Read more
Chores! Everyone hates them. They are typically boring, repetitive and never go away. But when ADHD is part of the marital mix, it can be a real challenge to get household chores done without one or the other feeling exasperated, angry or shamed. Often, the non-ADHD partner feels resentment over doing more than his/her share or having to... Read more