This past week, some of the top ADHD experts in the world came together to present "virtually" on a wide variety of topics at the first annual Virtual ADHD Conference. Speakers included: Dr. Ned Hallowell, Sari Solden, Dr. Dan Amen, Dr. Michele Novotni, Kate Kelly, Wilma Fellman, Dr. Terry Dickson, Nancy Ratey and more.
It was utterly... Read more
Back in January, I posted an article titled Letting Go: Embracing the New You where I talked about the sadness one often feels when thinking of how life might have been had we not been born with ADHD. I'd like to explore this topic a bit more; specifically, the feelings of guilt most of us- maybe all of us- have felt at one time or... Read more
In my post, "ADHD and Guilt: How to Handle Parenting and Boredom", I discussed the often unspoken feelings parents with ADHD have about how certain aspects of parenting can be hopelessly boring. Playing with your child can be particularly challenging if you, like me, absolutely hate most children's games, movies and TV shows. But... Read more
This is a courageous story of a woman named Ariane Benefit who is an organizing and ADD expert, coach, and author based in the NYC area. I first met her a couple years ago via her very popular organizing blog, Neat and Simple Living. I was so impressed with her insightful writing about overcoming disorganization, that I had asked her to... Read more
In the majority of cases when women contact me to discuss and get support after receiving an ADHD diagnosis, more often than not, they explain that the diagnosis process was a difficult one. In fact, more than likely, they were initially given the diagnosis of depression instead of ADHD. Then, after months of treatment for the... Read more