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Deborah

Communicating at Work with ADHD

I work in the classroom management department at UC Berkeley, and I have a lot of contact with students who are reserving classrooms for their student organizations. Last week two women came into our office, and one started explaining the problem they were having making a reservation. After about two minutes, I interrupted her. "Okay, hard to... Read more Chevron

posted 03/10/2010, comment (1)|

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Eileen Bailey

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Question of the Week: What is Your Biggest Organizational Challenge?

Those with ADHD are often "organizationally challenged" with piles of papers on virtually every surface in the house, cluttered desks and lost items. In the past I have worked with some adults with ADHD who would have the least cluttered desk in the office. One woman explained that she could not get any work done with clutter around her... Read more Chevron

posted 02/16/2010, comments (2)|

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CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

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Promoting Employment of Adults with AD/HD to the SSA

I am pleased to share a message from public policy specialist Cindy Smith on CHADD's efforts to promote employment for adults with ADHD. My 19-year-old son is in a post-high school program. He is struggling with getting to class and obligations on time, bringing all the materials necessary to learn and participate, and effectively organizing his... Read more Chevron

posted 01/28/2010, comments (0)|

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CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

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Health Exchanges: What Are They?

The health care reform legislation now separately approved by the House and Senate contains a new mechanism - health exchanges - for persons not working for large employers and not on Medicaid, Medicare, or other public programs to purchase health insurance. Working adults with ADHD with modest incomes who not employed by large employers will look... Read more Chevron

posted 01/13/2010, comment (1)|

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getting off adderall

I was diagnosed with inattentive ADD as the underlying cause of my panic disorder and have been on 60mg a day for about 2 years. At first it was great. I excelled in school, did great at work, lost a few stingy pounds... then it all went bad. I started needing more that 60mg to get the same effects, became antisocial, got achey when coming down... Read more Chevron

posted 01/01/2010, comment (1)|

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