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Terry Matlen, ACSW

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (5)

ADHD and Spring Cleaning: 10 Survival Tips

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 Chevron

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posted 05/04/2008, comments (0)

The Positive Side of ADHD

The three major symptoms of ADHD: hyperactivity, impulsiveness and inattention can create many problems in people's lives. They can interfere with relationships, school and work. But there are also many positive characteristics of adult ADD/ADHD. Hyperactivity is most often described as "feeling as if driven by a... Read more Chevron

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Alice Hale

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (2)

New Diagnosis

I just got home from appt. with my psychiatrist. He has diagnosed me as having Bipolar disorder which leaves me wondering if that isn't what I haven't had all the time and the diagnosis of ADHD was just my bipolar. If not I am a little concerned about taking the meds that he prescribed me for the bipolar because the way he described it was that it... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/28/2008, comments (0)

The Many Faces of ADHD - Dr. Ned Hallowell

Dr. Ned Hallowell is the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, located in Sudbury, MA. He has written numerous books relating to ADHD, including co-authoring with Dr. John Ratey: Driven to Distraction, Answers to Distractions and Delivered from Distraction. Dr. Hallowell is an expert on ADHD,... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/28/2008, comments (0)

ADHD at the Bike Shop: Looking in the Mirror

Last week I had a very unusual experience on a very typical kind of day. The sun was out; the spring air stirred a re-birth of my senses which had been deadened by six long months of one of Michigan's worst winters in history. If I hadn't had ADHD myself or a deep understanding of ADHD in general, then I probably would have thought I was... Read more Chevron

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