Adult ADHD Blog

Back with the Folks: Adult ADHD Is the Career Culprit

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36:47 GMT

The dad’s lecturing aside, it seems I’m unable to conduct a strategic job search from step one to 10. Having attention deficit disorder, I am skipping around like a broken record, instead.

Commitment Phobia: Is It an Adult ADHD Phenomenon?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:29:21 GMT

For people with attention deficit disorder, breaking patterns is as hard as stopping a freight train moving at high speed.

ADHD and Depression Downspiraling

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:36:30 GMT

Deep down I knew that even if I got a job tomorrow, a decent job in the industry I love, I would not remain happy. I would fall back into being dissatisfied and miserable. Along with ADHD, there came the evil stepsisters, depression and anxiety.

Tantrums and Apologies

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:43:24 GMT

As an adult with attention deficit disorder (ADHD), I find it hard to gain control of my emotions when things don't go my way.

Keys to Breaking the Patterns of ADHD

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:25:51 GMT

Getting unstuck from habits may help adults with attention deficit disorder move past disappointment, paving the way to healthier beginnings.

Slowing Down with Adult Attention-Deficit

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:30:37 GMT

Unemployment is a long, lonely journey. I'm sad, and desperate now for a job where my talents can be used.

Being Big Pharma's Guinea Pig

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:42:02 GMT

A focus group meeting for attention deficit adults brought the good—free food, cash, an ADHD reunion—and the ugly—paperwork.

Patience, Planning, Persistence Pays

Tue, 19 May 2009 16:21:16 GMT

If adults with ADHD can find ways to create their own destiny, they might not have to fear being fired or lose control over life.

When Friends Don’t Stick

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:16:26 GMT

From awkward moments to fleeting friendships, sorry social skills can bring lots of problems and little else for adults with ADHD.

The Price of a Makeover

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:42:05 GMT

I can spend hundreds on a new suit and a new coach, but my gut tells me to invest more in myself. Can an adult with ADHD afford not to do that?

No Luck: New Meds, But Still Fidgets

Thu, 07 May 2009 19:05:24 GMT

The switch to generic Adderall medication has come and gone with no vast improvement in the symptoms of adult ADHD. Honestly? It's as if I want to pay attention, but I simply cannot.

Lessons from a Toxic Friend

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:48:32 GMT

Increasingly, and in my typical ADHD fashion, I saw a pattern that I was falling for people—friends, bosses, and potential suitors—who ordered me around and treated me like a child.

At the Finish Line. What Now?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:23:31 GMT

Adults with ADHD know to celebrate every accomplishment. Well, I crossed the finish line, literally and figuratively.

Dressing Down the ADDer

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:47:26 GMT

Say what you will about people with ADHD, young and old. But in times of adversity, we can still always kill them with kindness.

ADHD and the Fear Factor

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:50:20 GMT

Each and every day, I am in constant fear that these symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will cost me my job. It's happened before.

Can I Get a Dating Do-Over?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:02:50 GMT

Coping with a breakup is never easy, but neither is getting involved with an attention-deficit adult.

Tax Season for ADHD Adults: What Can Go Wrong?

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:31:55 GMT

Run late. Put it off. Start and don't finish. Lose the forms. Forget to mail. Anything that can possibly go wrong for the ADHD filer, does.

The Best ADHD Traits

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:43:19 GMT

I am told it gets better: teaching kids, the stock market, the economic cycles, and even love. I have a tough time believing it, but that doesn’t mean I'll stop trying.

Scattered in the Pool

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:08:27 GMT

The job and my life are like Groundhog Day. The toxic thinking, that old feeling of being a failure: It’s creeping up.

ADHD Sleep Deprivation

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:20:34 GMT

When you're an unemployed adult with attention deficit disorder, any efforts to reinvent yourself are never that simple.

I'm an ADHD Lifetime Original Movie

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:38 GMT

My life might be ideal television for the attention-impaired, but for the rest of you: Watching me on TV may lead to an increased risk for ADHD.

Spring Returns, a Cynic Emerges

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:49:53 GMT

Distracted. Forgetful. Untreated adult ADHD. All signs that I'm not be ready to be a parent?

A Common-Sense Approach to ADHD

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:44:28 GMT

I found my kindred spirits at the shallow end of the pool.

Become a Better You, Jane!

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:30:55 GMT

The conventional advice, the daily Oprahisms, doesn't always do the job on unfocused, attention-deficit minds.

Late and Losing My Memory

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:48:36 GMT

A new game plan for ADHD-driven slip-ups: Pretend it never happened.