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ADHD Coach Blog
A blog about learning to manage, appreciate, and laugh at your adult ADHD. Contributions by Ann Jovanovic and Beth Main, ADHD Coach Recent Blog Posts
Discreet, customizable, and attached to your hip, lanyards are a simple way to keep your keys where they belong -- and to deliver visual reminders to ADHD children with working-memory challenges. Ever look down at the palm of your hand to check that important reminder only to find, to your dismay, a blue smudge of indecipherable ink? What can you do when you keep forgetting where you placed your keys or can't remember that thing you just had to do? You've got the ADHD-friendly smartphone, the right apps and a sleek new laptop. Yet you still struggle with losing...Continue Reading »
For years, I dreaded December -- the obligatory cards, the late-night baking, the shopping-list stress, the ADHD-fueled anxiety. Then I ditched it all... except the Christmas joy. My childhood Christmas memories include cookie baking, tree decorating, and carol singing. Yes, really -- it was perfect. I remember all seven of us signing the dozens of cards sent to friends and family, and taking turns opening each day on the advent calendar. The presents were always highly anticipated -- and usually perfect. My godmother hummed Christmas songs, and always had a hug or a...Continue Reading »
Memory and forgetting are irrefutably intertwined. You might say they go hand-in-hand for adults with ADHD. No two handshakes are exactly alike. Some grips are gentle, others firmer. Then there's fist bumps and fancy finger moves. Gosh, in some cultures a simple, yet elegant bow is preferred. Others kiss instead. Despite sometimes bumping heads and awkward giggling, we carry on. So many different ways to do the same thing. My point? We all have different memory capacities. My strength may be your weakness...Continue Reading »
Use these conflict-resolution and management skills to communicate your difference of opinion with a trusted friend, loved one, or colleague, without fighting, losing confidence, and without letting an upset tone of voice or short fuse cause confusion or hurt feelings. It seems like people with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) either seek conflict or try to avoid it at all costs (perhaps as a result of some painful encounter in the past). I suppose the same can be said for the general population -- most people just aren’t adept at confrontation. But I do believe this is a skill most...Continue Reading »
The ADHD Coach shares how, after gaining 20 pounds, she's beginning to lose weight by practicing portion control, counting her calories, and paying closer attention to her nutrition and overall eating habits -- using these tools. I gained 20 pounds over the last two years, which is a lot for me. I’ve been trying to lose the weight since winter, but the scales have not been my friend. Nor has my regular routine. How could I be exercising for 20 minutes a day, eating healthy foods, and still gaining weight? While I discovered firsthand that what they say...Continue Reading »
Reiki is a natural therapy from Japan used to relieve stress, but can it ease attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) symptoms, such as inattention and poor sleep? The ADHD Coach takes it for a test run. "Peace: It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work -- it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." That’s the quote Reiki Master/Teacher Rickie Freedman (“Reiki by Rickie”) uses as her e-mail signature. I think it’s so true, especially for adults with attention...Continue Reading »
If you're looking for an alternative treatment for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), consider saying your thoughts out loud. Doing so could help you manage some of your most challenging symptoms: self-defeat, distractions, procrastination, and more. They used to consider talking to yourself a sign of insanity. Then they said it’s okay to talk to yourself, as long as you don’t answer. I must be crazy, because I have conversations with myself all the time. I happen to think it’s healthy. It’s hard to keep things straight in the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) brain, with so many ...Continue Reading »
Adults living with hyperactivity and or attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD), relaxing is key to your treatment plan. Discover which stress-relieving strategies work best to improve your mood, reduce your symptoms, and more. Are you chronically stressed out? Do you spend so much time battling your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) symptoms that you don’t take time to relax? And when you do give yourself a break, do you feel guilty about it? You’re not alone. Many ADD/ADHD adults have trouble making time for themselves. It’s so hard to get everything done (to find...Continue Reading »
Ah, the first backpacking trip of the season. The weather was perfect. The trail was uncrowded. Metaphors and similes about gear and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) coping strategies floated through my mind like sparks from the campfire. What’s in your gear closet? I have never really been a tool person. It used to be there wasn’t much I couldn’t repair with duct tape, a kitchen knife, and a high-heeled shoe. When I started hiking many years ago, part of the allure was that I didn’t need any special equipment. I could just get up and go. Since then, however, I’ve amassed several thousand...Continue Reading »
Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) is only debilitating if you choose not to do anything about it. Finding treatment that works for you is key to career success. After two and a half months of marriage, I finally have a wedding ring. Back in early October, when Shawn and I started talking about getting married, I contacted a custom jeweler about making rings for us. He was very personable, and I was impressed with his work samples and approach to custom design. He appeared to be a gifted and talented artist who understood...Continue Reading » « All Blogs |
    
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