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Linda Roggli was diagnosed with ADHD at 45 and writes about her midlife add-ventures with honesty and humor. As she searches for focus, happiness, and a place to put all her stuff, Roggli shares the job of being an ADDiva.
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Thursday October 18th - 10:44am
Cure Your Overflowing Inbox: Unsubscribe!Stressed out by the digital clutter of unwanted e-mail? Try this single-click solution.
If my email inbox was a physical box instead of a virtual one, there would be no way to get into my office. At last count there were more than forty-nine THOUSAND unread emails waiting impatiently for my attention.
Now, in my defense, I do download all my email to eight different computers and I still use the old-fashioned POP email instead of IMAP, which means that...
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Wednesday September 19th - 1:55pm
Snap On Your ADHD "Uppers"My combo type ADHD has many facets. I summon them as needed.
Last week I took an overseas trip to the Bavarian region of Germany and needed some good walking shoes. The older I get, the louder my feet protest at being squished, unsupported and generally abused for the sake of fashion. I've already acquiesced; I sorrowfully gave up high heels several years ago. But I've managed to avoid those "Really Ugly Shoes." Until now.
A week before...
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Tuesday September 11th - 12:05pm
Straight Talk on Suicide and ADHDHoping your ADHD will go away isn't the answer.
Results of a major research study, recently released, show that adolescent girls with ADHD are more likely to attempt suicide and to inflict injury on themselves than non-ADHD girls of the same age.
The study, led by Stephen Hinshaw, PhD and published in the August edition of the online Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, reports that these tendencies show up more often in girls diagnosed with...
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Monday August 13th - 11:18pm
Inattention and the Error of My ShoesI'd never really given my inattentive ADHD much thought; impulsivity is much easier to spot.
It's summertime and that means...weddings! I've been invited to two marriage ceremonies this summer so I took myself shopping for a new dress. Found a couple that were acceptable and then realized: "I have no shoes to wear with these frocks."
Off to the shoe store I went, picking through dozens of pairs of bright coral shoes (which, fortunately for my bright coral dress, is a popular...
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Thursday July 5th - 9:29am
Starting New with Each BreathA woman with ADHD discovers one place where she always gets another chance to start over and get it right: singing class.
I'm taking singing lessons.
It's the fulfillment of a childhood dream that — until now — was secreted into the furthest reaches of my tender heart. After my Big Birthday, though, I decided it was now or never. I chose now.
And I'm struggling. Not to stay on key — I've always been able to do that fairly well. No, it's "singing the vowels on my larynx" that...
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Sunday May 20th - 11:12pm
Beating the Birthday Blues"As I grow older, I want to keep on being me. As long as my good health holds and my ADHD brain keeps whirring, I'll do just that."
Birthdays, schmirthdays! They've never held much emotion for me, positive or negative (with the single exception of Sweet Sixteen when I could finally drive).
But Sunday will be different. On that day, I will have been been taking up space on this planet for six decades. Notice how carefully I sidestepped the actual number? It brings up a raspy lump in my throat and a shudder in...
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Monday March 19th - 4:42pm
Dream On: A Rockin' Good ADHD MindAerosmith's iconic, loud-mouthed, ever-eccentric Steven Tyler is "ADD personified" at age 63.
"I used to say that my train of thought made all the stops!" said Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler during an interview with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan. "I'm ADD personified."
Amen, brother! Tyler's brain races faster than Japan's Bullet Train, leaving "60 Minutes" producer John Hamlin in the dust. "Interviewing him was a challenge," said Hamlin in a post-show conversation. "When you ask him a question...
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Thursday March 8th - 11:32am
Just Think About ItWhat is really important to me? Perhaps if I asked this question -- and stopped to really think about the answer -- more often, I could stop these dizzying ADHD-fueled thoughts.
I've never resonated with the DSM-IV symptom of ADHD that says something like "feels driven by a motor." This week, however, I might take another look at that descriptor - I'm like the hamster on its squeaky wheel.
As is often the case, the culprit is technology. I'm troubleshooting a new webinar service for ADDA (the non-profit organization that supports ADHD adults). It's fun (after all, it's...
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Thursday March 1st - 10:47am
Breathing Fire: My ADHD Resilience Slays DragonsSomewhere deep down, my brain finds crises interesting and compelling. Emergencies tend to pull my attention into full focus and my ADHD-fueled dragon-slaying skills emerge!
This week, I donned my armor to slay dragons (truth be told, I've been wearing it nearly a month now). And I am still upright, despite an onslaught of mishaps that triggered every ADHD cell in my brain -- not to mention my natural ADHD resilience.
A sample: On the coldest night of the year, our furnace decided to churn out bone-chilling cold air instead of heat...
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Friday February 10th - 6:54am
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A Dozen Ways to Say 'No'...and really mean it, without being mean. A guide for overworked ADHD adults.
Saying no to a request from someone you like, love, admire or hate-to-disappoint is difficult. Perhaps that person really needs help. Perhaps they've always depended on you for support. Maybe it's your turn to buy lunch.
But there's hardly time to breathe in your schedule and your ADHD has pushed you behind again. You're weary of the role of 'savior friend' when things go awry in others'...
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