Brain Health
After the Thrill: Avoiding a Hyperfocus Hangover
ADHD hyperfocus is one considerable upside of an ADHD diagnosis, but the mental crash...
Chores & Cleaning Up
The Reinvented Chore Chart That Actually Motivates My Child
My child's chore chart was sparking anxiety and overwhelm. So we rebuilt her list from...
ADHD Myths & Facts
“I Have ADD and You Don’t”
More than lost keys. What the non-ADD crowd needs to know about ADHD symptoms ...
Guest Blogs
ADHD Humor: My Gift and My Curse
Sometimes my quirky jokes bring down the house, and other times my ADHD brain misfires...
Guest Blogs
Risk Management: Tips for Stimulation-Seeking Kids
If your child is prone to outlandish and dangerous antics, you don’t have to wait until...
Guest Blogs
Say, What?!
Lessons in taming the tongue in kids w...
Guest Blogs
Procrastination Busters for Our Kids
When our kids are in that faraway Zen place where they are hyperfocused on an activity...
Guest Blogs
Tick Tock: Teaching My Kids Time Management
Find the personal angle to get your child to do tasks. And throw in a treat or two to...
Guest Blogs
Helping My Daughter with ADHD Cross the Finish Line
Reading 37 books at once? Playing a dozen video games at one time? How I got my daughter...
Guest Blogs
Me and My ADHD Family—Happily Imperfect Together
The best thing we can do for our children when we blunder is to show them that we don’t...
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“I Got a Lot Done Today. So Why Do I Feel Like a Loser!”
I lift my daughters’ spirits when they’re down with inspirational advice. Now it’s time...
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Falling into Depression, and Climbing Out Again
My hundred-foot journey away from the blues started with getting o...
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My ADHD-Inspired Expletives Weren’t Always Deleted, But Now They Are
I cleaned up my act—and my A...
Guest Blogs
Stop Beating Yourself Up! I Did!
I was very late, but it wasn’t my fault, so I forgave myself and blamed it on the...
Guest Blogs
“Did You Diagnose Yourself with ADHD? Don’t Stop There!”
The epiphany of realizing you have attention deficit is useless if it doesn’t result in...
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The Heat Is On, and My ADHD Brain Is Melting
I locked my daughter and I out of the car, it was still running, and it...
Guest Blogs
How to Settle Your ADHD Brain When You Have to Call 911
When I have to call 911, the panic and overwhelm threaten to flood my ADHD brain. But...
Guest Blogs
Oh, No, Did I Really Just Say That?!
When my impulsivity leads me to put my foot in my ADHD mouth, I've learned to use humor...
Guest Blogs
Mission Impossible: Tips for Getting Through the Most Torturous Project on Your To-Do List
My life-changing advice: work on one thing...
Guest Blogs
The Day My Daughter Went “Missing,” Thanks to My ADHD
My damn hyperfocus got me all worked up, and screwed...