ADHD Roller Coaster: "Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?"
News and Essays about Adult ADHD, with author Gina Pera
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A quick note to let you know that my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?, is available as a download from Amazon.com for 
Kindle devices and Kindle applications for iPads, iPhones, PCs, and so forth. Just click on the book title above to go directly to the product page.
Please tell your friends in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom that the Kindle is available on Amazon.com in those countries. (This is the English version.)
Thank you for spreading the word.
Tags: Adult ADHD, Adult ADHD books, France, Germany, Italy, Kindle, Spain, UK
During the “Year of Noise” at our house, my husband and I about lost our minds from small planes and helicopters flying overhead, neighbors’ rented jackhammers taking out old driveways, and lawn crews with their mowers, blowers, and more — oh my.
Earplugs helped to some degree, but what we really needed were two pair of these Optime Over-the-Head Earmuffs ($19.49). My husband learned about this apparatus from a work colleague who dons it when writing grant papers. He swears by them, and now my husband does, too. Here’s a snippet of an Amazon review: Read the rest of this entry »
Check your local listings!
The award-winning documentary ADD & Loving It?! airs on 78 PBS stations nationwide now through the end of December. (That’s the trailer above.) This is a great time to pledge or renew your membership, and you can tell the station you’re doing so because they are raising ADHD awareness in your area.
Here’s a list of PBS stations running the show, some airdates and times included (if it’s not airing in your area, you can buy the DVD here from the TotallyADD website — makes a great holiday gift!):
“When the average ADHDer gets hit with the news that their life partner—and frequently, the point of stability in the marriage—is ill or terminally ill, more than the relationship has been threatened. Not only are we fa
cing the loss of someone we love—and when an ADHDer loves, it goes deep—our whole stability is threatened.”
So began an e-mail from my friend Tricia, written in response to my request for advice for James, a reader of this blog. He had written to ask me how to best help care for his ill partner without letting his ADHD symptoms thwart his best intentions. I quickly responded with my best off-the-cuff advice, but then I turned to a real expert: Tricia.
James’ was a timely e-mail, because even though Tricia’s beloved husband had just passed away, she was already turning her thoughts to this important topic: How to help prepare the adult with ADHD who suddenly becomes the caregiver to an ill partner, a charge that can involve immense organizational skills, dealing with physicians’s sometimes prickly egos, hospital rules, conflicting advice from specialists and, oh, all the things that the partner used to do, such as bill-paying and other logistics? Not to mention dealing with personal grief reactions and a frightfully shortening window of time together. Read the rest of this entry »
Part I of “All About Medications for ADHD” focused on common questions and answers provided by ADHD specialist Ted Mandelkorn, MD, of Puget Sound Behavioral Health, a Seattle-based clinic that treats teens, children and adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and related conditions.
In Part II, below, Dr. Mandelkorn details the categories of medications along with dosing, pros, cons, and potential side effects. The more you know about your choices, the better you can choose a knowledgeable prescribing physician and work with that physician for the best possible treatment outcome for yourself or your loved one.
PART TWO: OVERVIEW OF MEDICATIONS Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adderall, ADHD medications, Concerta, Dexedrine, dosing, Dr. Ted Mandelkorn, Intuniv, non-stimulant medication, Puget Sound Behavioral Medicine, side effects, stimulant medication, Strattera, Vyvanse
A quick post to let you know—because it hasn’t been publicized—that Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? is available for immediate download as a full PDF. Why is this useful? Lots of reasons. I’m letting you know right now because the PDF might not be available soon.
Yes, you probably don’t want to read the entire PDF from your monitor. After all, it’s a big book, one my friend and Huffington Post blogger Michael Laskoff calls “almost ridiculously comprehensive.” (Check out Michael’s archive on Huffington Post for many thought-provoking posts on Adult ADHD and other topics.) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ADHD and Relationships
This morning, a journalist asked me to name three top challenges that ADHD poses to relationships. My first thought: “Finding the keys, the cell phone, and the wallet.” But that sounds so trivial, doesn’t it? Yes it does, until you’ve been pulled into an ADHD partner’s adrenaline-spiking, to-the-death search on a daily basis. And, in truth, other issues do loom much larger — like remembering to re-charge the cell phone. Another minor issue? Not when your child or partner is counting on you to stay in touch.
Now, I’d be the last person to suggest we can rely solely on organizational tools to resolve ADHD-related issues, especially as they affect relationships. But sometimes we get so caught up in the whirling vortex of bigger problems that we miss simple solutions to the smaller ones. For example, what could be easier than placing your keys, watch, gizmos-to-be-recharged, and whatnot in a tidy valet like this one (pictured right). Read the rest of this entry »
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