ADHD Relationship Success: DIY Style
With some trepidation, Dr. Goat (my husband) and I jointly tackled a domestic task involving a whirring blade. Believe it or not: We succeeded—with all limbs and good humor intact! That’s what I call a …
Post 1918 Pandemic: Children Develop the Disease of Criminals
Following the 1918 pandemic, one viral infection drastically changed the behavior of children. In fact, it changed behavior to the point of calling it the Disease of Criminals. This outbreak represented a significant threat to …
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ADHD, Addictions, And Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
If you have ADHD and have been helped by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, I am happy for you. This post is about something else: The danger of ADHD going unrecognized as individuals pursue help …
Adult ADHD and the Automatic No — and Automatic Yes
What’s the Automatic No? It’s a phenomenon I’ve long observed among many folks with Adult ADHD. (In fact, I seem to have coined the term, writing about it first in 2014 in an article …
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Linking 1918 Flu Pandemic to Critical Medical Discoveries
In the wake of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, physician George Bradley made an accidental discovery in 1935. It was this: A stimulant medication can mitigate what we now view as ADHD symptoms. Trouble is, that …
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Does ADHD Create Vulnerability to High-Control Groups?
Are people with unrecognized ADHD potentially at higher risk for joining so-called “high-control” groups? This might include cults (including anti-psychiatry cults), extreme political movements, or even certain types of fundamentalist religions or churches? If so, …
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Do Teens With ADHD Notice Medication’s Effect?
Can teens with ADHD tell when they are on medication—compared to placebo? Researchers sought to answer that question in the study examined below. The findings might shock you. In this post, I’ll set the scene …
Years of Misdiagnosing Adult ADHD: One Woman’s Story
What happens when a parent seeks to spare a child the ADHD “label”—but unwittingly sets up the child for lifelong struggle and even years of misdiagnosing Adult ADHD as something else? I’ve heard many variations …
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Why A Support Group for Partners of Adults with ADHD?
A support group for the partners of adults with ADHD? That struck many people as a strange concept in 2003, when I advanced it in the essay below. Here in 2020, the need remains puzzling …
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Q&A with the Experts: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy
Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy. Why create a special model—based on the evidence of what work— for Adult ADHD-challenged couples? Why not just try standard couple therapy? We’ll explain that—and more—in four questions and answers below. …
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