What does Adult ADHD look like? In fact, it can look different in each person who has it! Maybe you’ve heard that people with ADHD are "creative" or "risk-taking" or "extroverted.” The truth is, … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Trash: Targeting ADHD Treatment Goals
You might be surprised. It's not on the symptom list. It's not on the "Top Ten ADHD Relationship Challenges." But "not taking out the trash" is a common complaint among the partners of … [Read more...]
ADHD and Sleep: Puzzling The Pieces
ADHD and sleep. It's like any other ADHD-related topic: complex and variable with the individual. I'm constantly struck by the widespread perception that anything about ADHD is simple—or … [Read more...]
What Can Childhood Report Cards Reveal About ADHD?
I've seen them: Childhood report cards that might as well be ADHD report cards—if teachers and parents had known how to read them. In this post, I'll share the report cards from one man diagnosed … [Read more...]
How Is Adult ADHD Diagnosed?
How is Adult ADHD diagnosed? This is perhaps the #1 question about Adult ADHD. To answer it in part, I offer this adapted excerpt from my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?. In … [Read more...]
ADHD and Obesity: A Connection?
. For years, ADHD experts have recognized the link between untreated ADHD and obesity. As for weight-control experts and gastric-bypass surgeons? Most missed the memo. Is it territorial … [Read more...]
ADHD Hyperfocus: All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
We've all heard about the much-ballyhooed ADHD Hyperfocus. Frank South shares his take on the topic below, in an excerpt from his new book: A Chicken In The Wind and How He Grew. But first, I've … [Read more...]
Q&A: Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy
Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy. Why create a special model to help couples challenged by Adult ADHD—in one or both partners? Why not just try standard couple therapy? Four questions and answers … [Read more...]
ADHD Couple Therapy: The Revolution Is On!
Introducing the first ADHD Couple Therapy professional guide, Adult ADHD-Focused Couple Therapy: Clinical Interventions The goal? Nothing short of a revolution. Training couple therapists. … [Read more...]
How Can Medication Help ADHD Relationships?
How can medication help ADHD relationships? It can help in reducing all the ADHD symptoms that challenge that individual in every aspect of life, including domestic life and in relationships. For … [Read more...]
