For the fourth year running, Healthline.com editors named ADHD Roller Coaster a Best ADHD Blog. They describe my work this way: For 17 years, Gina Pera has been dedicated to opening up dialogue on … [Read more...]
ADHD-Fueled Fear of Change
Change can be stressful—even "positive" change—when you have ADHD. First, there's the anxiety that comes from expecting yourself to keep up that positive change. Day after day. Double … [Read more...]
Can You Be “Too Smart to Have ADHD?”
High intelligence does not protect you from the effects of ADHD, research shows (more about that below). Yet, it's too often assumed—from childhood well into adulthood—that high IQ rules out ADHD … [Read more...]
Home Delivery of Prescribed Stimulant Medications
Home delivery for prescription stimulant medications? Yes, stimulants. If you haven't tried it, maybe it's time to investigate. “But Gina, you can’t get stimulant medication delivered to your home. … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistants for ADHD Entrepreneurs
How can virtual assistants help ADHD entrepreneurs and others? As I gear up to offer in-person workshops and webinars, it's become clear: I need some help. But what kind of help? The tasks are … [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...]
Chapter 15: Reaching Through ADHD Denial In A Loved One
Understanding denial is one thing; reaching through ADHD denial in a loved one is quite another. In previous chapters, we learned about what ADHD is, how it affects the brain, how it affects our … [Read more...]
Chapter 14: Adult ADHD & Brain-Based Denial
"Denial" of ADHD symptoms hurts everyone. But we compound our hurt when we wrongly attribute this denial in our ADHD partners to stubbornness or willfulness. Sometimes, that is the case. Many times, … [Read more...]
Getting A “Second Opinion” on Adult ADHD
Frank South went for a second opinion on his Adult ADHD diagnosis. That is, he went on the PBS medical show "Second Opinion" to talk about Adult ADHD. Do you need a second opinion on … [Read more...]
ADHD and Relationships: 3 Simple Strategies To Slow Your Roller Coaster
If only my husband and I had a clue that we needed ADHD relationship strategies. If only we knew that ADHD existed. Flashback to the late 1990s. We were careening around what I later designated … [Read more...]
