A major part of learning to thrive with Adult ADHD is identifying tools and strategies that can help with your particular challenges. Not a stereotype’s.
“Gene-testing said that my daughter cannot take stimulants for her ADHD.” A reader sent that to me in 2015. As a result, the girl was taking only Strattera, at a “maxed-out dose,” and not
In case you missed it, my husband has ADHD. Diagnosed in 1999. He is also a molecular biologist with an emphasis in genetics. His former girlfriend is a neurosurgeon. But who connected his lifelong “issues”
A universal challenge for people with ADHD is disorganization — of things, priorities, and time —so how do you transform chaos to order? In my experience, the first step comes with recognizing the pain that
Understanding denial sometimes associated with ADHD is one thing. Reaching through ADHD denial in a loved one is quite another. In previous essays, we learned about what ADHD is, how it affects the brain, how
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Is that all it takes — six key ADHD management tools? Not exactly. But they can create a pivotal foundation. Highly organized people are made—not born. At least that’s what I’ve observed. And guess what?
Home delivery of stimulant medications? That’s legal? Yes, it is, in most of the U.S. at least. By home-delivery I mean getting your prescriptions filled from a big national pharmacy, such as PrimeMail or Express
High intelligence does not protect you from the effects of ADHD, a recent study indicates. Unfortunately, too many people mistakenly assume that high IQ rules out ADHD entirely
Some physicians, faced with the very idea of ADHD, reject it outright. They often do so with indignant outrage. Yet others, even without medical-school training in ADHD, come around to a more compassionate, science-based perspective.
What does Vitamin B-12 have to do with brain function? Plenty. In fact, Vitamin B-12 deficiency can cause “brain fog,” depression, and more. I’m delighted to present this guest post on this topic from
