Decades ago, I noticed a connection between ADHD and nicotine. For example, the adults in my local discussion group who had smoked cigarettes as teens and young adults reported the least “psychological baggage” from living
This post contains my comprehensive report on the Concerta generics downgraded by the FDA in 2016. It explains many facts consumers need to understand about generics, consumer rights/options, and more. It was thanks to ADHD
More than two centuries ago, a Scottish physician named Alexander Crichton wrote about ADHD in a medical text. He included the observation that some attention disorders are likely hereditary. He even remarked upon “the fidgets”—which
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?
How can medication help ADHD relationships? Simply put, it can help reduce all the ADHD symptoms that challenge every aspect of life, including domestic life and relationships. Most people fail to realize how much ADHD
I’ve seen them: Yellowed school report cards that might as well be ADHD report cards — if teachers and parents had known how to “translate”. In this post, I’ll share the report cards from one
Here’s a little-discussed phenomenon I’ve long observed that can vex ADHD-challenged relationships of all kinds: the Automatic No. (In fact, I seem to have coined the term, writing about it first in 2014 in an
After 10+ years of moderating the online group ADHD Partner with Gina Pera (an international free online group for the partners of adults with ADHD), I know these are “hot topics.” These posts are designed to
An ADHD Drug holiday, they call it. As if stopping to take ADHD medications guarantees a fun, freedom-filled break from tedious routine. On a recent trip to Hawaii, my friend John decided to not take
Science and sociology: The two fields often find themselves at loggerheads. That is the case with ADHD. And, it’s increasingly the case when it comes to accepting that there are differences between the male and
