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Motivation: What works for you?

Struggling with motivation?  

Motivational challenges are common with AD/HD. In fact, some research shows that motivational issues in AD/HD stem from a reduction in dopamine, an important neurotransmitter in the brain.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t get motivated!

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Posted in ADHD, dopamine, motivation


The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD & Parenting

October is ADHD Awareness Month.  This post focuses on awareness of – and discarding myths about – ADHD and parenting.

              

                        Parenting: 
                        the toughest 

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Posted in ADHD, child, parenting


The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD in the Workplace

October is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD in the workplace?

 “I have trouble paying attention in meetings.”

                   

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Posted in accommodations, ADHD, career, employment, job, workplace


The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD & Relationships

October is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD on relationships?

What does research say?

A 2004 survey titled “Capturing America’s Attention” found that:

“Adults with ADHD have less stable relationships than …

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Posted in ADHD, marriage, relationships, resources


The Many Faces of AD/HD: Hispanics with AD/HD

 

October is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD among Hispanics in the U.S.

Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD has increased among minorities in the United States.  More wide-spread attention to signs, symptoms and diagnosis has led to an increase in diagnosis among Puerto-Rican children,

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Posted in ADHD, bilingual, culture, ethnic, Hispanic, Latino, race, TDA/H


Many Faces of ADHD: African-Americans and AD/HD

October is ADHD Awareness Month.  This post explores awareness of ADHD in the African-American population.

Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD in minority populations in the United States has increased. In all likelihood, the higher numbers diagnosed represent not an increase in the numbers of individuals with the disorder,

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Posted in ADHD, ADHD Awareness Week, African-American, culture, race, resources


The Many Faces of AD/HD: AD/HD and Gender

October is ADHD Awareness Month.  This post explores awareness of ADHD and gender. 

What does ADHD have to do with gender? What does gender have to do with ADHD?

More than you might expect!

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GIRLS AND ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls. 

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Posted in ADHD, gender, girls, reosurces, women


The Many Faces of AD/HD: Varied Ages

October is ADHD Awareness Month. Awareness of the diverse ways ADHD shows up – at varied ages is the focus of this ADHD Awareness Month post.

When people hear the term ADHD, a common mental picture is that of a hyperactive school aged child.

For a long time,

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Posted in ADHD, adult, age, elderly, preschool, resources, school-age, teen, young adult


Oops! I forgot! (Technology for reminding)

“Oops! I forgot.” How many times do you say that to yourself? If you have AD/HD, plenty I bet. In fact, one of the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD is forgetfulness.

Still, forgetting to do things we have told ourselves need to be done can lead to personal feelings of frustration and to lack of accomplishment.

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Posted in ADD, ADHD, adult, memory, technology, work


Staying Focused on a Task: Handy Apps

Have a project to finish but find your mind wandering?

Writing a paper but can’t stay focused?

Reading for class and find you’ve been turning pages with no idea what you’ve read?

Distraction is among the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD. In fact,

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Posted in ADHD, apps, distraction, focus, stay on task