The biggest calendaring mistake
Digital calendars are the bees knees. I am so grateful to be living in the age of the digital calendar. Specifically Google Calendar is the bedrock on which my life is built. I have no horse in the race, so…
Matt Reid
How many tires does your car need?
Studies have consistently shown that 80-85% of those of us with ADHD have AT LEAST one comorbidity. If you aren’t as accustomed to medical/psychiatric lingo as I am, that means that at least eight of of ten of us have…
The Communication Saturation Culture & How It Affects Those of Us with ADHD
My dad was an English teacher for 30 years and, more relevantly, a department chair for much of that time. He’s been retired for about 20 years. So, his entire career was before the digital revolution. This means that when…
The Wisdom of Children
I’ve written a decent amount over the years about our need to redefine the basic concept of ADHD. I generally feel that the way it is defined in medical circles is far too narrow and exclusive rather than inclusive of…
Changing your narrative
It is almost impossible to not internalize much of the negativity that the world throws at those of us with ADHD. One of the best things you can do for yourself is change your language. Change the way you frame…
ADHD multiplication factors
No symptom of ADHD is unique to ADHD. All the symptoms are pathological magnifications of aspects of human nature. Much like clinical depression is a pathological extreme of the sadness that we call experience from time to time, and generalized…
The “NOW” Mindset
Those of us with ADHD often create our own emergencies by putting task off. Believe me, this does not come from a place of judgement. It is a fact. And, frankly, correctly treating your ADHD with right medication, dosage, delivery…
How to turn your BATDL into getting things done.
The primary goal of the BATDL is to capture the task that you need to accomplish to move yourself and your life forward. That includes everything from food shopping to picking up prescriptions to scheduling a zoom with your best…
Big Pharma?
I’m a big fan of Pharma. Of course, big Pharma makes mistakes. Most big things that are driven by profit make mistakes. But life saving and life changing drugs are amazing and wonderful. I just want to reflect on the…
How many hours are in your day?
I’ve probably written on this before. It’s hard to keep track of 14 years of blog entries… But why is it that doctors don’t seem to understand that we need to treat our ADHD ALL THE TIME? I have so…