Matt Reid

I find that often one of the biggest sticking points in getting rid of things is what to do with them. For those of us ADHDers who struggle with clutter, getting rid of things can be very difficult. Not only…

It has been my experience that, as ADHDers, we tend to get overwhelmed by simple but tedious tasks… like doing the dishes. The underlying brain chemistry reason is that we are tortured by boredom due to our lack of inherent dopamine in…

Good article in ADDitude about ADHD and emotions. I’ve always just referred to it as emotional dysregulation and thought of it as a symptom of whatever ails our prefrontal cortex. But is definitely a real thing. https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/adhd-emotions-knock-off-our-feet/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=adult_june_2018&utm_content=062618

My son brought home this super addictive fidget toy the other day. Of course he got it as some sort of craft in after school. But I promptly appropriated it for fidgeting purposes. Play foam.  Pros: It apparently stays sticky…

So, I usually like to do a series of posts over the summer. I think I’ll start this summer with some quick tips on how to get organized… or more specifically, how to get rid of the clutter. It has…

I am not a doctor. But I have tremendous experience with taking medication and with working with my clients to help them understand how their meds are working… or not working. What I have found is that individuals often experience…

I’ve posted before about the idea that we sometimes work better doing more than one thing than we do doing a single thing. And that we can use that as a strategy to get through boring stuff. I listen to…

I like problem solving. It pisses me off when something I want to work doesn’t. It brings me great satisfaction when I figure out how to make it work. So maybe I get an inherent dopamine buzz when I solve…

Hey. I’m doubling up on my ADHD wisdom today. (I’m posting them for different dates so it looks like I faithfully post every Friday. Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone.) While printing my copy of the mind map in the last post,…

As usual my garden has presented me with many challenges, lots of work, some serious figuring out to do, and not a ton of time or attention with which to do it. But, when times are most overwhelming, it is…