Matt Reid

Matt Reid

ADHD & distracted driving

I’ve been meaning to write this post for quite some time. Parents often ask me what to do when their ADHD kids get their licenses. I don’t think there is a simple answer. When impulsivity, inattention, sometimes hyperactivity, and predictable…

Life balance & playing poker

Lest you all think I don’t go through the same stuff you do, I have to work pretty hard to maintain the balance in my life that I need. It is not easy as a parent who works full time…

The Hard Sell

This is a follow up to yesterday’s post. These are actual emails that I received from the guy at the first Company. I’m posting them because… well the last one is so funny/scary it is worth reading. 2:35pm Matt, I…

Personal ADHD & impulsivity victory

I bought the second house I ever looked at on the first day of looking when we weren’t really looking. It was a great decision. It was quick and decisive but not impulsive. We saw it on Sunday. I went…

Guilt!

I had a great session with my coach last week. I was feeling some guilt about a situation in my life. (Specifically, about not wanting to spend every possible waking moment with my son.) His answer to guilt blew me…

Summer’s over & I’m rebooting

I took a break over the summer from posting. As I have entered the fall, and tried to get back going on the blog, I have found it difficult. I have a list of topics I want to address, but…

Thomas Jefferson

“No one axiom can be deemed wise and expedient for all times and circumstance.” -Thomas Jefferson I’ve been meaning to share this with y’all. My post on rules made me think now was the time. I came across this quote…

ADHD in verse

A client’s mom shared this poem with me recently. It was written about 45 years ago by her mom about her brother. Ten-Year-Old …Does everything by fits and starts, Runs the gamut of manly arts, Works five minutes on model…

Practicing what I preach…

I have a lot to offer in terms of what I have figured out. But, that doesn’t mean I have it all figured out or that I don’t have my struggles too. As much as I would love to tell…