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…
Matt Reid
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…
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…
A difficult day in Boston, to say the least.
I know this is an ADHD blog. I have made a conscious decision not to post about non-ADHD-related issues. Today is different here in Boston. This is one of those times when life interrups our lives, when the world transcends each of our own…
Accommodation support letter, 4/13
With a heavy heart we I am back to the business of ADHD today… The following is a redacted copy of a letter I wrote for a client recently to help her get the accommodations her daughter needs. I honestly…
ADHD nugget No. 2
Here’s another conference nugget: Here are some interesting facts about the two stimulant families, methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate…) & Amphetamine (Adderall, etc.) Stimulants appear to be less effective on ADHD in children who are also on the Autism Spectrum and those who’s ADHD…
Be the voice of reason!
I haven’t had time to read that most recent article in the Times. However, I will say that with in the ADHD community the Times has already become a joke. They so clearly have an anti-ADHD bias that we…
Follow up… Is ADHD outgrown?
As much as I hate to admit it when I make a mistake… One other thing that I learned at the conference is that a small percentage of ADHD’ers do outgrow it. I would still argue that many people who…
ADHD Across the lifespan: Nuggets, no. 1
by theinplace Hey everyone. About 2 weeks ago I attended a fantastic ADHD conference though the MGH Psychiatry Academy here in Boston… well, actually Cambridge. It was geared toward medical professionals — I was probably the only coach in the…