Category Archives: AD/HD

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Remembering ADHD Goals

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I recently received a question from a client that got me thinking…

Goals are important when you have ADHD.  Goals are also often difficult to remember when you have ADHD.  Keeping your goal present and in your mind is important when you find yourself not working towards your goal.

How can you remember your goals?

Here are a few of my favorite ways to remember goals….

  • Write out your goal 4 times every day.
  • Make a PowerPoint slide with your goal and post it somewhere that you will see it every day. (You might want to move this around every few days so it doesn’t get lost in the background.)
  • Make a daily routine to repeat your goal to yourself 3 times every morning.  Do this while sitting quietly and taking some deep breaths to really help you focus.
  • Write about it each day in your journal.
  • Record one action item each day in your calendar.
  • Find a picture that represents success in your goal and post it somewhere that you will see it every day.
  • Using that picture as your home screen on your phone can be helpful.

There must be hundreds of ways to remember goals.  Please share with us below…. how do you remember your goals?

 

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Learning about ADHD

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Learn more about ADHD to better manage ADHD.

This seems to come naturally for parents of children with ADHD, but it is equally important for adults who have (or suspect they have) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  When you learn more about ADHD, , you can best evaluate how to manage it.  You will also be able to learn best practices that others use.  Below I have compiled some of my recommendations.

Some general tips

  • Check your sources.  Be sure they are based in sound research principles.
  • Beware of extremes, especially when sources are talking about “cures”.  I recently saw an article that claimed to share the “cure” to ADHD and it really concerned me.  I do not like to see people being misled.  There is not a “cure” for ADHD, but there are many different options to managing ADHD.  Remember, if something sounds to good to be true, it probably is!
  • Stay current.  Research regarding ADHD is ongoing so we can learn new information over time.

Recommendations for Educating Yourself about ADHD

Below, you will find a few options for educating yourself about ADHD.  Please check them out and add your suggestions in our Comments section.

What are your favorite ways to learn about ADHD?

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Interview with ADHD Expert Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.

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I recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. Thomas E. Brown about his new book,  A New Understanding of ADHD in Children & Adults: Executive Function Impairments (Routledge, 2013).  In this book, Dr. Brown proposes a new model of ADHD.  This model uses research data to explain that ADHD impairments are actually due to problems in the development of the brain’s executive functions.

The interview took place on my radio show, Practical ADHD Strategies.  You can listen in the player below.

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The book has already received some great reviews…

“This book presents a highly useful and current summation of the major findings concerning ADHD and the role of executive functioning in it.  Clinicians, students, and laypeople will find here much valuable informationon the disorder, its assessment and diagnosis, and its management.”  ~Russell A. Barkley, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina

“A very intriguing read. Dr. Brown skillfully examines the diverse nature of executive functions, ADHD, and their overlap.”  ~Timothy E. Wilens, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Director of Substance Abuse Services, Massachusetts General Hospital

 A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

Dr. Brown is Associate Director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in the Dept. of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to his forthcoming book, he is the prize-winning Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale Press). He edited ADHD Comorbidities: Handbook for ADHD Complications in Children and Adults (American Psychiatric Press) and is author of the Brown ADD Scales (Pearson). He has presented symposia and workshops throughout the US and in 40 other countries. More information about Dr. Brown is available at his website: www.DrThomasEBrown.com.

Connect with Dr. Brown on Facebook and YouTube as well!  Facebook: www.facebook.com/drthomasebrown
YouTube: www.youtube.com/drthomasebrown

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ADDA Conference – July 18 – 21

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If you’re looking for answers, understanding and solutions to overcome the challenges of your ADHD…this may be the best opportunity you’ve ever had!

The 14th International ADULT ADHD Conference is coming to Detroit, Michigan

Reach Out for Connection,

Hope and Empowerment

If you’re an adult with ADHD (or you live with one) the Adult ADHD Conference is just for you! It’s the only live, in-person conference created exclusively for adults with ADHD.

It’s your chance to connect with leading ADHD experts, professionals and coaches who will provide you with trusted information, support and solutions.

This life-changing conference can be the difference between you… continuing to be frustrated…maybe even feeling helpless… from your unsuccessful attempts to overcome the challenges of your ADHD…

Or, experiencing a new sense of empowerment and hope made possible by the knowledge, support and solutions you gained from attending the Adult ADHD Conference.

There are viable solutions to dealing effectively with the challenges of your adult ADHD. And the support and solutions are yours for the taking at the 14th International Adult ADHD Conference. 

 

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Success Strategies: Procrastination and ADHD

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Join me for this live class at The Community House (Birmingham, Michigan) February 5, 2013 from 7-8:30pm.  The focus is on developing strategies for overcoming the procrastination that very often comes with ADHD.

Procrastination impacts the productivity of adults and children with ADHD. Join me for an interactive session where you will learn to improve productivity in your everyday life by implementing strategies for overcoming procrastination. Each participant will develop a realistic action plan to begin overcoming their challenges immediately.

Class will be held at The Community House located at 380 South Bates Street, Birmingham, MI 48009.  Their phone number is 248.644.5832.

Register at The Community House website:  http://bit.ly/ProcrastinationADHD

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