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Category Archives: ADHD
Is Poor Sleep Quality Aggravating Your ADHD Symptoms?
** This is not a sponsored post and I was not paid to write it. I was granted permission to speak with Manisha Madhoo, Vice President of Gobal Medical Affairs, at Shire Pharmaceticals.** Or is ADHD creating the poor-quality sleep? It’s one of those chicken and egg kind of questions. There have been some […]
The Lazy Girls’ Guide To Crushing Your Executive Functions
Poor executive function has a tremendous negative impact on our lives. The problem is, when you have ADHD your executive functions are impaired. It kinda is what it is you know? Living this way is terribly frustrating. And exhausting. I have been reading and learning as much as I possibly can about executive function. What […]
How Poor Executive Function Can Show Up In Your Life
How does poor executive function show up in your life? Consider this: Living with ADHD is all about self-regulation. Or lack thereof. How many of us have good self regulation? In the book Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Russel Barkley explains: “Executive functions are the specific self-directed actions that we use to control ourselves…Scientists label them […]
ADHD Experts You Need To Know
Newly diagnosed with ADHD? Here is a list of ADHD Experts You Need To Know. 4.4% of the US adult population is living with ADHD. But less than 20% of these individuals actually seek help (source) I have been contemplating writing a guide to ADHD experts for some time. But I was having trouble deciding […]
The 5 Most Effective Ways to Maximize Your Dopamine
Dopamine has been getting a ton of press lately. Check out all the articles on psychology today. Sometimes dopamine is demonized as the primary culprit in addiction. Other times dopamine is described as the “pleasure chemical”, and the answer to our prayers. In reality, dopamine is just a neurotransmitter, a chemical, that we all have […]
ADHD Is Not A Gift
Yeah you read that right, ADHD IS NOT A GIFT. There is so much misinformation out there. And many people are willing to make crazy statements so they can profit from it. Perhaps I feel this way because I have had to struggle, or maybe it’s because I talk to women every single day who […]
Classy Comebacks To Rude Comments About ADHD
Have you ever had someone tell you to hit or spank your child? If you are parent to a child with ADHD you most likely have heard something along the lines of, “He just needs a whoopin.” Or better yet, “He needs a foot up his a$$!” When you were a child perhaps your parents […]
Take What You Need, Give What You Can
Humans need connection. I am a total introvert but even l need to get out around other adults a few times per week. ADHD in adult women is still widely unrecognized and misunderstood. Many of us are stumbling through life, not sure of how to handle our lives. What is the one thing we all […]
What I Learned About Binge Eating And ADHD
I used to be a binge eater. Maybe I still am? I’ve always had issues with food. But during my sophomore year in college I had some personal stuff going on that pushed me over the edge and into more of an addiction state. My roommate had failed out of school, so I was alone […]
