ADHD-Related Magazines
What if some magazines were specifically made for an audience of ADHDers? Well…they may look like the magazines below. – Jeff The one below is not ADHD-related but…what the heck. Print PDF
PDF You Didn’t Fail (For A Dear Friend)
I know you think you failed but you did not. You had a setback. You didn’t do enough planning. You didn’t do enough research. You didn’t wait for the right moment. When children learn to walk, they fall many times before they succeed. But they do not fail. They stand up and try again. That’s [...]
The Alternate Universe Of ADHDers
…Argos and I lived our lives in separate universes; I reflected that our perceptions were identical but that Argos combined them differently than I, constructed from them different objects; I reflect that perhaps for him there were no objects, but rather a constant, dizzying play of swift impressions. – “The Immortal,” from Collected Fictions: Jorge [...]
Pages From My Notebook
Some days I just get tired of having to push myself. I wish I could just wake up and, voila, no more adhd! ————————————————————- Oh!! Here’s a fcuking eye opener. I have a client who is definitely ADHD. They are god damned psychotic! They drop off the face of the earth and then, blam! they [...]
Advice for the Adult ADHD Newbie
So you just found out you have ADHD. Now what? Here’s some advice for the ADHD newbie.
The Metamorphosis
What happens to an ADHDer when he succeeds at overcoming some of the negative aspects of his “gift”?
Part Four: Inside the Mind of JeffsADDMind – A Conversation
Based on the popularity of the blog — JeffsADDMind — and the willingness of its author, known only as “Jeff,” to discuss most any issue that touches on Adult ADHD (and even issues that don’t touch on Adult ADHD), one would be surprised to learn that there is another side of Jeff that is not [...]
You Have A.D.D. And You Can Succeed: A Rebuttal By “Paradigm Of Thought” – Part II
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
You Have A.D.D. And You Can Succeed: A Rebuttal By “Paradigm Of Thought” – Part I
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous
The August 2009 blog post – You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous – has been one of the more contentious posts on this blog. As measured by the number of comments to that post, it seems it hit a raw nerve.1 I believe that the firestorm was based, not only [...]
Some Inspiration
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar “The victory of success is half-won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, [...]
Mark Twain…”On Habits”
A habit cannot be tossed out the window. It must be coaxed down the stairs, a step at a time. Print PDF
You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous
This is very bad news for those who want to believe that having A.D.D./A.D.H.D. is like having fairy dust with magical powers. Even worse, this is bad news for those who promote this snake-oil nonsense. So what’s the news? Simply stated, there are NO positive aspects of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. That’s right! If you have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. you [...]
Some Inspiration from Seth Godin
When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter. When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter. When you leave the world a better place than you found it, you matter. When you continue to raise the [...]
The ADD Mythology: Conclusion
Notes to the Reader: This blog post was written by Betsy Davenport. Betsy detests the term “ADDer,” but she couldn’t come up with anything else. As Editor-in-Chief and blog owner, I’ve decided to use the term “ADDer.” {{———- ////////// \\\\\\\\\\———-}} Putting the Mythology to Rest So, though the image I have of Athena springing fully [...]
