i want to cry
i want to cry each time i read a blog post by a recently-diagnosed ADHDer i want to cry because i know what he is going through i want to cry because i know what the future holds for him i want to cry because it is painful to watch others go down the tried [...]
PDF A Ransom Note From The Kidnapper
(Transcription of ransom note: I am holding you hostage You must give in to my demands I am not kidding If you do not do everything I ask, you will be mine forever) I have given in to all your demands so why are you still holding me hostage? I did exactly what you wanted. [...]
ADHD vs Normal (Non-ADHD) Adult Thinking
Here is one way to visualize and compare the thinking patterns of an ADHDer and a Normal (non-ADHD) adult. In this example, they are both faced with an ordinary task: paying their phone bill. Interestingly, despite having the same goal, they end up in different places. Print PDF
He Said / She Said: Examining the ADHD Life
I’m excited to announce that I will be collaborating with Zoë Kessler (check out her blog! ADHD from A to Zoë and my post about her blog) in what we believe will be a fascinating examination of the ADHD experience. I’m looking forward to having lively discussions with Zoë and sharing them with you. I [...]
Flooded With Thoughts
Somewhere in my hip is a pinched nerve that seems to only bother me in the middle of the night.1 After shaking off my initial grogginess, I head to the kitchen for some water and then to the computer. During this physical transition my brain shifts into “philosophical contemplation” mode. That usually means that I [...]
Gardening, Time & Memory
When I started eating home-grown vegetables (I’ve been doing it for about five years) I learned that the local supermarket was not really selling vegetables. Those objects sold in the produce section looked and felt like vegetables but they didn’t taste like vegetables, at least when compared to my home-grown ones. I also learned that [...]
OMG! I <3 Her Blog!!
It’s not often that you find a blog that so resonates with your soul that all you can do is read post after post after post while having a silly grin on your face as you nod in agreement with so, so many things and…yet… that’s exactly what happened to me when I found Zoë [...]
Colors of ADHD
It takes three primary colors – red, green, blue - to create every type of color. Each primary color is differentiated from the others based on where it falls within the spectrum (the scale) of electromagnetic radiation. It takes four ADHD archetypes to create every type of ADHDer. Each ADHD archetype is differentiated from the [...]
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 [...]
What Is A.D.H.D./A.D.D.?
H/T to Kalstolyn on adderworld.ning.com for posting a link to this video Print PDF
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”?
The Imagining
4:12am . (She seemed distracted. Morgan probably woke up.) . trouble gotta go cya! . k…cya. txt me wen u get a chance. . (IM session ends) . 4:15am . Standing…stretching my arms…fingertips still on the keyboard…I type in the searchbar “diagnostic and statistical manual.” I scan the results. Page two… third link from the [...]
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 [...]
