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Paper-Based Planning for the ADHDer

The ADHDer’s difficulty with visualizing time, along with the (inevitable) boredom that comes with the task of planning, turns this activity into a dreaded nightmare. However, I’ve recently adopted (created, one might say) a multi-part system that has helped enormously with this boring but essential life task. It allows me to plan my days and weeks. It allows me to capture most everything that runs through my head (and that’s A LOT OF STUFF). And it allows me to feel like I’m on top of things. FYI: The Fall 2010 issue of ADDitude Magazine is dedicated to my ADHD-inspired planning methodology. More information is here. The Delta Planner – Your Life On Paper There is no such thing as the perfect paper-based planner. Like any tool – be it a planner or a cordless...

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He Said / She Said: Examining the ADHD Life – Answering Questions About ADHD, Parts I & II

The latest in the He Said/She Said series is a set of questions with short, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant answers. After viewing the videos, you may want to tackle answering the questions and providing your answers in this post’s “comments” section. After you post your comments, you may want to see what some others said on Zoë’s blog. Enjoy the videos!! Part I (Having trouble viewing the video? Click here and watch it on YouTube) THE FIRST 9 QUESTIONS: Which famous ADHDer would you most like to be? Which is your least favorite ADHD symptom? Which is your favorite ADHD symptom? What’s your ADHD anthem? What’s worked best for you in treating your symptoms? How is your ADHD a curse? What’s the worst thing anyone has said to you about ADHD? How is your ADHD...

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The Diabetic Life of the ADHDer

No. I am not diabetic. But I want to draw a parallel between the diabetic’s and the ADHDer’s life. If a diabetic does not admit they have diabetes, if they try to live like everyone else by eating sugars and carbs, they will literally kill themselves. To survive as a diabetic you need to alter your diet. You need to, in many cases, take insulin. But you can lead a normal life but it is a normal life defined-for-a-diabetic. You can eat certain foods and you need to avoid certain foods. You need to watch your body’s signs for changes that may require food or drug changes. You can be like everyone else…but different. If an ADHDer does not admit they have ADHD, if they try to live like everyone else by emulating their behaviors, they will metaphorically kill themselves....

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Your Precious Email…Bah…Humbug!

You know those 8,422 precious emails that you are saving in your Inbox? Do you really need them? Sure, you feel attached to them. You want to hang on to them because they represent fleeting moments of thought, of time but, really, do you need them? They just clutter up your Inbox and create anxiety. “OMG!! What if I lose those emails? I gotta back them up!!” Before you know it you are spending more time on backing up those emails instead of doing productive work, like responding to new emails and deleting old ones. Yes, that’s what I said…DELETE THOSE EMAILS!! “But, but, but…they are important,” you reply. Are they really that important? Are they so precious that you must keep them forever? Well, you don’t need to keep them forever and I will...

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Latest Issue of ADDitude Magazine Is Dedicated To Jeff’s ADD Mind

Proposed design for the cover of the Fall 2010 issue of ADDitude magazine I’m pleased to announce that the entire Fall 2010 issue of ADDitude Magazine is dedicated to Jeff’s ADD Mind. In this issue you’ll find my article, “My New Normal,” appearing on page 31 of the magazine (it also ends on page 31). It offers a look at my eclectic (some might say “gifted!”) organizational methodology. To round out the issue the editors included some fluff pieces written by lesser known authors such as John J. Ratey, M.D. and Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA. If you decide to purchase a copy of this issue, I’ve been told that this issue has been shipped to the bookstores sporting a mundane cover design. (See below) And Don’t Forget! Check back soon for my cross-country...

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Answers To Your Questions, Part 26

Veritas vos liberabit Search terms are really questions in disguise. The items in bold are the search terms that I found in this website’s statistics. I’ve provided the answers that, I assume, those people were looking for. do adults with adhd swear more – F*ck no. child at camp mom misses poem – You’ll be interested in Alan Sherman’s letter. See this video. do people who have adhd have trouble not have control of what they say – F*ck no. what damage can add/adhd have on your life – It can simply ruin your life. Other than that, ADHD is a gift. what is the normal onset of adult add? – The onset of Adult ADHD coincides with the time when ADHDers reach adulthood. what is a visual message? – Something you can touch. what goes on in the...

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