Advice for the Adult (and not so adult) ADHDer

We’ve all grown up with stories like the tooth fairy who exchanges teeth for money, or a Santa Claus who brings gifts for the children, or the miraculous healing power of mommy’s kiss for your scraped knee. (Editor’s Note: In homophobic cultures, “tooth fairies” may be known as “tooth deliverymen.” In non-Christian cultures, “Santa Claus” [...]

Yes, Virginia, ADHD Is Real

There’s been quite a dust-up at the New York Times website over the issue of ADHD.  Is it real? Is it a cultural by-product? Is it a grand marketing scheme by the major pharmaceutical companies? The answer to all of these question is “yes.” “Yes” it is real. “Yes” it is a cultural by-product and [...]

Just Another Manic Adderall Monday

I’ve got a new doctor and new medication. Random Thought Number 4807: Two months without medication and I finally understand why ADHDers think they are “gifted.” They assume that their ability to turn off their prefrontal cortex (PFC) by neglecting to take their stimulant medication, thereby neutralizing its civilizing effects and opening the floodgates of [...]

From Dud to Stud: Medication, Sex and Adult ADHD

Note to the Reader: The following is purely anecdotal and not meant to be a scientific survey or study. However, everything written here is true. “Does the Wellbutrin cause problems with sex?” “No. It has no effect on that,” the psychiatrist assured me. ‘Okay, my age must be catching up with me,’ I thought to [...]

Thoughts on a Wellbutrin-less Theme, or My Search For the Gift of Adhd

Thoughts on a Wellbutrin-less Theme, or My Search For the Gift of Adhd if only I could sit if only I could sit I’m sure that I can write a novel or three a history book or two. if only I could sit I could write a  new computer game, or create a painting or [...]

Fantasia on a Wellbutrin-less Theme

Several days ago I got the best news of my life. I learned that Jennifer Lopez was getting divorced. I’m ecstatic. Finally I will be able to live out my fantasy of hot sex with this hot babe. I don’t know where she lives but I know it is nearby. I’ll be ready and waiting [...]

Customized, Personalized Medicine: Dr. Parker’s Methodology for ADHD Treatment

Precise neuroscience evidence dramatically changes health delivery, health applications. Dr. Charles Parker, ADHD Medication Rules: Paying Attention To The Med For Paying Attention Six years ago I read Driven to Distraction and diagnosed myself as being ADHD. I shared my findings with a psychiatrist. He handed me a small card that had five questions on [...]

Memory Miracles: A Story About A Car, A Battery and Improved Memory and Logic Skills.

The Video: How time, medication, supplements and more can improve memory and logic skills.

Overcoming ADHD Without Drugs

Note to the Reader: This post was written by Ian Ford. He has managed to control his ADHD, not with “meds and therapy” but using alternate methods that have given him the ability to be in control of his life. I think you’ll find his story to be interesting. – Jeff When I was a [...]

Camp Runamuck: A Summer Camp for ADHDers

Welcome to Camp Runamuck! Camp Runamuck, established in 1994, is located in Chester County Pennsylvania, 2 hours northwest of New York City. The Camp is set on a 100 acre campus with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hockey rinks and gymnasiums. Camp Runamuck also has a large lake, an in-house ice cream parlor and a [...]

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 [...]

3 Steps to Conquering ADD ADHD & How Women Can Regain Those Shapely Curves

After my analysis of the Total Transformation Program® I decided to revisit the concept of “miracle cures for ADHD.” I googled “3 step cure adhd” and found some very interesting things. What follows is a result of some of those findings. 1. Cure ADHD with Laughter: That’s not really what this particular website article was [...]

It’s All In Your Head: The Logic of the A.D.D. Deniers

We’ve got Holocaust deniers and global warming deniers so it’s not surprising that we have A.D.D. deniers. The A.D.D. deniers follow an interesting logic: The “Invention” of A.D.D. by the drug companies. Premise 1: Drug companies create drugs. Premise 2: Drug companies need a disease that will be “cured” by the drug. Premise 3: Drug [...]

Drug-induced normalcy(?)

I’ve been on Wellbutrin for over a year and recently (within the last few months) started taking a generic version of Ritalin. I’ve got to admit…I almost feel normal.1 I feel that I can now see things that I could not see before. Prior to taking medication…I felt I was in perpetual youth mode with [...]