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 [...]
How do you describe ADHD to a non-ADHDer?
Note to the reader: This is my 400th blog post How do you describe ADHD to a non-ADHDer? At the mere mention of the word many will conjure up images of a disheveled boy who is literally bouncing off the walls. (Of course girls can have ADHD but that’s not the first image that usually [...]
Don’t Worry…Get Angry
I use Verizon for all of my communication needs. I have four cell phones (one for each family member), one land line and one FIOS internet connection. I receive two monthly bills. One bill is for my cell phones, the other bill combines the charges for my land line and FIOS internet…well…it used to. On [...]
The Public Record of a Personal Transformation: Blogging About Adult ADHD
I am now in my fourth year of blogging about Adult ADHD. My thoughts about ADHD have changed. I’ve entered my post-ADHD phase.
Have You Seen This Missing…And Angry…ADHDer?
I receive emails from many of my blog readers and I’ve decided to use the opening of this post to respond to a number of them. To those who have been wondering if I have been leaving her satisfied or wanting more, the answer is, “satisfied.” Therefore I have no need for those enlargement pills [...]
Dr. Vinny Goombatz – Adult ADHD & Self-Diagnosis
Dr. Vinnie Goombatz (aka Dr. Vinnie), the organized crime doctor for the disorganized mind, answers a question from a listener. This is an edited version of the email he received. (Yes…this is a REAL email received by Dr. Vinny.) I got a question: Is there such a thing as self diagnosis for ADHD or ADD? [...]
Knowing and Not Knowing
“He that knows not, and knows not that he knows not is a fool. Shun him He that knows not, and knows that he knows not is a pupil. Teach him. He that knows, and knows not that he knows is asleep Wake him. He that knows, and knows that he knows is a teacher. [...]
Do You Agree With This 5 Min. Description Of Adding Negative Numbers, or Wadda Ya Think About Dis Theory of ADHD?
The question I ask is pretty straightforward. After viewing this video – Addition & Multiplication Practice – please let me know if you agree that the sum of two negative numbers is itself a negative number. For example, do you agree that -7 + -7 = -14? (You can leave your thoughts about this in [...]
How To Cure ADHD In Just 380 Easy Blog Posts
About mid-December I had the most startling thought. I realized I have run out of ideas for my blog. Though there are fifty or more proto-posts — ideas in draft form that could eventually become a new post — I wondered, “What more could I write?” Since June 2007 I’ve written over 380 posts. While [...]
Most Popular ADHD Posts of 2010
These are the fifteen most read ADHD-related posts for 2010. Interestingly, the post in the number one position is a short post that I wrote three years ago. But it DOES deal with everyone’s favorite topic so it gets a lot of hits…as does the third most read post. Some of the other popular posts [...]
An ADHD Year In Review or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And To Accept ADHD
It’s that time of year to reflect and ponder, to look at our triumphs and failures. It’s that time when we swear a solemn oath that next year there will be more triumphs and hopefully fewer failures. We look at our list of resolutions knowing hoping, no…PRAYING that next year will be different. Wait a minute! Stop! What [...]
Time To Grow Up
There comes a time in life when we all must grow up, a time when we dispense with the mythology that brought us to our current stage in life. We stop believing in Santa Claus. We stop believing in the tooth fairy. We stop believing that ADHD gives us superpowers. Yes. You read that correctly. [...]
Integrationists vs Separatists: The Two Worlds of Diagnosed Adult ADHDers
Ptolemy versus Copernicus. Integrationists versus Separatists. Both are describing the same reality yet arrive at radically different explanations for the things they observe. For Ptolemy, the evidence pointed to a planetary system and universe where the Earth is in the center; for Copernicus, the evidence was best explained with the sun in the center of [...]
My First CHADD Meeting: September 20, 2010
I did it. I went all the way. I exposed myself. I went to my first CHADD meeting. * * * I was excited! The blogger extraordinaire — ME!! — making his big, public debut. I brought my Jeff’s ADD Mind business cards. I brought copies of my latest post, the review of The ADHD [...]
