ADD / ADHD Candid Health Series Videos
I’m proud to present this series of video interviews with ADHDers. In these videos you’ll meet Meagan, who talks about how she deals with her learning disability. You’ll meet Cardon who discusses his early diagnosis and his problems with his prescribed drugs, and you’ll hear how Dozie was able to succeed in school once he [...]
How Do They Do That?
The world can sometimes look like a very strange place to adult ADHDers. They scratch their heads and wonder, “How do they do that?”
Making Pizza…The Video
Never Give Up, Never Surrender – Commander Peter Quincy Taggart Some anecdotal data suggests that ADHDers may exhibit a pig-headed determination to never give up until they feel they have mastered a particular skill. Whether that is an ADHD trait or not, nonetheless, after a few months of pizza making and a minimum five pound [...]
(Video Supplement) The “Education” of an ADHDer, Part II from the “He Said / She Said: Examining the ADHD Life” Series
In Part II of the “Education” of an ADHDer blogchat (part of the He Said / She Said series) I finally get to speak my mind about our education system. I believe it operates on the GIGO principle: Garbage In/Garbage Out. In that chat I said that: …we have no clue how to educate people. [...]
The Disaster We Asked For: The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The British Petroleum Oil Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is just the type of disaster we asked for. The surprise is that it didn’t come sooner. It’s a result of many factors, beginning with the Reagan-Thatcherite realignment of wealth and power, the infantile belief in magical thinking — the “invisible hand” of the market that [...]
Making Chicken Rolls
Now that I am more comfortable working with dough (see A Pletzel For Your Thoughts and Making Pizza) I decided to make these chicken rolls so I could use up some leftovers (a few of the ingredients were used to make other meals). Of course, you could always substitute something else for the chicken such [...]
Are You A Terrorist? Then I Have The Gun For You!!
Under current federal law, the FBI has no authority to block the sale of firearms or explosives to individuals on the terrorist watch list. That means the federal government can’t stop gun sales to the same people it thinks are too dangerous to get on an airplane. According to the Government Accountability Office, people on [...]
What is Twitter?
This eye-opening documentary explores the “real” history of Twitter, from early Twitter technology to an examination of the use of Twitter at important moments in history. See more videos Additional information on Twitter About.com has a nice introductory overview Ready to hit yourself over the head with a ton of Twitter information? See this entry [...]
The Biology, Evolution, and Social Importance of Love
Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic — love –- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse. In addition, she provides an interesting biological explanation as to how it is possible to love more than one person.
Get Thee To A University
This is a non-A.D.D. related post. ***** So what IS the Peloponnesian War? What are the implications of general relativity? How do Mozart and Wagner use melody? You can get the answers to these questions (and many many more) at Open Yale Courses. OYC provides “free and open access to a selection of introductory courses [...]
