“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” –Ann Wigmore, natural food advocate One of the most important things you can do for your brain, and your …
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 36 years old, not long after our 7-year-old son was diagnosed. Although surprised, I didn’t see it as a problem as I had easily taken advantage of my ADHD strengths and was very successful …
Recently, Evelyn Polk Green, a dear member of the ADDA family and past ADDA president who has served the ADHD community with great dedication, celebrated the full, vibrant, and tenacious life of her mother who passed away at the blessed …
Understanding and remembering what you read is not only a personal rush, it saves you a lot of valuable time! Rereading the same material over and over is a sink hole that will drag you down and keep you from …
Surviving your college experience can be tough, but actually thriving in college depends on having a particular mix of personal qualities. What personal attributes turn surviving into thriving? Here are some of the most important. (By the way, you don’t …
How do we get started when we have a task we want to – or need to – complete? Well, the hardest part is getting started. Once we actually get started, it’s a lot easier to keep going. But oh, …
Are you having trouble with your job search? For the first-time ADDA is hosting an ADHD job seeker’s group, and we’re seeking eight volunteers who will search for work and learn tips for seeking work through the club. To help …
Jennifer Herrera cooks for celebrities in New York City and uses YouTube and the internet to reach out to Latinos and others with ADHD to show them they too can succeed. Herrera has overcome many obstacles growing up and she …
As we approach the midpoint of ADHD Awareness Month 2016, our LGBTQIA (Queer) brothers and sisters also celebrate National Coming Out Day which was established almost thirty years ago when it wasn’t safe to disclose one’s sexual identity. Although being …
I live in England, and at 46 years old have recently been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). While researching ADHD, I noticed a lot of articles about people who had committed suicide because …