As the owner of an ADHD brain, understanding what captures and holds your attention is essential to taking charge of your life! So what kinds of things captivate the ADHD brain? New Stuff is My Friend (or Foe)! New things …
by Mike Fedel The Ann Arbor Adult ADHD Coffee Chat group first tried Improvisation recently. Doug Harris, a team leader, described taking Improv classes at a local theater. I’ve been teaching Improv since 2010 and thought it would be nice …
By Howard Chusid, Ed.D, LMHC, NCC In my practice, I see both adults and children with ADHD. It doesn’t surprise anymore me to see a twenty-six-year-old who hasn’t done well in school, who is not succeeding in life and who’s …
“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 …