Understanding ADHD

                    

Some things you can’t really explain to anybody else;

some things you just have to experience for yourself:

1) Marriage

2) Childbirth

3) ADHD

Some people don’t believe ADHD exists. Some people think we can just try harder, or drink lots of cabbage juice, or watch where we put our feet, or or or—

The supply of advice and opinions about ADHD from people who don’t have ADHD is enormous; the demand is quite small.

 Trying to convince someone whose mind is made up is like trying to give medicine to a dead man.

STRATEGIES: Learn all you can about ADHD. Become an expert. Keep your BS indicator set on high sensitivity. Keep identifying problems and making strategies. Be kind to yourself. Avoid toxic people.

QUOTE O THE DAY: “Being a grown-up is not all it’s cracked up to be.”

CONFESSIONS O THE DAY:

This is (more or less) a page from my latest ADHD book, “Managing Your ADHD” which has one Tip O the Day per page, to make it easy for ADHDers to read. It’s available on Amazon in paperback and E-book and on Smashwords in E book.

I was wrong about some of the “alternatives.” I’ll try to clear that up next time (at least that’s the plan.)

I realize that some administrators will choose to not allow this post. That is their right and I appreciate the hard work they do. No hard feelings.

doug

Links:

podcast  excellent review by Dr. Farone

Many many ADHD links

#ADHD

#adultADHD