Archive for ADHD Adult

No Doubt About It! ADHD is Real!

Apr 07, 2008 1 Comment

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I attended the LDAQ conference last week that took place in Montreal and also participated as a speaker on ADHD for this event. There were few sessions on adult ADHD as the conference was more geared to teachers and school personnel.
One thing that I really enjoyed was that there was no dispute about whether [...]

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Managing Communication at Work with ADHD

Mar 28, 2008 No Comments

Here’s what one ADHD adult wrote about managing her communication skills at work: 
I have a hard time communicating at work.  Most people don’t understand me.  I process information differently than most people do, I get bored with repetition.  I have trouble communicating even though I know what I want to say but when I begin speaking [...]

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Managing Your Mood When You Have ADHD

Mar 21, 2008 1 Comment

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One of my clients told me about an interesting video game she found out about that helps manage your moods every day. While it is not specifically for ADHD, ADHD adults can definitely benefit from it. Many of my clients have difficulty with managing their mood. They can get down on themselves and have to deal [...]

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ADHD Adults Shouldn’t Be Entrepreneurs?

Mar 16, 2008 2 Comments

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Opening the brand new premier issue of Success Magazine and reading up on Richard Branson, the poster child for ADHD entrepreneurs, I was reminded of a conversation I recently had with a client of mine. She’s an entrepreneur with ADHD whose psychologist told her that becoming an entrepreneur is one of the worse careers [...]

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“I’m sorry Sweetheart, you don’t have ADHD”

Mar 11, 2008 2 Comments

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My ADHD husband, Duane, and I have been working on various ADHD-related business projects together. I won’t go into all the details but I will tell you that we’re both really excited about the direction my ADHD coaching business is taking. We’re so excited in fact that we’re constantly talking about it, working on [...]

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ADHD Adult, You Are Not Alone

Mar 06, 2008 4 Comments

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According to research quoted in Dr. Russell Barkley’s new book on adult ADHD, there are 8.1 percent of adults with ADHD in the U.S. Given the similarities in our ancestries, it’s also safe to believe that these figures may be similar north of the 49th parallell.
Oddly enough there are still some people who question [...]

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You’re an ADHD Adult: Learn to Dance in the Rain

Feb 04, 2008 3 Comments

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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain” (author unknown)

I heard this quote on a show about autism and realized how powerful it was. So many people facing adversity have unrealized dreams (writing a book, starting a business, getting healthy, etc…. what’s your dream?) They’re [...]

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Is ADHD a disability?

Nov 06, 2007 2 Comments

I was at a conference with Dr. Russell Barkley when he insisted that ADHD is a disability and that to see it as anything but is a mistake. As a coach, my tendency is to find the diamond in the rough, the strengths and talents my clients have so I’m less likely to work on [...]

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Love the Game?

Oct 02, 2007 No Comments

We often hear that success in sports starts with “a love of the game.” I don’t think that’s true.
Why? It’s easy to love the game. The game is exciting. Not everything that’s easy is bad (work smarter, not harder… right?), but in sports most people love the game. That’s why they play. But do they [...]

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