Many people are able to successfully manage their ADHD with medication. But for a growing segment of the population, as this recent New York Times article seems to suggest, medication alone does not always work. While it’s true that medication helps with the management of ADHD symptoms, it’s not a wholesale cure for ADHD. I […]
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Whenever I work with clients who have ADHD on goal setting, one powerful tool that I use with them is visualization. There is a region in the brain – the occipital lobe – that becomes activated when you visualize yourself performing an action. Once this area is activated, neural pathways are formed so that you […]
Many of my clients with ADHD have told me they often feel like their life is in a constant state of chaos or crisis. To help them pinpoint the source of that frenzy, I ask them to envision their life as if it’s a symphony. I have them assign the various instruments to different realms […]
Many of us dwell in various worlds throughout the day. For example, some of us might go from the “parent” world in the morning to the “professional” world at work. Some of us go from the “spouse” world at home to the “friend” world on weekends. Going from world to world can be bumpy […]
Time sure has been flying these days! Hard to believe it’s already August, and Fall will be here before we know it. These past few months have been action-packed for me with lots of speaking events, conferences, travel, and book writing. Not to mention seeing clients in between it all! I already shared my experience […]
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Attention Deficit Disorder Association’s (ADDA) 14th National Adult ADHD Conference in Detroit. This event truly is one of the best resources for the ADHD community. Many well-respected ADHD experts and professionals come together and share their knowledge, strategies and solutions for managing ADHD. There […]