It’s 8 am. It’s a new day and you’re feeling good. You’ve got your coffee in hand and a list of things you need to accomplish for the day. It’s a long list, but you can handle this.
Feed the dog- check.
Pay your phone bill-check.
Respond to that email, […]
We all get distracted, but if you have ADHD, you get distracted a lot. Well, it’s time to harness your tendencies for distraction in positive and healthy ways. Enter the concept of proactive distraction.
Let me explain, proactive distraction is the idea that one can flip the negative use […]
News outlets from around the nation are reporting that the FBI uncovered one of the largest college admission frauds in U.S. history...
By Aaron Smith and Megan Griffin
Sometimes just the thought of setting goals can seem all too much.You make that New Year’s resolution every year, it lasts for a month, and you fall off track. Perhaps you want to lose weight, or increase your […]
By Megan Griffin and Aaron Smith
ADHD sadly, tends to have an overly negative label. It’s important to understand how this negative label impacts the actual folks diagnosed with the condition. The label itself can create all sorts of stigma. Stigma is similar to stereotypes, in the sense that society believes certain […]
Are you in search of some tips and tricks to get over some of those issues that you face when it comes to your ADHD? Although there is never an easy “shortcut,” there is still a lot of advice to be offered in making your life a little easier. As Thomas […]
Megan Griffin & Aaron Smith
We have busy lives and lots of stuff swirling around in our heads. There are constant, seemingly endless streams of activities, responsibilities, and engagements that we have to attend to. Most people neglect to carve enough time out of their […]
It goes without saying that school can be stressful at times. No matter how far along in school you are, assignments and studying can start to feel overwhelming. This is especially true if you are trying to study for a big exam, project, or paper. Everyone encounters some amount of stress and at low levels, stress can be helpful, but at higher levels, it can become debilitating. That’s where stress can spill over into overwhelm, anxiety, and even panic attacks if it gets really bad. Students need to know how to manage their stress effectively and not let it get in the way of their performance. Below we will talk about how stress can get in your way academically and what you can do to get a handle on it.
When entering college, there are a lot of things to be excited about. New friends, new experiences, new classes, and much more. However going to college also comes along with many new challenges that one has to face. A lot of this is due to the new independence and freedom that one […]
Fidget spinners are small, toy-like objects that are quickly becoming all of the rage among young people worldwide. They are small enough to fit in one’s hand and are shaped somewhat like a pinwheel. It has three prongs that are held together by a circular central bearing in the middle, and […]