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...
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.
Finals week is fast approaching and all around the nation college students are starting to feel that all too familiar feeling of overwhelmed, stressed, and an overarching sense of dread. If you are just starting out in college, you may have realized by now that the concept of studying in college, is vastly different from […]
One of the hardest things to do when you have ADHD is to prioritize. We all know what we “should be doing,” but actually doing it. Well, that’s another story. ADHD is a powerful tool when we utilize our creative brain on tasks that are interesting, engaging, or fun. That said, it’s […]
First of all, I want to say that my heart goes out to his children, family, and all of his adoring fans who loved him dearly. Robin touched the hearts of many fans, including me, and was an inspirational figure.
What would lead a person, such as Robin Williams, a critically acclaimed genius of both cinema […]
Growing up I felt shame about having ADD (as it was called back then). I was diagnosed at the age of 7, but my struggles started even earlier. I remember that I hated nap time. I was the only child in pre-school who […]
You’ve heard it before.
Your friend or colleague laughs and says, “Ha! ADHD is just a made-up disorder. It doesn’t really exist.” Or “ADHD is a marketing ploy used by drug companies to push pills on our children.”
Those who deny the existence of ADHD are usually well-intentioned, but sadly they are also ill-informed. ADHD is often […]
I’ve seen this happen time and time again. A bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshmen, entering into their first year of college decides to live it up… I mean it’s college after all, but the impulse to socialize or party, sleep through classes, let your messy room pile up with dirty clothes for a month, and race […]
When I hear parents or adults that I work with say something like, “well I have a friend who told me _______,” I start to get an uneasy feeling in my stomach, knowing that what is likely to follow, is a question that (more often than not) relates the mythology of ADHD rather than the […]