A recent study has shown that people who have anxiety – which is a lot of those of us with ADHD – can also have difficulty making decisions, especially when you are anxious. As I understand it, when you are anxious, it triggers neurons in your brain that block other neurons from being able to [...]
Taking care of yourself is the most important thing that you can do – for your family, your friends, and yourself. And yet as ADD Moms, we often put ourselves last on the list, if we even make the list at all. Here are 10 things that you need to do for you. Note: don’t [...]
Anxiety is one of the many gifts that you may receive along with Attention Deficit Disorder. And like ADHD, it may be mild or severe, depending on variables like your general health and the environment around you. My daughter Caitlin suffers from acute anxiety; my anxiety is far milder yet seems to be present far [...]
Have you noticed that your ADHD symptoms can change from day to day or even hour to hour? Or maybe you’ve noticed the long term changes; things that used to challenge you don’t anymore, but you have other ones that do. One of the reasons that medications for ADHD work as well as they do [...]
You and your ADHD do not exist in a vacuum. Just like almost everything else in your life, your ADHD is affected by all kinds of other factors like diet, exercise, sleep, stress level and more. Whether or not you choose to take medication to help you with your ADHD symptoms, you can also do [...]