Recently, someone asked why I wanted a passport for my three-year-old. My husband asked the question, too. We have no immediate plans to travel abroad. Why would I add to my already-full to-do list? Here’s why: our household’s adults have ADHD. Bureaucratic processes take longer than I’d like to admit. Minor setbacks have a disproportionate […]
Month: January 2017
Organizing & ADHD: what’s in my library?
A reader recently asked: do you have any resources for decluttering or journaling with ADHD? What a wonderful question to be asked! I write often about organizingĀ because I find cluttered, messy spaces stressful and overstimulating. A chaotic environment begets a chaotic mind, and vice versa. I suspect I’m in good company among people with ADHD. […]
How I take productive breaks with #AdultADHD
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the value of breaks. On one hand, I’ve had to train myself to pay attention for long enough to make a dent in one task. Mindfulness meditation and stimulant medications haveĀ helped me do that. Then there’s the other side of ADHD: learning to pull away at the right […]