Last week, we explored a step-by-step approach to creating a morning routine. But what happens when you keep messing it up? Or when someone else in your household keeps sabotaging your efforts? People with ADHD need to be intentional about how we manage our time and plan our days. But we also need more than […]
Tag: problem-solving
Canaries in the coal mine
Sometimes, I don’t know if I’m managing my ADHD effectively. After all, the right type and dose of stimulant medication should feel pretty unobtrusive. It doesn’t make ADHD’ers feel drugged, hyped up, or otherwise not ourselves. Once the novelty wears off, we don’t sit around and say, “wow, things seem awfully normal around here!” Those of us with supportive, […]
Do what works
It’s so easy to nag, demand, berate, or give up on our ADHD loved ones. I mean, really, how hard is it to… get home from work on time? stay sitting at the table for dinner? stop picking fights? keep track of your keys? take out the trash? Before I go on, let me tell […]