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Surrender to time

Find something else, something more practical to rebel against than time itself...

ADHD at work

Unleashing ADHD creativity with AI: a perfect match

Ai is set to unleash ADHD creative skills

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Are you an ADHD entrepreneur?

Adults with ADHD are six times more likely to start their own business

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Adult ADHD diagnosis in the UK

The UK NHS has reluctantly and slowly moved to helping ADHD adults but it's still it's far from easy

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ADHD = right-brained?

Differences in brain hemispheres are dismissed as pop-science, yet current research shows otherwise

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In a department of one, maybe you’re ADHD?

If you the only person in your company doing your job, the only person in your “department”, then maybe you are ADHD.

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ADHD means starting over and over

If ADHD we find it even harder to maintain habits than to start them

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ADHD trouble with to-do lists

I'm not a fan of "to-do lists”. They represent tasks without commitment, calendars are best.

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What makes us happy?

We can take simple actions to improve our happiness.

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Theanine reduces anxiety and improves sleep

The best supplement for ADHD issues with anxiety and sleep

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When will Google do my tax return?

I am still waiting on robots to do the dishes and AI to do all of my admin

ADHD at work

ADHD advantages: delusion or logical conclusion?

Just because research is weak doesn't mean the evidence isn't abundant.

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Did we inherit ADHD from the Neanderthals?

What if our ADHD traits come from Neanderthal genes?

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Diagnosis journal 1/4 – from Adderall to Concerta

First of four posts covering my diagnosis journey and experience

My ADHD diagnosis journal

A brilliant ADHD medical talk by Oren Mason MD

Poor quality film but such an insightful talk

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Diagnosis journal 2/4 – lost for words on Concerta

Second of four posts covering my diagnosis journey and experience

My ADHD diagnosis journal

ADD and Loving It!? – best documentary

Insightful, honest and very funny There have been a few documentaries on ADHD produced over the years, but their format is usually worthy but depressing. The producers focus on cliché. We see naughty, hyper boys with ADHD, with a well meaning but often patronising tone. As adults with ADHD, we watch quite disconnected from the […]

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Diagnosis journal 3/4 – stuck in the airport lounge

Third of four posts covering my diagnosis journey and experience

My ADHD diagnosis journal

Diagnosis journal 4/4 – meds failed - back to old me

Last of four posts covering my diagnosis journey and experience

My ADHD diagnosis journal

Parenting has nothing to do with it!

Great talk on genetic influences from Steven Pinker

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Best blogs on ADHD

Reading other ADHD adult experiences and thoughts There are many fantastic blogs written by ADHD authors. I enjoy reading other ADHD writers, for their ADHD style and humour and to feel part of a rather weird ADHD club, though being a maverick “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept people like […]

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ADHD support groups for adults – UK & USA

A short list of the main support sites in the USA and the UK

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Are you ADHD?

My experienced based, non-medical diagnostic criteria for ADHD

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ADHD diagnosis criteria

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders on ADHD In the USA these criteria are laid down by the American Psychiatric Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), 4th edition, the next revision DSM V, is due in 2012. UK psychiatrists use this along with the NICE guidelines on ADHD and […]

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Moment of ADHD diagnosis

Diagnosis is a turning point I have met and spoken with many adults at the moment of ADHD diagnosis. Many of the clients I start to coach are working through the diagnosis process or have only just been diagnosed. A few years back I had a great job for a while, I ran an Adult […]

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Okay maybe I’m ADHD, what’s next?

Okay so now your diagnosed ADHD, what comes next?

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Inanimate objects are planning my downfall

What happens when everything is connected?

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“Excellent, but oh so noisy” – ADHD school reports

Teachers saw the issues yet failed to offer meaningful advice

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1. The invisible challenge of ADHD

I can’t see the problem? Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: Most ADHD adults who come to see me for coaching are profoundly affected by low self-esteem and are often without any hope of improvement. Their self-esteem has eroded from living with their challenges, from the criticism and the self-criticism that follows and […]

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2. The paradox of ADHD

Consistently inconsistent? Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: So we are inconsistent and that confuses everyone? David: Well on the one hand, a kid with ADHD can be playing a sport where they kick a ball and stop a ball coming at them – say a soccer ball at 70mph – yet they can’t […]

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3. Don’t focus on weakness

We need to be engaged to succeed Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: We can handle our challenges by figuring out new ADHD-friendly ways to do things and to do them our way. Basically to forget the usual way of getting stuff done. But we can also decide that we really don’t have […]

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4. What are my strengths and talents?

What comes easily to you? Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: I think that it’s not easy for those of us with ADHD people to work out our strengths and talents. They may be buried under years of problems and battered self-esteem. If you ask somebody with ADHD, “what do you do well?” – the response […]

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5. Paying attention to the wrong things

Focusing on the negative Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: Do we pay attention to the wrong things? As ADHD adults we seem better at paying attention to our problems, our issues and we take for granted the positives. We skip straight past successes and focus on the smallest issues. If we have a perfect […]

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6. Negative thought patterns

What do you pay attention to? Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: You’re right David, after my years with depression and feeling stuck, I started to make a series of changes to my lifestyle and my outlook. I made new decisions that affected my health, wellbeing and attitude, to be more positive and […]

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7. ADHD self-awareness

Making lasting change Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: When we coach an adult client usually a lot starts to change in their lives. But sadly the usual ADHD life time experience is that when attempts are made to changes behaviours, they often don’t last. Making lasting change is difficult, new routines are interrupted and […]

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8. Sustaining change

Sticking to the program Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: Something becomes habitual after 40 days, is that right? It becomes easy because it becomes an automatic process? David: But habitual can also be negative. ADDers have a very difficult time embracing success because they’re not used to it. I work with a lot […]

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9. What we pay attention to grows

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: It’s important to wake up and start with a pleasant ease-in to the day. ADHD adults are emotional, so if the start to our day isn’t a positive one, a day can turn into a series of distractions and avoidances. I see mornings as […]

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10. Are there hopeful ADHD stories?

Making lasting change Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: We lack positive ADHD role models in the UK compared to the US. Richard Branson is often listed but I’ve never seen the proof. We seldom if ever hear stories of ADHD people who have turned their problems around, or been successful. Perhaps it’s […]

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11. Understanding your ADHD

There’s no cure, but there is a prescription for a better life Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: After the early euphoria from an adult ADHD diagnosis, it not uncommon to feel disappointment: medications don’t offer a miracle cure, the negative traits of ADHD as not simply going to go away. The reality […]

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12. Can we change?

No quick fixes Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: Is there a high success rate with the people you coach, in making these changes in their attitude? David: A very high percentage. However, I have to add a note of caution. A very high percentage, if they’re willing to buy into the philosophy of […]

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13. Why seek help?

Find the right help Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: In many ways society conditions us to ask for help with physical challenges but not with mental. I’m quite tall, 6’4″, and I am occasionally asked to reach for something off the top shelf in the supermarket. No one is concerned, there is no judgement […]

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14. Final thoughts

Find an ADHD coach Interview with David Giwerc, President ADD Coaching Academy Andrew: So many Adults with ADHD that I speak with in the UK and Europe are only recently diagnosed. Do you have one final message for somebody who’s newly self-diagnosed or medically-diagnosed, or who maybe just figured there are ADHD from a friend or a web […]

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An Integrated Model of ADHD

Here is a video giving my more integrated, experienced based perspective of ADHD

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Ignorance of ADHD is pain not bliss

Concerns about labels don't outweigh the benefits that a label brings

Being ADHD

ADHD news and discussion forums

The internet is a great place to meet and discuss ADHD When I first self-diagnosed with ADHD, reading ADHD forums and websites was a complete revelation. All these other people like me, similar problems but also a similar sense of humour, world views, habits and minds. Living with ADHD can seem lonely so finding people […]

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Natural remedies for ADHD

What else can I do to help my delicate ADHD brain?

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Gratitude grows ADHD confidence

Gratitude proven as effective as anti-depressants in lifting your mood

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ADHD and ADDiction

If we are ADHD we are at great risk of addiction, and it's not surprising

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Getting the most from your ADHD meds

ADHD medications are the opposite of simple

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Ten steps to a healthy ADHD diet

We are what we eat. Choose the foods that boost your brain

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Controlling our emotions

We don't inhibit our ADHD emotions, so life is usually a roller coaster

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Learning to be happy

Positive psychology, a new scientific field is just a decade old. Finally we are studying happiness,

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Friendly bacteria help regulate neurotransmitters

Our microbiome is instrumental in our mood, cognition and health. Treat it carefully

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See your ADHD reflected in others

Understand your own ADHD by seeing it reflected in others

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Understand, accept & embrace your ADHD

With ADHD awareness can come a more positive, strength based outlook to life

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Sunshine support for ADHD: Vitamin D

Probably the most important vitamin of all is for some of the year the hardest to get naturally.

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Hyperfocus in ADHD

Deep yet uncontrolled focus

Being ADHD

No more than 20 books at a time

My first ADHD strategy

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Richard Feynman shows “how we like to learn”

The perfect teacher, for a connected mind

Being ADHD

On the ADHD pain from procrastination

The bane of my life, and probably your life too....

Being ADHD

Reading to work

One of my weirdest ADHD strategies

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Trust your ADHD intuition

For many their intuition is often accurate, insightful, intelligent and sometimes surprising

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University was a disappointment

University memory and lecture based education is ADHD hostile

Being ADHD

Intuitive ADHD-style cooking

Following recipes is impossible but innovative and intuitive cooking is our speciality

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ADHD brain waves are different

ADHD differences are not only about dopamine but about different electrical signalling too

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Novelty lessons from the camel market

Travel is peak stimulation for my novelty seeking mind

Being ADHD

One minute dishwasher empty

Soon after my ADHD diagnosis and saw my aversion to doing dishes in a new light

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I’m bored, the darkside of ADHD

I get bored, very bored, painfully bored but I'm not allowed to talk about it.

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Getting past the ADHD label

The label ADHD helps more than it hinders Once we get past the fear of a label, there is a lot of benefit in knowing and accepting our ADHD, much better than a life in denial or misunderstanding. My life would have been very different had I known about my ADHD from an early age: […]

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Three daily tasks for ADHD

Simple planning without a diary or to-do list

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Ten steps to improve your ADHD life

Ten ways to build a better ADHD life

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Nothing will change?

It's easy to lose hope, other people can help you regain it.

ADHD strategies

Forget the experts, talk with other ADHD adults

Other adults with ADHD provide the greatest insight

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Talk about your tomorrow…

If we don’t dream, we don’t hope, change or make progress, so “talk about tomorrow”.

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Fix your inconsistent ADHD bedtime

It should be so simple, but for most adults with ADHD, getting to bed at the right time is very difficult indeed.

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Work accommodations for ADHD

Changes you might request at work to mike your ADHD work life easier

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ADHD: disorder or difference?

Hunter in a Farmer’s World is Hartmann's metaphor to characterise the life situations of ADHD.

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Jonathon Mooney on ADHD reframed

Jonathan Mooney discusses the how education focuses on the wrong skills

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Ken Robinson education’s struggle to modernise

Ken Robinson speaks on the need to modernise education, particularly hostile to ADHD students

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The gift of ADHD?!

Medicine understands disease, disorder and disability but not diversity. Research indicates advantageous traits too.

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American ADHD experts

Some website from some of the leading US experts

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Why ADHD is not a disorder – Thom Hartmann

Tomm Hartmann convincingly argues that ADHD is not a disorder

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ADHD self-diagnosis, YouTube style

More accurate than DSM V Funny and really quite accurate perspective of ADHD, from a highly successful, medically-diagnosed ADHD YouTuber known as NigaHiga.

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