“ADHD strategies can make life better,” says Doug Puryear, author of Your Life Can Be Better Using Strategies for Adult ADD/ADHD. Doug is a psychiatrist who diagnosed himself with ADHD at age 64. He’s also a loving husband, father, and grandfather who loves to write. Be sure and check out his blog, ADDadultstrategies […]
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Stigma Around ADHD and Coexisting Conditions
Charley Burt is successful, smart, funny, compassionate, and has ADHD and coexisting conditions, both mental and physical. In our conversation we also touch on how familial suicide has impacted both of us, fueling our passion to share with others the struggles involved in all forms of illness. We also talk about the horrors […]
Getting the Diagnosis of Adult ADHD Later in Life
Sometimes you get the diagnosis of adult ADHD later in life rather than as a child. So, imagine what a surprise it is when you are told you have what you think of as a hyper-little-boy thing, and you’re a woman approaching 50. Well, it may have initially been a surprise, but it ended […]
4 Facts About The Emotional Distress Syndrome In ADHD
After identifying the Emotional Distress Syndrome (EDS) associated with ADHD, James Ochoa introduces a resource that helps. Finally, with his book, Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD, you can navigate the storms of your emotional realm. As he explains, “Navigating is very different from managing…navigators explore the world!” So, whether you are trying to manage […]
How ADHD Medication Helps Me: Don’t Make It Harder
Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, Sean Wallace knows of life with ADHD medication and life without it. With the prospect of going back to school, at 23, the awareness that he really needs the help motivated him to be re-diagnosed as an adult. Surprise! On the proper dose, all of the reasons he […]