Harvard, NYU & W.H.O. Adult ADHD Screening Test for Symptoms of ADHD Many Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder don’t know they have it. Imagine the frustration of dealing with something that could cause you a lot of problems in life, ( there can be many problems with ADHD) but you don’t know what it is, […]
Continue readingSome people think ADHD problems are just in school and at work and finance. False. I coach some ADHD adults just on their problems with relationships, since they have highly stimulating jobs, an assistant or 2 to do the boring work or have learned how to do it well enough themselves.ADHD and CodependencyBy Kathy J. […]
Continue readingAre you in a toxic job?I don’t have any research on this but in my experience for a many reasons, I think people with ADHD have higher rates of toxic jobs, could be because some of the problems of ADHD including boundary problems. Many people have had a toxic job (in one degree or another) at […]
Continue readingPeople think that problems with ADHD are just cognitive problems. Not true. ADHD is also an emotional problem too. Here’s a quote on emotions I like by Dr. Candace Pert, former chief of brain chemistry at National Institute for Health, author of Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine “Emotions are the glue that holds […]
Continue readingStress is like gasoline on ADHD symptoms. I’d argue that adults with ADHD have higher rates of stress because of the problems of the condition. I remember when I started The Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group 16 years ago. At one of the meetings at a Vancouver library we were standing in a circle and people […]
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While adults with ADHD are only 5% of the population, ADDers are dramatically over-represented in people with substance abuse.The SMALLEST numbers I’ve seen on ADHD and substance abuse are 20-25%+ in peer-reviewed clinical journals in Pub Med, and I’ve frequently seen much larger ones. Substance abuse is one of the most damaging ADHD problems. If adults with […]
Continue readingWhile many women and girls with ADHD have some of the same ADHD problems as men and boys with ADHD do, some of them have different ones AND different levels of societal expectations, especially by other non ADHD women. Here are some articles on the group of people some don’t think exist but do, girls […]
Continue readingBy Pete Quily, Adult ADHD Coach.Yes there are positives of having ADHD believe it or not. I have Attention Deficit Disorder (which I find is more of a surplus really). I coach adults with ADHD, have an ADHD resource website with over 180 pages of information, a blog, and lead the Vancouver Adult ADD support group. […]
Continue readingYes there are real problems with ADHD and I help my adult ADHD coaching clients daily with them. But, there are also positives with having ADHD and you can’t be realistic about ADHD by only looking at one side and ignoring the other. 151 Positive Characteristics of people with ADHD. The most popular page on my […]
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The Advantages of Attention Surplus Condition, more commonly known as Attention Deficit Hyperactity Disorder. Yes there are real problems with having ADHD, but there are also many positives of having ADHD. To be realistic about ADHD, you need to understand them both. Too many view ADHD as mere pathology. They only see the negatives of ADHD. As an adult ADHD […]
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