Dr B's Musings & Living Beyond ADHD Podcast
Executive function skills are all important for us to function well as an adult, whether this means raising children, running a household, working for a company or ourselves, or being in healthy relationships.
These skills are necessary so that we can get things done and not be in a constant...
Could It Be Undiagnosed ADHD?
Did you know that some studies have discovered that fewer than 20% of adults with ADHD are currently diagnosed and/or treated? (1,2,3)
And did you know that ADHD diagnoses among U.S. adults are growing four times faster than ADHD diagnoses among children (26.4%...
Have you spent years wishing you could win at being an adult with ADHD?
Perhaps you’re like my student, Mario:
"I spent 50 years wondering what was wrong with me? Why I’m not like my other friends; am I broken?”
Life as an adult with ADHD, or undiagnosed ADHD, is fraught...
If you’re an active listener to my “Living Beyond ADHD” podcast, you’ve often heard me say: “There are no skills in pills!” And while that statement is true, I don’t want to imply in any way that I’m for or against ADHD medications. These...
First, the Facts about Adult ADHD...
Did you know that ADHD diagnoses among U.S. adults are growing four times faster than are ADHD diagnoses among children (26.4% increase among children compared to 123.3% among adults.) (1)
Also, according to some sources fewer than 20% of adults with ADHD are...
What do you think of when you hear the terms “Executive Functioning” or “Executive Function skills?”
It sounds like language reserved for high-level professionals, CEOs, VPs and other upper-level management positions, doesn’t it?
Or maybe its language used in...
During the last few decades our society has been conditioned to the phenomena of the quick fix (AKA “life hacks''). With smartphones, computers, Google, microwaves, smart cars, and the multitude of technology at our fingertips, it seems natural that we’d gravitate towards finding the...
80% of the new students coming into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program feel powerless over their current behaviors, are filled with self-loathing, and feel like an impostor - having lived with so many challenges their entire life. They constantly look over their...
How would you feel if your employer told you to “take drugs” to increase your production at work?
Living with ADHD is challenging enough, but what if you weren’t aware of your condition or what if your employer didn’t appreciate your strengths and focused only on...
Hearing that ADHD is a gift is hurtful and confusing to many adults. In my Facebook group, whenever we create a post about ADHD being a gift, many members are angry because they don’t experience their ADHD as a gift at all. And, they are right. Without well-developed Executive...
