By Linda Swanson Soon we’ll be ringing in 2016 – a Leap Year! What will those 366 days hold for you? How do you want to use them? Can you connect with the person you will be a year from
By Peggy Maslanka I often hear ADHD referred to as “a disease of motivation,” but my ADHD clients belie this description. They are highly motivated to achieve their dreams; in fact, they are so wedded to this future version of
by Peggy Maslanka Margaret, a woman with ADHD, always tried so very hard to achieve her ideal of the perfect holiday. She cooked, entertained, and bought presents according to this ideal, not only for her own husband and children, but
By Peggy Maslanka You know beyond a shadow of a doubt that your child is smart and talented. Standardized tests may even support your opinion. Yet, you don’t see your child’s gifts reflected in his or her school performance. Teachers
By Peggy Maslanka Like ADHD itself, college life tempts with irresistible distractions and inviting risks, so trying to cope with ADHD symptoms in such an environment might be more difficult than you expect. When a distraction, such as a party,
By Peggy Maslanka Our neighbor, Adam, who may have undiagnosed ADHD, is a wine enthusiast. His practical enjoyment of this hobby would greatly increase, I believe, if he obtained ADHD coaching that included mindfulness training. Like many people with ADHD,
By Peggy Maslanka Recently, I attended a party where one guest, I’ll call her Susan, exhibited some ADHD behavior. It was raining as Susan was leaving the party, and this inspired the hostess to share with her a story about
By Jayson Blair At the end of last year, an interesting article appeared in The New York Times. In essence, it said that everything we knew about treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was wrong. The child psychiatrists quoted in the
A mother relates the difficulties encountered in raising a child with a developmental disorder. Letting a child grow up is difficult enough; letting a child grow up who has a developmental disorder can be painful. Read this mother’s story. New
Having a child with ADHD can be frustrating and exhausting. Treatment options do exist and can greatly improve the life of both parents and children with this disorder. Coaching is one option to be considered. This article provides some much
A study recently published in the New England Journal of medicine suggests a link between crime and older teenagers with attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Past studies have suggested a link between crime and the impulsiveness problems
USA Today presents an interesting take on the reasons many students with ADHD and ADD flounder when they head off to college. This report contracts a body of research that students with other types of learning disabilities often perform much
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