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ADHD and Lord Ganesha (A Tale of the Differently-Headed)
344/365. Deva Shree Ganesha.Creative Commons License photo credit: Anant N S (www.thelensor.tumblr.com) I was a happy little thing as a child. Then, at some point, I started feeling like a freak....
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Home Sweet Home – The Chick A-D-D Has Landed!
Zoë Kessler, Chick A-D-D – my new nest! This morning, after a gruelling three days of moving (assisted by a posse of dear friends and a small convoy of vehicles), I sat on my very own deck drinking...
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Sometimes, I Wish I’d Taken the Blue Pill
Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill the story ends you wake up in your bed and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red...
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4 Reasons to Be Happy You’re Hypersensitive
Before I read Elaine Aron’s book, The Highly Sensitive Person, I felt like a freak for being so hypersensitive. Learning about the combined hypersensitivities that come with ADHD and being an HSP has...
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ADHD and HSP Travel Trepidation
I sat in the Indian Visa and Consular Services centre in Toronto, Ontario, admiring the colorful posters of India adorning the walls. As I waited for my turn to submit my Tourist Visa application, I...
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2012 in Review: The Top 10 ADHD from A to Zoë Posts
Zoë Kessler, Photo ©Michael McLuhan, 2012 As the year draws to a close, I’d like to thank those of you who have taken the time to make ADHD from A to Zoë a part of your 2012. I’m especially grateful to...
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Zoë’s Social Liaison Outcome Predictor (S.L.O.P.)
photo credit: YOU ARE KINFOLK STOP! Are you having a crappy weekend? Are you planning an upcoming social event? Just in time to turn it around, I’d like to offer my newly-minted Social Liaison Outcome...
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An ADHD Fan Face-Off
An ADHD Fan Face-off I was delighted when a friend showed up at my door with two tickets to our local Ontario Hockey League (OHL) hockey game for Saturday night. In spite of the NHL spat, I could get...
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ADHD and Being a Loner
photo credit: quinn.anya I’d had to travel out of town for a medical appointment which I’d dreaded, and decided to stop at one of my favorite restaurants for lunch on the way home. The appointment went...
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Getting Unstuck: 7 Tips for Moving Forward with ADHD, Part II
An ADHD Reflection / Reflecting on ADHD Yesterday we talked about a few strategies for getting unstuck in your ADHD treatment. Today I’ll talk about another roadblock that keeps us from moving forward:...
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Spanking Hurts ADHD Kids More Than You Think, Part I
D. Sharon Pruitt via Compfight Recently, I read Parenting a Child With ADHD – Is Spanking Helpful? by ADHD expert Keath Low. Low does a good job of explaining why it’s difficult to parent a child with...
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Spanking Hurts ADHD Kids More Than You Think, Part II
Vinoth Chandar via Compfight In Spanking Hurts ADHD Kids More Than You Think, Part I, we considered the first 2 of 7 critical factors that suggest that spanking may be especially detrimental to ADHD...
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ADHD and Self-Awareness: Polishing the Mirror
Tambako The Jaguar via Compfight Don’t panic! I’m not talking about housework. I’m talking about a Buddhist expression, “polishing your mirror.” It means clearing up your personal inner gunk, so you...
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Mother’s Day and ADHD – Parenting ADHD Kids
t horizontal.integration via Compfight It appears that my little rant on spanking has struck a mighty chord. In addition to readers and comments here at my blog, I’ve received a lot of input on my...
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Webinar – Mother’s Day with ADHD: How to Keep It Happy!
Lisa Aro and husband Mark I’m happy to report that our Mother’s Day with ADHD: How to Keep It Happy! webinar went off (almost) without a hitch. On a personal note, I was terrified before we started....
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An ADHD Holiday Primer
lintmachine via Compfight This Monday is Victoria Day in Canada. Its origin is a celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday and it occurs on the weekend prior to May 25. (Canada still has a British...
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What’s Up Doc? ADHD at the Doctor’s Office
As an adult with ADHD, I’ve never been at a loss for questions and this is especially true when I’ve given someone tacit permission to poke, prod, x-ray, and provide potent chemical substances meant...
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ADHD, Junk Mail, and Me
Nitin Gajria via Compfight I retrieved my two pieces of junk mail from the mailbox, and tossed them on the pile on my kitchen table. Just as I turned to go to my office, a flyer’s bold print, in all...
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ADHD Treatment: Have We Been Taking the Wrong Approach?
David Goehring via Compfight Much of what we read about adult ADHD talks about how we can overcome the standard challenges and hallmarks of the condition: disorganization, time-management problems,...
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ADHD and Attachment – The Aha! Approach
Ahd Photography via Compfight ADHD doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Which is a darn shame, because if it did, we could just throw out the bag and be done with it. But no. Sadly, ADHD symptoms are another...
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