The Usual

Last week of the term, and I'm in a very familiar place. I've stacked all the work that needs to be done into the next two days. Of course, I've attempted to work on things prior to this, but those attempts yielded nothing. So, now I've gotta bust a move and make this...

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New look and an interesting article

Turning over a new leaf? Not sure what I think about the new look--really I'd like to customize something--but this will do for now I guess. Also, don't know if you saw her comment from a while ago, but my friend Bridget Samuels left a link to a very interesting...

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Celebrate!! It’s a Miracle!

Well, the miracle occurred.I kept it together. For an entire month, I didn't miss one day. I cut it very close several times, but I was still able to do it--able to post something at least moderately substantial most days, and able to check in every single day without...

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ADHD Anecdote–A Father’s Influence

I don't know much about my Grandpa Weed. The little I do know screams to me that he had the inattentive subtype of ADHD at a time where diagnosis was literally impossible. I believe his is a classic story of what ADHD-I must have resulted in in prior...

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My Last Week

Well, it's the last week of the term for grad school. After this, final case presentation, a small research class, and I peace out. But this week? This week is gonna be rough. Papers, presentations, you know. The works. Man I've been cutting it close with these...

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ADHD Anecdote–Math Homework

There's a home video in our family archives that makes me smile (a little sadly) because it represents so much of my childhood.My dad has a video-camera that he's brought home from work. He's panning around the living room, talking to the kids (there were five of us...

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5 days

Presenting today at the community college ended up going great. Makes me miss teaching. And I did pretty well getting the thing put together, which was great.Five days left until I hit my one month mark. Perhaps I can do more than a throwaway post tomorrow? Methinks,...

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Adrenaline

Remember when I talked about how I was going to teach some community college psychology classes all about marriage and family therapy for a friend of mine, and how I wouldn't be able to work on it thoroughly until I got a surge of adrenaline based on fear of looking...

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Inspirational Quote for ADHD–Proverbs 14:23

I came across this scripture, Proverbs 14:23, when I was in high school, feeling horrible about my work ethic. Something about it made sense and clicked in my brain. It gave me comfort, and it gave me sound direction. I still view it as one of my life's mottoes. It's...

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A Supportive Parent–how to support a child with ADHD

Someone recently asked a question that has me thinking a lot.Reader Marcia asked:I guess my curiosity is about if you do find your child has some of these characteristics, whether or not there is proof that your child actually fits the profile of adhd Inattentive...

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I almost forgot!

But I didn't. And that's what matters, right?Relevant thoughts before going on a date with my wife:1. I am going to review some books soon--have one I've been reading which I think is pretty good. I'm excited to do that.2. I am going to do a third diagnosis post.3....

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