I can't get "it" to happen.Not sure why.Time is like a slippery eel, evading my every grasp, and it passes and passes and I can't seem to get done what I need to get done.I really need to get out the door. But I'm stunted--action paralysis. I think things will feel...

So, here on my lunch-break, I'm thinking about the idea of increasing the awareness of what students might be struggling with ADHD-I.First though, I've wanted to clarify for a while (and just keep forgetting) that "ADHD-I" stands for "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...

As a junior high teacher, a lot of one's time is spent controlling the room. Finding the perfect balance between strict and "cool" (always favoring strict over "cool" is the way, fyi, but this ain't a teaching blog, so I won't expound) is not an easy thing to achieve...

To anyone who has researched ADHD, what I'm about to ask will not be difficult. To others, it might be surprising. (And a little infuriating.)Statistically, there is a group of students that have ADHD that is highly under-recognized. I'll give you three guesses as to...

The more business a man has to do, the more he is able to accomplish, for he learns to economize his time.--Sir Matthew HaleWhile I disavow Hale's views on rape, I've gotta give it to the guy: this quote is perfect for somebody with ADHD.I have found many times in my...

Just went to lunch with a friend of mine who is having me come in to the psychology classes he teaches and present on marriage and family therapy. Here is what this presentation thing will look like for me. Though I will want to work on this long ahead of time, any...

I've sat here thinking about what to post today, and the fact is, I'm ridiculously tired right now. I don't got nothing. And I'm also really hungry. And Anna, my oldest, is saying "I wanna watch Friller (Michael Jackson's "Thriller") one time." And because I haven't...

So far, this blog has chronicled a little dose of the "bad and ugly" components of living life with the inattentive suptype of ADHD.But, the thing is, that's absolutely not a reflection of my life as a whole. Contrary to what one my think reading my 12 (Yeah, that's...

In case you were wondering, it has taken me hours of distraction to write this stupid little post, and I'm not even done yet. This hasn't been fun. This is officially a molasses day. They come and go. This one's here with a vengeance. (It's weird to talk about it in...

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.--Napoleon HillADHD-I is not an easy thing for anyone to confront. (Neither is depression, or alcoholism, or obesity, or divorce, or grief, or any one of many many...

I definitely just squandered some of my writing time before I have to go to work. (I work as a Spanish speaking group facilitator teaching marriage classes based on the research of John Gottman.) However, I'm here now, and I'm doing my thing.I don't really know how to...