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Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 1:37 PM
There have been some emails on the ADHD coaches yahoo group about ADHD in the elderly. Briefly, here are some of my observations and a few links to research on the topic:
It's important in adults - and especially in older adults - to rule out progressive (dementia) or reversible (Vitamin b, metabolic, urinary tract infection, hormonal) factors which can present like ADHD. Situational or clinical depression are other considerations.
Older adults with ADHD who are recently widowed or separated may be managing money or domestic decisions for the first time.
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Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 5:30 PM
Last year I attended the annual conference of the ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO) in Chicago and was struck by the creativity, energy, warmth, and enthusiasm of the coaches in attendance there.
While I'm usually the guy at conferences and weekend events who slinks away mid-afternoon to go to the gym or return to my hotel room to work on some project. But not at the Chicago gathering of ADHD coaches! I learned as much from the informal between-session conversations as I did from the workshops themselves. |
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Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 12:01 PM
Hey I want to let you in on something I'm excited about! Hypnotherapist Dan Candelland I, along with my tireless staff(hi Vivian and Susan!) are putting together a resource for parents and partners of individuals living with the frustrations and challenges of ADHD.
This audio/workbook product is a resource for clinicians and teachers who want to know more about supports for folks with ADHD, and it's a great jumping-off point for newly diagnosed teens and adults themselves.
The Kit provides a brief overview of the clinical work of a neuropsychologist and a hypnotherapist and what these specialties bring to the table in terms of ADHD support. |
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Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:18 AM
The Cloud is Here to Set You Free Awhile back I blogged aboutcloud-based time-management and organizational strategies. One strategy in particular that continues to work for me is Google Reader. Once or twice a week I check in with my favorite web-based aggregatorto see what's been happening in my topics of interest. (I've set up my Reader to search for terms such as "adhd" and "brain injury" as well as personal interests such as "android" and "yoga"). |
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Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 11:15 AM
The Inbox Zero concept is attritubuted to writer Merlin Mann who recalls how he marveled at email back when it was new. Zipping off a note to a friend studying in the UK, getting an immediate response, feeling connected to other tech folks all around the world. It felt like magic! He says the magic lasted about two years, then - like most of us - he began to feel buried alive in email.
Mann's original video is well worth an hour of your time, but it is almost a whole hour. |
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Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 4:08 PM
Stimulant medications are among the most well-researched treatments for the challenges associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). And the term "stimulant" here refers to the mechanism of action of these agents: increasing the available dopamine at the synapse(the little space between two neurons). Another way to say that is to refer to these medications as "dopaminergic." Dopamine has multiple roles in the human body, but from my perspective as a clinical neuropsychologist, I think of dopamine as the brain's chemical messenger of reward and motivation. |
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Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 1:31 AM
Most of us have one. That "One Thing" that we need to do. That "One Thing" which, if we did it, would create the most meaningful shift in our lives right now. There are very good reasons why we have not, at this point, done the "One Thing" yet:
- limitations with time or money,
- lack of support from important people in our lives,
- difficulty believing that we can - really - do this "One Thing"
 The "One Thing"Your "One Thing" might be a decision, a phone call, a commitment, or a tough conversation. |
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