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Posted on Friday, February 01, 2013 2:55 PM
It’s the first day of February and a good time to consider
another“tip that just might change your life”!
Many of my adolescent and adult clients with ADHD
will at some point seek the services of an ADHD coach. A coach is a professional trained in
strategies for blasting through obstacles at work or school. A coach can be a great addition to my
clients’ support system. But these
services aren’t cheap, and they’re not covered by health insurance.
So what are other ways of getting the support
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Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 7:57 PM
Happy New Year - one week into 2013, I hope everything's going to plan. No? Great, you get to start over today!
Over the course of next 12 months I'll be sharing tips and strategies for managing time and focus and passion.
Look for
the Exceptions
A really useful question for clinicians in the ADHD evaluation is"these problems with focus and attention that we've been talking about....where do you NOT see these?" And that question is also worth considering by parents, spouses, and adults with attentional and organizational challenges. |
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Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:56 PM
I spent last Thursday hiking along the Columbia River in Oregon (see pics below) - and then on Friday I was with a fun group of clinicians and teachers in Portland for the ADHD and Processing Disordersworkshop.
On Saturday, the big event (we've been planning this for about 18 months now!) -- the ADD Resources Annual Conference. Great group of breakout speakers (check out the agenda here). My keynote (slides are available here) was a quick overview of the material which we'll cover in more depth in the TATRA Training |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1:12 PM
In just two short weeks I'll be joining the good folks gathering in Bellevue WA for the 11th Annual Conferenceof ADD Resources.
 My keynote address ( "Lend Me Your Brain: Building Strategies for Success") might need a bit of explanation.
Briefly, the central idea is this: folks with ADD/ADHD are often bright and creative, but they struggle with organization and distractibility. They are as good as anyone else at identifying the calling of their hearts - laying claim to their dreams and identifying their core values and goals. |
adhd, motivation, dopamine, non-pharmalogic treatment, deep happiness, neuropsychological evaluation, adhd and work, adult adhd, executive functioning, brain, cortico-striatal, coaching, distractibility
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Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:48 AM
Before I even
stepped inside the nicely preserved colonial home with a fascinating collection
of clocks and timepieces, I read the informational plaque outside.
And that’s where I had my little epiphany:
this thing – standard time, with its associated counting and noting of minutes and hours - this thing which I take so seriously
has actually mattered to us for only about 150 years or so. |
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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:55 PM
Motivation and Deep Happiness
One aspect of my trainingsand clinical workis an emphasis on motivationand Deep Happiness. Identifying for yourself or your client your unique, body-based motivational blueprint....and organizing your schedule and commitments as much as possible around that knowledge.
So I'm excited about a series of workshopsI'll be offering in November in Australia and New Zealand through TATRA Training:
This training will review dozens of motivational strategies and techniques that can be used with clients who struggle with motivation due to symptoms of mental illness, or who suffer from learning difficulties or ADHD. |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:40 PM
Your brain has an ancient “feeling center” and a uniquely human “planning and dreaming center.” And a specific neural pathway - your brain’sReward-and-Planning System– binds together those two distinct and important regions.
Most good relationships, most cool inventions, and most academic degrees are the result of dreaming, which turned into planning, which turned into a certain amount of hard work carried out over a period of time.
And the result of that hard work was a body-based “yesss! |
adhd, brain science, motivation, dopamine, time management, organization, deep happiness, adhd and work, adult adhd, executive functioning, brain, neuroanatomy, cortico-striatal, corticostriatal, coaching
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Posted on Friday, September 14, 2012 9:49 AM
I saw this at xkcd comics site and thought it offered some insight into the experience of the distractibility which might be associated with ADD/ADHD. Check it out:
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Posted on Monday, September 10, 2012 8:54 AM
One unique element of the workshop is a review of the " Big 5" - five daily practices that can make a big difference for children and adults with ADD/ADHD. How much do you know about your own needs for daily quiet time, nutrition, interpersonal connection and exercise? Can you identify your key values and passions? Take the online assessment here |
adhd, motivation, capd, adhd evaluation, adhd testing, adhd and work, adult adhd, executive functioning, dsm, hyperactivity, brain, impulsivity
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Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:29 AM
Your smartphone’s navigator is a fine way to get from point
A to point B, but did you know it’s also a great way to know when
to leave?
Let’s say you want to arrive someplace by 3:30. Enter your destination in the navigator app,
and notice the “time to destination” feature.
If you toggle it (just poke around at it) it can also tell you what time
you’d arrive it you were to leave right now.
So if the navigator suggests you’d arrive at 2:45 if you
left right now, you know that you can easily hit your 3:30 target. Leave the app running and check in with it
over the next 15-30 minutes. The app
will update according to changing traffic conditions and recalculate arrival
time. As that arrival time approaches
3:30, you know it’s time to get moving. |
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