FYI
motivation
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Posted on Tuesday, April 09, 2013 9:39 AM
Q: So many courses of treatment seem to
be skewed towards children and young adults.
As a 50-year-old who was undiagnosed until my forties, the standard recommended changes
in lifestyle/habits are themselves overwhelming. Is there anything that is being done to
address mid/late-life diagnosis and treatment, especially on compensating for
reduced learning plasticity and deeply ingrained habits?
A: You sound understandably discouraged, in a
way that I’ve particularly heard from adults diagnosed with ADHD later in
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Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:39 AM
Q: Hi Doc.
I have been treated for ADHD for over 15 years through medication,
but I've never sought behavioral treatment. And I'm getting to the point where
personal projects and lifelong dreams are being undermined by anxiety-fueled
porn binges and video games which is ironic, because I want to become a video
game designer and a trailblazer in the field. I know I have the skills to make my
dream a reality, but I suck at the discipline. It was easier when in high-school,
because the immediate threat of my dad chewing me out always kept me motivated. |
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Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:50 AM
 If you are asking a student with
ADHD to do a task which is harder than a three out of ten on a ten-point scale
(where one is “ super easy” and ten is “ the most difficult thing in the world”),
you might be asking too much. Many
times, our frustrations with students or family with executive challenges are related directly to our expectations that
they complete a task which is simply harder than a three on a ten-point scale.
Don't Expect Me To Do What's Typical If I'm Not "Typical" |
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Posted on Friday, March 08, 2013 8:04 AM
Q: David, there was a quote on one of your slides at the Atlanta workshop. It began, "The best defense against the manipulation of our attention..." I didn't get the rest. Can you email that to me? JW
A: I sure will, JW, and I'll share it here on my blog because I think it's worth repeating. One hundred times! From the rooftops!
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Posted on Monday, March 04, 2013 10:26 AM
Alphabetically, these flavors of happy include(allow yourself to consider the nuances of each type of happiness and just try not to smile and relax a bit - I can't do it!)
Amused, Anticipation, Awestruck, Balanced, Blessed, Celebrate, Cheerful, Confident, Content, Enthusiasm, Helpful, Honorable, Humor, Inspired, Joyful, Kindness, Lively, Love, Mellow, Motivated, Nostalgic, Optimistic, Peaceful, Playful, Relieve, Satisfaction, Social, Spiritual, Thankful
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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 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 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 Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:23 AM
I had a great conversation at a recent ADHD workshopabout the role of frontal synaptic dopamine transmission on the one hand and subcortical dopaminergic function on the other. (...and why should you care about any of this? scroll down to the last paragraph...)
I was making some pointor otherabout about the role of the basal ganglia in the dopaminergic pathway, and an attendee (hi, Barry!) noted that his understanding was that stimulant medications (which increase available dopamine) have their mechanism of action at the level of the synapse, and in the prefrontal cortex (where we believe planning and sequencing and inhibiting take place). |
adhd, brain science, motivation, dopamine, stimulant, executive functioning, hyperactivity, brain, neuroanatomy, cortico-striatal, corticostriatal, impulsivity
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