ADHD Chat with DrG Newsletter
Coping with ADHD as a parent and/or an ADHDer yourself presented by a neuropsychologist who is also the parent of two ADHD kids and married into an ADHD family.
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58: ADHD Executive Functioning #7 - The Focus Fix
You want to focus. You are trying to focus. And your attention keeps sliding off the task like it's coated in oil. Ten minutes in,...
57 ADHD Executive Functioning #6 Emotions that Overhwelms Cognition
You had the plan. You had the schedule. Then something happened — a critical email, an offhand comment, a small setback — and the entire...
56: ADHD Executive Functioning #5 Clutter-The Pile Isn"t the Problem
The desk is buried. The inbox has four thousand unread messages. The garage has three "systems" layered on top of each other, none of them...
54: Where Did The Time Go?
You sat down at one. You looked up and it was five. You have no idea where those four hours went, and the one thing...
55: ADHD Executive Problems #4-When Everything is Equal, Nothing Is
Your list has fourteen items on it. All fourteen feel critical. By 10 a.m. you've touched six of them, finished none, and added three more....
53: ADHD Executive Function # 2 - Stuck at the Starting Line
You know what needs to happen. You've known for days. The task sits there, fully understood, completely undone. You're not confused. You're not lazy. You're...
52: ADHD - Executive Functioning# 1 (I Had This Great Idea, But I Lost It)
You had it. Thirty seconds ago, the whole plan was there — clear, complete, ready to execute. Now it's gone, and you're staring at...
51: ADHD RSD # 10-Raising a Resilient Child with ADHD and RSD
You're not trying to fix your child. Let that be the first thing you hold onto. Your child is not broken. Their nervous system is...
50: ADHD RSD #9- RSD and Friendship - Helping Your Child Navigate Social Relationships
Friendships are essential for children. They're also one of the primary arenas where RSD does the most damage. The ADHD child who wants desperately to...
49: ADHD- RSD #8 Building Your Child's RSD Toolkit-Practical Tips That Actually Work
Understanding RSD is essential. But understanding alone doesn't help your child in the moment they're flooded. They need tools — concrete, specific, practiced strategies that...
48: ADHD RSD #ADHD Parent with an ADHD Child - When RSD runs in Both Directions
Here's something that doesn't get said enough in parenting circles: if your child has ADHD, there's a significant chance you do too. ADHD is among...
47: ADHD-RSD # What not to Say When RSD Strikes and What to Say
You're standing in front of a child who is flooded. The words you choose in the next sixty seconds will either escalate the situation or...