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ADHD, sensory sensitivities, & hot food in summertime
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: July 17, 2020
This was a light week, mostly because I was sharing a bunch of stuff about my event on Wednesday. When I wasn’t sharing about it, I was prepping for it! Hope you’re doing well and looking forward to a...
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: July 24, 2020
How to Keep Up With Your Mask | A Slob Comes Clean I have to confess, I switched to a different style of mask — one with a single-string tie instead of an upper and lower tie — mostly because I can...
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: July 31, 2020
Here’s What to Do If You Hate Your Wall Color, but Don’t Want to Repaint | Apartment Therapy I had to laugh when I saw this headline. How many of my fellow ADHDers have either: a.) impulsively painted...
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: August 7 & 14, 2020
It’s another double header! All kinds of stuff in here, from parenting to meds to the “ADHD tax.” Engaging in Your Child’s Play Without Interrupting | Janet Lansbury This gets at something I’ve always...
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Stuck and overwhelmed? Look for the smallest possible win.
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: August 21, 2020
This week in ADHD gardening adventures… View this post on Instagram Do you find yourself getting into funny situations? I do. All the time. Now I have cantaloupes growing all over my front yard....
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: August 28, 2020
Painter’s Tape Is the Inexpensive, No-Commitment Way I Gave Myself “Extra Space” | Apartment Therapy Image source: Apartment Therapy One day, in an exasperated effort to reclaim some control, I put...
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: September 11, 2020
How to spot dubious claims in scientific papers | Nature Index Image source: natureindex.com This might seem like a weird thing to share here, but skeptical reading of “new study shows ______”...
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Busy but not productive: 5 productivity killers (and how to fix them)
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: September 18, 2020
Daniel Amen reads Captain Snout and the Superpower Questions With the start of the school year I’ve noticed my kiddo experiencing some of these automatic negative thoughts (aka ANTs): fortune-telling,...
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Internet of ADHD weekly roundup: October 2, 2020
On keeping our adult selves in from recess: So in elementary school, they didn't allow me to go to recess until I got caught up with my missed homework. It didn't make me any more motivated, just...
View ArticleHave ADHD? Here’s why you need to compartmentalize big projects (Project...
Many ADHDers have a reputation for starting more projects than we finish. This erodes our confidence and it creates tension in our households. After so many failed projects, others stop trusting us. We...
View ArticleADHD makes 2020’s holiday expectations and boundaries even harder
Selfish. ADHDers get called selfish a lot. It often starts in childhood, with our parents, and goes on from there. I’m interrupting my post schedule to talk about this because Christmas is in a few...
View ArticleHow to regain focus when you’re stuck on a big project (Project Engineering...
If you have ADHD, you’ve probably gotten overwhelmed with a big project before. And someone’s probably offered you the advice, “just break it down into manageable pieces.” Life skills like this seem to...
View ArticleA quick rescue remedy for overwhelming ADHD emotions
Many ADHDers believe we experience emotions more intensely than others do. Our neurotypical counterparts accuse us of being “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “dramatic.” They might dismiss us as...
View ArticleHow to remember the little stuff, when and where you need to remember it
To survive everyday life with adult ADHD, I need a system for everything. My brain remembers next to nothing on its own. Trying to think through a multi-step process is super overwhelming unless I...
View ArticleWhy our ADHD family opted out of in-person school (for now)
Our school district resumed in-person learning at the beginning of this month. We’ve been home navigating virtual school with ADHD for a year. And we’ve chosen to stick with it. Virtual school isn’t my...
View ArticleADHD & money management: what I’ve learned from 3 years with YNAB
Back in November 2017, I reviewed a little app called You Need a Budget (YNAB). I like to follow up on posts like this. Time is the crucial ingredient for us ADHDers. It doesn’t take much to convince...
View ArticlePart of knowing my worth is remembering what I’ve accomplished
Life with ADHD can get pretty hectic — especially if you’re like me and have the industrious, “driven by a motor,” always needing to do something, never able to relax variety. At the end of the day, I...
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