For many of us, we think of a new year as the beginning of a new school year. The new school year is around the corner. Learning to use a calendar an important skill for life. How a calendar is used as a student can be different from how a working person may use a […]
My family is on vacation. Yesterday, I stayed out on the beach after the crowds were gone. It was wonderful. I just laid there with my eyes closed focused on the sound of the ocean and my breath. It got me thinking about what I should blog about. We can’t always just be in nature […]
We all spend our days using a set of skills that are rarely explicitly taught to us. Daily we are asked to plan, prioritize, shift attention from one task to the next, manage time, be flexible with our thoughts and emotions, control our emotions, and more. These executive functions (EF) skills are vital. They are […]
Do you ever feel that ADHD only doesn’t explain everything that is going on? It may be just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some facts. The occurrences of ADHD 3-5% of the population. 20-30% of people with ADHD also have depression. More than 25% of people with ADHD have anxiety disorders. Here is […]
High School can be full of stress these days. Summer is a great time to take a step back to evaluate yourself and grow into a better version of yourself. The purpose of the group is to develop a toolbox so that members gain self-awareness, accountability, education about ADHD and build skills. We will be […]
As part of an ADHD coach training course, the participants of which I was one, were asked to give two words that make us love our clients and two words that makes us it challenging to work with our clients. I don’t specifically remember what my two words were about why I love my clients […]
Diagnosing and treating ADHD isn’t so much about the 9th-grade girl who can’t remember to turn in her homework, even though turning in her homework might seem important to her parents. It is about understanding and providing support for now and for the rest of her life. I know parents who are against the use […]
For most ADHD/ life coaches, adults find their services because the client feels that he/she could benefit from coaching. But I am working mostly with students with ADHD. There are some differences: Students (middle school and high school) don’t always notice they need support either because of their age, their ADHD or both. Most of […]
Some people with ADHD may have additional mental health disorders. Over 60% of people with ADHD have a comorbid (coexisting) condition. Many of my clients have anxiety along with their ADHD. In general about 50% of adults with ADHD and 30% of children with ADHD also have anxiety. Often the symptoms of the ADHD hide […]
Sometimes when I ask a new client to tell me what he/she knows about ADHD, he/she can’t really tell me. Some just say, “I can’t focus on anything.” But that isn’t really the whole truth. When I change the questions to “what is challenging for you?” I tend to get responses like: I procrastinate, I […]
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