Category: ADHD & The Basics

All About ADHD, the brain, about diagnosis and more

Your ADHD Brain is Brilliant: Strengths You Might Be Overlooking

Your ADHD Brain Is Brilliant ADHD Strengths You Might Be Overlooking   Most people with ADHD grow up hearing about the negative stuff. Hearing about their “challenges” and “deficits.”  But we know that ADHD also can give us unique and powerful strengths. While I don’t want to take away from the fact that ADHD can… Continue reading Your ADHD Brain is Brilliant: Strengths You Might Be Overlooking

Understanding Dopamine – The ADHD Fuel

Understanding Dopamine The ADHD Brain’s Fuel     Dopamine is the brain’s “feel good” chemical. It’s what the ADHD brain is all about. Dopamine is essential for motivation, focus, and pleasure.  For people with ADHD, dopamine plays a more critical role than in their neurotypical peers. This is because the ADHD brain typically produces less… Continue reading Understanding Dopamine – The ADHD Fuel

How To Talk To Your Child About Their ADHD Diagnosis

How To Talk To Your Child About Their ADHD Diagnosis Parenting And Caregiving for Children with ADHD     If your child recently received an ADHD diagnosis, you may be wondering how to talk to them about their new diagnosis. You may have questions yourself, especially if ADHD isn’t something you’ve had a lot of… Continue reading How To Talk To Your Child About Their ADHD Diagnosis

ADHD Awareness Month – Facts About ADHD

ADHD AWARENESS MONTH Some Facts About ADHD     October is ADHD Awareness Month.  For today’s blog, I am talking about current statistics, myths, facts, and more. Let’s Chat About The Real Facts About ADHD     ADHD is not caused by bad parenting.   One of the largest myths around is that ADHD is… Continue reading ADHD Awareness Month – Facts About ADHD

ADHD Treatment Options

ADHD Treatment Options   For many people, when they find out that they or someone they love has ADHD, they immediately begin worrying about treatments, medications, and what impact those might have on day to day life. There are a lot of misconceptions and stigma surrounding ADHD treatment options, and medication specifically.    While medication… Continue reading ADHD Treatment Options

The ADHD Core Four

The ADHD Core Four   The “ADHD Core Four” is what I call the first line of prevention when managing our ADHD Symptoms.  What I mean by that is that these four things are the very first things I recommend that we check in with ourselves about. These are the four things I encourage parents… Continue reading The ADHD Core Four

ADHD Over Diagnosed?

Is ADHD being over-diagnosed?       ADHD People Are Everywhere I know that if you haven’t thought that ADHD is popping up everywhere, you have a friend or loved one who thinks so.   It seems as if suddenly everywhere you look, another friend, loved one, colleague or relative is being diagnosed with ADHD.… Continue reading ADHD Over Diagnosed?

ADHD and The Brain

What’s happening in that ADHD Brain? The ADHD brain is a very complicated little operating system. There are millions of cells in every area of the brain, and each area is tasked with being in charge of a specific bodily function. There are areas assigned to things like breathing, seeing, hearing, interpreting, carrying out tasks… Continue reading ADHD and The Brain