ADD & Loving It! Now Showing
Check your local public television station to see if they are showing this terrific Canadian film about ADHD during December and January.
Create a Marriage Breakthrough
If you’re at this site, chances are that you are looking for all the help you can get to improve your ADHD-affected relationship. A great resource for this is my upcoming couples seminar which STARTS JANUARY 4th – only a few short weeks away! If you are like those who took the course this fall, in seven calls you are likely to see surprising improvements in your relationship. At a minimum, you’ll have a far deeper understanding of the issues that you face and some of your options for dealing with them.
ADHD at the Holidays - Seek and Celebrate the Gifts You Already Have
There are lots of extra challenges in many households this time of year – but there is opportunity for growth and love, too. Here’s my idea to make this year’s holiday season happier and easier – seek and celebrate the gifts you already have.
Five Ideas for Better Money Management When You Have ADHD
People with ADD have a higher rate of debt, more impulsive spending, and more arguments with their partner/spouse over money issues. However, there is hope (and help available).
Exercise Helps Manage ADHD, Depression, Addiction and More!
John Ratey, author of Spark!, has just posted a wonderful new website that explains the science behind why it's so good for people with ADHD (and also people without) to exercise. He explains in detailed but understandable language how exercise's impact on the brain helps with ADHD, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, age-related memory loss and more.
Tested Treatments for ADHD
I’ve recently had the pleasure to “meet” (long distance) Kathrine Ellison, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who is the author of a new book on ADHD. It’s called “Buzz” (her son’s nickname) and tracks a year in her life with her ADHD son as the two of them learn to get along better. She also has ADHD, so apparently the result is a book that is funny, heartwarming, and full of information about how you can help a teen with ADHD.
Orlov and Hallowell Now Blogging for Psychology Today, Too
Dr. Ned Hallowell and I have both been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to join their ranks of bloggers. Today I created my first post there, titled "ADHD Isn't Just for Kids - Adults Feel Big Impact in Marriage." It's an overview to introduce readers to the basics of why one should be paying attention to adult ADHD. For those of you who have "curious minds," take a peek at the wide variety of offerings at the Psychology Today site home page - some very interesting ideas explored there.
