Experts Share Solutions to Their ADHD Obstacles (1330)

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By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.,  Associate Editor, Psych Central

Some symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can easily turn everyday activities into obstacles in life. (For instance, if you’re constantly distracted, it may be difficult to get work done at your job.)

But that doesn’t mean that they have to remain hurdles and hamper your days. The key is to forget what works for people without ADHD and find the tools and techniques that work for you.

Below, several coaches and clinicians who both specialize in and suffer from ADHD share their biggest challenges and the successful strategies they use. Maybe these approaches will resonate with you, too

The Greatest Ignorance People Have is Rejecting Something They Know Nothing About (1637)

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The greatest ignorance people have is rejecting something they know nothing or very little about, and then going out and saying things that justify that ignorance.

There are some people who by virtue of a credential or status, think they know what ADHD is and think they know what solutions need to be implemented for everyone to improve their ADHD. 

The scientific facts and comprehensive health options that are part of a successful system for managing ADHD have been researched, documented and disseminated to the public. They have been successfully used by countless numbers of people with ADHD to create fulfilling lives. 

We know that proper diagnosis supported by the appropriate medications have been important components of successful treatment. 

Well-trained and experienced health care professionals who work with people who have ADHD, know that an emphasis on medications is NOT THE ONE AND ONLY SOLUTION. The “pill” will not give you the skills to learn what needs to be integarted and implemented to live a successful life with ADHD.

Tools that Make It Easier to Manage ADHD (3524)

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Navigating the world can be frustrating when you have ADHD.  David Giwerc, founder and president of ADD Coach Academy, and other ADHD experts discuss some of their favorite tools that can help you succeed.

Surefire Strategies That Don’t Work for ADHD – And Some That Do (13497)

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By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.
Associate Editor
Pysch Central

Knowing what works for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is just as important as knowing what doesn’t. In fact, some of the tactics you’re using might even exacerbate your symptoms.

Whether it’s techniques that you’ve tried yourself or others have employed, below are seven surefire ways to unsuccessfully cope with ADHD. Plus, at the bottom you’ll find techniques that actually do work.

ADD Crusher™ (1272)

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Positive Thoughts are a Foundation to Flourishing (943)

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Research conducted by Professor Barbara Fredrickson at The Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has indicated that positive emotions hold clear benefits for supporting the creation of a more flourishing life.

One of the foundational pieces for creating a flourishing life is cultivating more positive thoughts and emotions, than negative ones, on daily basis.

But how much more?

Professor Frederickson has conducted research focused on ratios of positive to negative thoughts and emotions.

In 2005 Fredrickson and Losada published an article in American Psychologist to suggest that positivity ratios above about 3-to-1 and below about 11-to-1 are what humans need to flourish.

Basically, it takes allot more work to overcome the negative thoughts which create stress on the health of our bodies and brains.

To learn more about the wonderful work Barbara Fredrickson is doing go to: http://www.unc.edu/peplab/home.html

Dr. Hallowell’s Response to the NY Times Opinion Piece “Ritalin Gone Wrong” NY Times January 28,2012 (874)

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Regarding the opinion piece "Ritalin Gone Wrong" written by Alan Sroufe, Ph.D., (NY Times, Jan. 29, 2012): As is usually the case when the use of stimulant medications like Ritalin makes it into mainstream media, the piece pushed emotional hot-buttons in a way that would scare the daylights out of uninformed readers and lead them to avoid ever using such medications or allowing their children to, thereby giving up on a class of medications with enormous potential benefits.

Let me offer a different point of view. I'm an M.D., a child and adult psychiatrist who's been treating children who have what we now call ADHD for over 30 years. I was on the Harvard Medical School faculty for 20 years, and I still see patients in my offices in Sudbury, MA, and New York City every day. I have both ADHD and dyslexia myself. I've co-written, with John Ratey, the best-selling books on the topic of ADHD. I know this condition, and its various treatments, inside and out.

Do You Know Your Value? (1003)

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"If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price."  ~Author Unknown

No one is going to make you more valuable than you already are. How can they? No one knows your inner value, strengths and power better than you do. How can you expect others to tell you how valuable you are when they don’t live inside of you? They don’t think, act or live like you? Only you know you based on the choices you make every day. 

ADHD: Defining Your Life by Your Choices (1077)

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If you define yourself by what you can’t do, what you can’t do grows.

If the majority of what you pay attention to is about: the challenges you face, your weaknesses and the things you can't do, then those negative thoughts will continue to show up as a major part of your life.

In every situation, and in every moment of our lives, we are given the divine right and choice to think whatever we want.

When given the choice to think about what we want more of in our lives, isn’t it better to think about what we CAN do?

The Impact of ADHD on Business (493)

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If you do not understand how your ADHD impacts your performance at work or in your business, it will continue to impede your ability to create progress.

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