ADDiva in the kitchen
I’m a good cook. Really, I am. But I don’t cook. Really, I don’t. Unless forced to do so by a hungry mob. Or unexpected company. Or predictable holidays (although my preferred solution to all of these situations is a visit to our local restaurant).
I realize that my culinary techniques (yes, I do have some) are highly influenced by my ADHD…
“Is that normal?”
Awareness is not acceptance
Say “No” (and really mean it)
“No” is the least-used word in the ADDiva vocabulary. Even when we are completely overwhelmed we like to oblige. Yes, I’ll bring brownies to school. Yes, I’ll work late again. Yes, I’ll take you to the doctor. Yes, I’ll go to the movies with you.
Of course you want to be helpful. You don’t want to disappoint. You are enthused about the request. Or you’re a bona fide People Pleaser (it’s common in the ADDiva community. So how can you be honest and decline their request without burning bridges and eroding relationships?
Difficult pregnancy could predict mid-life hot flashes
Get off the couch and start relaxing!
FDA approves a brain wave TEST for ADHD
Yesterday the FDA approved the first (of probably many) brain wave tests to aid in diagnosing ADHD in children (of COURSE it’s all about children first!). The Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment Aid (NEBA) System is based on a regular EEG (electroencephalogram) and will contrast theta and beta waves of ADHD children up to age 17 with those of normal baseline results. “The theta/beta ratio has been shown to be higher in children and adolescents with ADHD than in children without it,” according to the FDA press release.
Family emergencies? ADDiva goes into overdrive
I was once told by a dear friend that grief sends ADHD into overdrive; now I have proof of that. I walked around in a daze, forgetting my own name, bumping into furniture and feeling that someone had transported me to San Francisco on a foggy morning.
Early hormone therapy cuts risk of Alzheimer’s by 30%
Does NC really have more ADHD than any other state?
at the 2012 CHADD conference in San Francisco, Dr. Hinshaw told an rapt audience that his UC-Berkley psychology lab showed that the highest prevalence of ADHD among children was found in states that had implemented achievement-based testing for promotion from one grade to another. In other words, when children were required to pass a state-mandated test to go to the next grade level, more ADHD was discovered (as the likely culprit for failure).