More Attention, Less Deficit

People with untreated ADHD are more likely to have addictive behaviors, for several reasons. Getting on top of this will benefit you in other ways, too.

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Intimate relationships require us to deal with both the good as well as the bad. This makes them more difficult, but ideally also makes us better people for it.

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Every relationship entails struggling to maintain balance. You can use these techniques to bring a little more balance (and peace and satisfaction) to your relationships.

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Every relationship entails struggling to maintain balance. You can use these techniques to bring a little more balance (and peace and satisfaction) to your relationships.

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We understand others’ actions based on what we ourselves do. This makes it easy to misinterpret ADHD behaviors, because they look intentional to someone who doesn’t have ADHD.

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I’ve found that all the strategies that are helpful for hyperactivity and impulsivity, are really just variations on four basic themes. It’s really helpful to understand them.

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I’ve found that all the strategies that are helpful for distractibility, are really just variations on two basic themes. It’s really helpful to understand them.

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Using ADHD as an excuse for poor performance is disempowering because it gives the impression that the person can’t do any better. By contrast, using it as an explanation helps the person understand how and why things go badly and, more important, what she can do differently to increase the odds of success.

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People with ADHD usually have good intentions but have trouble reliably turning those desires into action. There are important neurological reasons for this, so it’s important to use the right strategies when trying to close the gap.

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Understanding ADHD is really important-I mean really understanding, not just superficial stuff. (One year anniversary episode!)

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