Scientists believe that ADHD is caused by a genetic deficiency of a neurotransmitter in your brain called dopamine. ADHD brain chemistry is complicated. Dopamine isn’t the only...
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The Realities of ADHD
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about your brain and ADHD. The importance of knowing what turns your ADHD brain switch on and off so you can live easier with ADHD....
Are You What You Eat? The Best ADHD Diet
Are you eating properly? If you aren't you could be sabotaging your Adult Attention Deficit treatments. Eating the best ADHD diet is crucial to managing ADHD. What you eat...
Anxiety and ADHD: What’s Fueling What?
So if you’ve been keeping track, we are over 675 days into this pandemic (give or take a week as we may have lost count at one point). And if there is one prevailing feeling...
Rejection Sensitivity and ADHD
The holiday season often brings with it a multitude of celebrations, family gatherings, work parties and social obligations. Even though things might be a bit different again...
Keepin a Gratitude Journal. No Thank You
Have you tried to keep a gratitude journal? I have. And I haven’t been successful. Sure I start out strong. (That’s how ADHD works, isn’t it?) Planning to write a list I’m...
Best ADHD Diet for the Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again - month after month of holidays that revolve around food. Candy corn and bite-sized chocolate bars, turkey and stuffing, pumpkin and apple pies,...
ADHD and Sleep: 4 Ways to Get 40 Winks
As a society, we don’t respect sleep. It’s the first thing we sacrifice when we need more time in our day and we treat sleeplessness as a badge of honor. But sleep is essential....
Six Ways to Enhance Your ADHD Brain
I get this question all the time: “Dana, why is my ADHD worse on some days? Sure, medication helps, but my performance still varies from one day to the next. This inconsistency...
Why I Love Working with People with ADHD
Know what I love about working with people with ADHD?There’s so much. Their creativity, engagement, curiosity, bravery, persistence, desire to succeed, boundless energy...