Finding My Way

I’ve gotten quite a few notes from people checking in, to see if all is OK in our neck of the woods. The common thread was “you indicated you were having difficulties, then disappeared”. For that I must apologize. For the most part I came to a grinding halt with my online presence. The reasons have been many.

To start, on May 23rd, 2009 (Memorial Day weekend), I had gone back to...(Continued)

An ADHD Miracle Cure?

To think that I have wasted all these years accepting ADHD as a mental processing and executive function disability, when I could have just “cured” it!

One ad indicated how its product can:

- Reduce hyperactivity & support calmness
- Maximize attention span & focus
- Support optimal brain & synaptic health
- Strengthen immune system health
- Get results with zero side effects

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A Great ADHD Hobby: Geocaching!

We have recently discovered a great new way to spend time as a family. A family doctor, whose own child has ADHD, had recommended Geocaching, which we have come to understand as a little-discussed adventure/sport/game/hobby. I’m really not sure which of those fits best!

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunt in...(Continued)

10 Rules for Working with My ADHD Child

Everyone wants to know how to best help there child dealing with ADD or ADHD. Very often readers and social networking friends ask what we do, in working with our kids. Recently, a discussion like this resulted in an impromptu list of some of the rules we have tried to stick to. We’re not perfect and sometimes the train goes flying off the rails, but these rules ... (Continued)

Meeting the Needs of Special-Education Students

I don’t normally do posts like this, but I felt that the information it contained was important and I did not want this to become a game of telephone, with the message getting lost along the way. Therefore I would strongly encourage my readers to ... (Continued)

Some Setbacks...

Sorry for the delay in writing. We have had some good and bad days. OK - so we have had some bad days.

In my internet travels, possibly including here, I have mentioned the huge costs we have incurred with health insurance and out-of-pocket medical bills. I make a nice income, but when your medical costs are running over $50,000 each year for the past few (which requires gross income of around $75,000 just for the medical costs) it gets hard to keep up. On top of that, we... (Continued)

ADD? ADHD? OCD? LMNOP?

Welcome to the alphabet soup!

We've all seen it before: Ignatius Stockdale, M.D., Lawrence Tuttleworth, Esq. or Mary Ellen Peabody, Ph.D.

Then, with a knowing wink you look at me and say, "It works a little different in our world, doesn't it!". In our world it goes a little bit more like this: "Hi, I'm Bob: ADD-I, OCD, ODD" or "Hello! I'm Susan: ADHD, LD".

Those few letters ... (Continued)