You're Too Smart to Have ADHD

Does this sound familiar? Or how about this variation: “Your child is very intelligent, therefore he/she does not need (select one of the following: medication, accommodations, an IEP, or additional help/support).”

I don’t know about you folks, but I can say first hand that this is the kind of thinking we tend to run into when dealing with many in our children’s school district. The people I have come to know online who have ADD or ADHD, as children or adults, have related countless stories like this. Many explain how as .... (Continued)

ADHD & Taxes

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Here it is again - 10 days left until April 15th. U.S. federal, state and local taxes will be due. And once again, my ADHD procrastination circuits are rocking!

I am fortunate that I have a couple of unexpectedly free days to do the work. It won’t matter. I will lock down my free time approaching April 15th as “committed” to preparing my taxes. I will stress over the work. And then, I will do anything but the taxes.

It’s amazing how happy I can be at these times discovering loose handles around the house that need tightening. The garage will implore me to come and pick up a broom, after ignoring it the rest of the year. What better time to empty and re-fill the hot tub or wash the cars. Anything but the taxes.

I’m running out of free days. I will eventually launch into high-speed, around the clock sessions to complete the work. The kids will know better than to go near Dad in the office. I’ll use words that will probably deserve a little soap. It won’t be pretty.

I’m going to keep this post brief - I have to get to my taxes….. (wow - I just noticed how badly my desk drawer needs organizing!)