My ADD / ADHD Blog

Are You Ready?

Can you believe it's already the middle November? Not only are the days getting shorter but the holiday season is here! It doesn't matter what if any holidays you celebrate, you will be affected by the holiday season.

Just think about that trip to the store to purchase something like toilet paper. Going to the store for toilet paper in the middle of September or October is a lot different than going in the middle of December. In addition to actual holiday planning and preparations we also need to be aware and prepare for the everyday changes associated with the holiday season.

It's no wonder many people with ADHD get so stressed out during the holiday season! There are just so many changes which require planning! Planning is a big key to making the holiday season less stressful and being able to enjoy the holiday season. If you haven't already started to plan for the holiday season now is a great time to start.

Believe it or not now is also a great time to begin working with an ADHD Coach too. Also, many people with ADD / ADHD get into the mindset of waiting until after the new year to begin thinking about the new year. An ADHD Coach can help you develop a plan to enjoy the holiday season and also help you to start planning for 2010.

What is your plan for enjoying the holiday season?

Over 1500 Members

Our Online Support Community for Women with ADHD now has over 1500 members. Terry Matlen and I started this site earlier this year and we are both so happy with the Women with ADHD site. It's become a very active community for Women with ADD / ADHD. So many of the members have found a place for connection, comfort, and support.

If you are Women with ADHD stop by Women with ADHD. Be sure to check out the Forum which the most active part of the site. The Groups section has also become quite active! Our members have create some helpful groups like ADD Women and Money, Weight Problems and ADHD, and  Career Women with ADD/ADHD.

Bad Liars!

Yes, I am coming right about and saying it. Most people with ADHD do not make good liars! Some people with ADHD can and do come up with some very believable and sometimes even great lies. Manipulation can often be a strength for people with ADHD. Just look at how many adults with ADHD are in sales, marketing, and politics.

Being a good liar takes more than just coming up with a good lie. It's takes careful planning and remembering! Liars need to remember exactly what lie they told and which people they told the lie to. If you can't remember where you put your keys or when to pay your bills you probably won't remember all the details required to be a good liar.

Also, most people won't call you out on your lies either. Just because you didn't "get caught" doesn't really mean people believe your lies.

Should You Tell?

Should you tell other people that you have ADD / ADHD? That's a common question asked by people with Attention Deficit Disorder. There really isn't a one size fits all answer to this question though. If you are wondering who you should tell, who you shouldn't tell, and how to tell people about ADD / ADHD then make sure you attend tonight's Free ADDClasses.com Teleseminar "To Tell or Not to Tell" with Dr Ari Tuckman.

If you are not able to make tonight's live Teleseminar you will be able to listen to it later by Subscribing to the ADD Audio Library.   

Elvis, ADHD and Facebook

I just have to share this email I got about my Evils of Facebook Blog post. It put a huge smile on my face!!

As an adult with ADHD, accompanied by a smidge of dyslexia, I've been looking up ADHD blogs on google lately. I've been considering writing one myself.

 I came across your blog. And was intrigued and quite curious to read what I thought said "The Elvis of Facebook."

Quite a number of seconds went by while I pondered "The Elvis of Facebook" and how this could possibly relate to ADHD...I wondered, IS There an Elvis of Facebook? Fascinating!

After a brief mind-journey into who could this Elvis of Facebook possibly be, the letters miraculously unscrambled to reveal your actual, as-written title. Oh, the Evils of ...

Nevermind...

So, you have inspired me already and I haven't even read your blog yet. Though I look forward to it...

If we can't laugh at ourselves, we miss out on a lot of fun.

Thanks.

I very well could have put Elvis instead Evils since I do tend to make some typos myself...

The Evils of Facebook

Don't get me wrong, I really do like Facebook! I've been using it for over a year and am amazed by all the people I have re-connected with via Facebook! I've also been able to stay in contact with some people that I probably would have lost touch with otherwise. Overall I think Facebook is an awesome tool for connecting with other people.

With that being said there are way too many distractions on Facebook!! Over the past month I have really been trying to limit my time on Facebook and TRYing and get rid of the distractions. I have all my Facebook email notifications automatically archived and going to a special email folder so I don't get distracted by them all day long! I have chosen not to play Mafia Wars, Farmville, etc like so many other people are doing!

After doing this I still can't believe all the CRAP that is still on Facebook!!! I keep blocking more and more Quizzes, Polls, and other things that have and will distract me and suck up my time and energy! Now, I think I'm wasting too much time and energy by getting annoyed by all the CRAP and blocking it!!

I know there's a new Facebook Lite that has a lot less stuff. However, I can't figure out how to access my Facebook Pages from Facebook Lite. Nor do I see a way to view only status updates. I'm sure once more people start using Facebook Lite Facebook will find even more ways to suck us all in and keep on Facebook Lite too!!

What have you done to limit your Facebook distractions???

Adult ADD / ADHD Clutter Talk

After a bit of a hiatus ADHD Coach Talk is back! Join me tomorrow (Thurs) at 2:00 pm EDT with my guest ADHD Coach host Becca Colao. Becca and I will be talking about Adult ADD / ADHD and Clutter. If you can't listen to live you will able to able to listen to the recording later on the ADHD Coach Talk site or download it as a podcast on iTunes.

Top ADD / ADHD Blogs

My ADD / ADHD Blog is featured on The Daily Reviewer as a top ADHD Blog. There are also some other great ADD / ADHD Blogs there. When you get the chance stop by The Daily Reviewer and take a look for yourself.

Planning to Attack My Clutter

Today Becca Colao held the last session of the August 3 Week Adult ADD DeClutter Action Group. When I told my husband that Becca and I would be teaming up to offer this program through ADDClasses.com he asked me if I was going to sign up as a participant. I laughed at him and told him that the 9:30 am session in August was too early for me and said no!

Since then Becca and I got a lot of requests to offer the program again. We will be offering the 3 Week Adult ADD Declutter Action Group again in September. This session will be held on September 10, 17, and 24 from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT (New York Time).

Yes, I will be participating in the next Adult ADD Declutter Action Group! I will be attacking the clutter in my office! Will you be joining us?

Bill Maher and Arianna Huffington Bore Me

Wow, people are getting upset in the online ADHD Community because Bill Maher and Arianna Huffington made some stupid and incorrect comments about ADHD Friday night on Real Time with Bill Maher. Right now I am laughing as I write this because I remember watching the show Friday night. I also remember Bill Maher and Arianna Huffington making some comments about over medicating. I don't remember them discussing ADHD at all though...lol

Because of my own ADHD, Bill Maher and Arianna Huffington must have started to bore me. I either tuned them out and changed the channel in my own mind or changed the actual channel. Maybe I'll check it out on - On Demand to hear what I missed.

For those who don't have HBO or have better things to do with your time than watch the show - Michael B. Laskoff wrote a great blog post today called: Being Famous Doesn't Make You an ADHD (ADD) Expert.

By the way  - I didn't miss the fact that it's written on The Huffington Post.