One of the things that I’m always stressing to parents is the importance of healthy self-esteem, particularly for kids with Attention Deficit Disorder.
It seems as though those of us with AD/HD tend to “mess up” more than people who don’t have AD/HD. We’re always apologizing or making excuses for why we’re late, we forgot, we [...]
Archive > December 2007
AD/HD and Self-Esteem
Perfectionism and AD/HD
A few months ago, I saw a cute craft that involved adding scrapbook papers and embellishments to a cappuccino product. I went out and bought a four pack, even though I hate coffee, and got my daughter’s friend to drink them, with the promise that he would return the bottles to me.
Several weeks later, he [...]
Linking Thoughts: The ADD Brain
I’ve mentioned before how important I think it is for parents to understand how the ADD brain works. It not only helps you understand your child better, but allows you to be more effective when offering study help.
One of the examples of how the ADD brain works that I’ve used in the past is in [...]
