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Self-Medicating ADHD

The other day on Twitter, someone asked me a very interesting question: is there a relationship between Attention Deficit Disorder and overeating?
Actually, yes there is. In fact, almost any behavior that is taken to an extreme can be a form of what is called self-medicating. It’s an attempt to soothe anxiety, fight off [...]

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Look for Strengths

Yesterday my daughter had to take a sort of aptitude test. She scored high on English class kinds of skills and low on math related skills. No big surprise. Both of my girls have always been amazing writers but not so great at math.
And yet, all my daughter could focus on yesterday [...]

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It’s Not About ADHD

Today’s post is a little off topic in that it isn’t really related to Attention Deficit Disorder.
My good friend Carole is selling her book, High Energy Eating and I’m helping her promote it.
You might wonder why I would do such a thing when I have a book called The Natural ADHD [...]

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