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Why Doesn’t Believing in Yourself Get the Work Done?
A new story about who you are feels like progress. For a brain that struggles to start, the story tends to follow the doing. Try this…
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Bright but Called Lazy: What an Attention Evaluation Looks For Instead
His report cards said the same thing year after year: bright kid, trouble focusing. He came to believe he was lazy. His assessor saw a pattern…
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Adult ADHD Criteria Were Built Around Kids. Here Is What Draws the Line.
The rules for spotting ADHD were written around a child at circle time. Two clinicians explain why adults get missed. A brain-scan diagnosis is a red…
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ADHD Coaches Need No License. Here Is How Coaching Differs From Therapy and Medication
An ADHD coach needs no license, and coaching, therapy and medication get sold as rival answers. They are not rivals. Each one works on a different…
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Why Do Bright Kids Showing Signs of Autism and ADHD Get Missed?
Brilliant one moment, stuck the next. Too much one day, not enough the next. A psychiatrist explains why that pattern deserves a closer look. And why…
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Breaking Down Projects for ADHD Brains: The Hidden Problem Is the First Step
Breaking a project into steps works only when step one is small enough. Yours is probably still too big. Jessica McCabe of How to ADHD shows…
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Supplements for ADHD and Mood? Ask These 4 Questions Before You Buy
A podcast guest says amino-acid pills settle ADHD and mood fast. She also sells the pills. Four plain questions sort a real finding from a sales…
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It Looks Like an ADHD Superpower. It’s the Habits He Built Around It.
Editing for 24 hours straight sounds like an ADHD superpower. The creator who does it isn't sure it is. He credits the habits he built around…
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“Calm Down” Doesn’t Work on an ADHD Brain. Here Is What to Reach For Instead.
The advice asks for self-control at the exact moment it is hardest to reach. There is a better order. Use head tools while you still have…
