Motivational and inspirational writer, Bryan Hutchinson is the author of several books about life with ADHD including the highly acclaimed, best selling "One Boy′s Struggle: A Memoir" and the author of the hilarious eBook that went viral "10 Things I Hate about ADHD"

What is the meaning of life?

What is the meaning of life?
on: March 1, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 3 Comments , , , , ...

  To be beat down, criticized, punished and live with regret and guilt all of our days?  No.   There is another way – a positive, self fulfilling way.  I am going to share that way with you. Life is more than we give it credit to be and yet too many of us live within a shell of fear and anxiety. We walk the halls of our life flinching from the slightest sound which echoes within our minds, on and on, and on. We fight against it, we try to be strong and we try to walk tall. We try to show confidence and strength. We go day to day wearing the mask of life as strong courageous human beings. But why does it have to be a mask, why does it have to hurt so much, why can’t we just be understood and accepted for who we are? Why […]

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Insecurities Are Not Attractive

Insecurities Are Not Attractive
on: February 23, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 23 Comments , , , , ...

“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” ~Unknown It’s a harsh reality in the ADHD world, but let’s face it and put it right out there in the open: insecurities are not attractive, not sexy and in no way come across as positive statements in attracting a loving, caring partner. Ouch! It’s a glaring hindrance to fulfilling relationships for many people with ADHD, especially for undiagnosed or untreated ADDers and that is “insecurity”. Insecurities come across in many ways and most of those ways are ‘in disguise’! Here are a few of them: Jealousy Acting funny (when the situation doesn’t call for it) Teasing Arrogance Negativity Distancing (not calling, staying away or just being quiet) Anger Ranting Empty Promises None of these things are attractive. All are counterproductive which can ruin what could otherwise be  good, lasting relationships. If these things are […]

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Advice I give to young people, students, teenagers, kids and children with ADD or ADHD

Advice I give to young people, students, teenagers, kids and children with ADD or ADHD
on: February 21, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 5 Comments , , , , ...

There’s a certain question or group of questions which are basically the same that I get asked time and time again. The questions are: “What would you tell your younger self if you could go back in time?” – “What message do you have for the youth today suffering from ADHD?” – “What’s the one thing you would tell a student that would help them achieve academic success…?” And many more, but in the end the answers I give relate to all young people with ADHD, regardless of how the question is phrased: 1) Do not rely on trial and error alone. The typical fashion young people with ADHD learn is through trial and error. I believe there are trust issues involved and of course, not wanting to be hurt or to fail in the face of others or self. I pull from my own experiences in “One Boy’s Struggle: […]

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Book Covers Revealed

Book Covers Revealed
on: February 15, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 4 Comments , , , , ...

Thanks to our ADDer World members, we have the final front and back cover for Adult ADHD can be Sexy! Special thanks to all of our members on our ADDer World Network who were so kind to give input. Interestingly, with this request I soon realized I have quite a few readers who have not become members of our AW Network yet and you wrote me with your opinions – thanks to all who took a little time out, your input has helped a great deal and has influenced the final cover! Here ya go: Back:   Thanks for the overwhelming suggestion to use picture A, we decided to use it on the back cover, this could change depending on how it looks in print. We still have time to decide which photos to use inside the book, so if you haven’t given your input yet on which photos for inside the book, please feel free to do so […]

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Photo shoot for new book

Photo shoot for new book
on: February 12, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 34 Comments , , , , ...

A Sorry I haven’t had the time to write as much as I would like lately. The new book has captured a lot more of my time than I thought it would and now that it is near completion, I really don’t have a clue what to write about at the moment. Hopefully, that’s just a phase? Have you finished a major project and then kind of wondered around a while wondering what to do next and it seems as though there’s nothing else to do? That’s kind of where I am at. For the new book Joan and I wanted to include a few pictures for very specific places within it. You get to see a selection we are considering in this post. Please tell us which one’s you like best. We want you to have a part in this book. Next week we reveal the completed cover, which […]

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SAGA OF ADHD Update

SAGA OF ADHD Update
on: February 7, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 0 Comments ...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far! It’s been an active week on our ADDer World Social Network, as usual! We have the best members in the world. Lots of new members have joined, please feel free to stop by and give them a warm welcome. The publication of my new book is very close at hand. IF you are interested in receiving a signed copy, visit THIS link, it’s quick and easy. Hey! Are you taking part? Start now, it’s never too late! What’s new on ADDer World this week, or updated: Adults with PI, do you have 1 or 2 signs of hyperactivity? This one’s about primary inattentive ADD and Coffee! I love coffee; it’s been my life saver, but too much? WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT ADHD? Just one thing? Tell us. ADD women and sex Are they preparing for my […]

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UP yep UP and Daydreaming

UP yep UP and Daydreaming
on: January 27, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 0 Comments , , , , ...

Our ADDer World ADHD Social Network site was under maintenance by NING recently and is back up! Whew! Here are some of our latest posts to check out (folks are daydreaming lately!): I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. Daydreaming Along Singing Our Song…….. If you’ve mentioned our ADDer World ADHD Social Network on your blog or website in an article or post, please let me know and I will let our members know where they can read your post. Keath Low has a great blog about A.D.D. and she mentioned ADDer World here. Also another member, Jeff recently mentioned our ADDer World Social network on his always interesting blog here. Also, I would like to make a very special mention of my Brother-in-Law’s (Joan’s Brother) wonderful book:  Leonardo da Vinci: The Life and Work of a Genius By Matthew Landrus (( Matthew Landrus is Associate Lecturer and Internal Examiner for […]

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Referral Contest for New Book

Referral Contest for New Book
on: January 8, 2010 by: Bryan Hutchinson 1 Comment , , , , ...

We have had some great, helpful books given away by fantastic authors over the last year, Nancy Ratey, Gina Pera, Bryan Robinson, Barbara Sher, Lara Honos-Webb, Nancy Irwin and Kenneth Kay. Thank you very much to each of these authors for offering their autographed books to our ADDer World ADHD Social Network members! There are more to come, but first… To start off 2010 I am giving away 13 signed copies of my new book Adult ADHD can be Sexy! I am very, very happy and proud of my new book which will be released this coming summer! This isn’t your usual book about ADHD and it is not designed for beginners to the world of ADHD! However, if you have any interest at all in relationships, love and intimacy in connection with ADHD, this is a book I believe you will enjoy and get something special out of! Let […]

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Interview – Relationships and 2010 another New Year!

Interview – Relationships and 2010 another New Year!
on: December 31, 2009 by: Bryan Hutchinson 2 Comments , , , , ...

The other day I came across an interview I did for ADD.about.com in August 2008, not too long after I published my first book. Keath Low conducted the interview; she is the caring and wonderful guide to ADD for About.com. Keath wanted this interview to focus on peer relationships. After re-reading this interview I contacted Keath and asked her if I could re-post it. The reason is because in 2010 I will be publishing my next book Adult ADHD can be Sexy, this new book is about relationships, love, intimacy and ADHD! I have discovered that there is nothing I enjoy writing about more. Relationships have had profound effects on my life and to be clear I have made a lot of mistakes within relationships, heartbreaks that have lived alive and well within me years after relationships ended or went awry. In my first book One Boy’s Struggle: A Memoir […]

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 2009
on: December 22, 2009 by: Bryan Hutchinson 0 Comments , , , , ...

On our ADDer World ADHD Social Network, I recently re-posted my first Holiday / Christmas message from 2 years ago first posted on this blog, where I started my crusade. It’s hard to believe I have been writing this blog for nearly 3 years! WoW how time flies. With close to 400 blog posts in that time, you may think that I would eventually get tired of writing so much, but no, actually, I have also put together 3 books and 3 free E-books, well, let’s be fair, “The Brilliant Reality of ADHD” is mostly a collection of posts from this blog, so if you would like a souvenir, or want to support my writing or need a great gift idea, there you have it! This leads me to (I enjoy being led from time to time)… To a recent emailer asking me for tips and suggestions for dealing with the Holiday / […]

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