I am absolutely horrible at organizing photo albums, so it should come to you as no surprise that these pictures are in no particular order. Feel free to share this post or individual pictures. I have uploaded the pictures to Pinterest here and created a facebook group for anyone to share ADHD in pictures, if you’d like to join. If you’d like to pin an individual picture, hover your mouse over the picture and click on the “Pin it” image that will show up in the top right corner of the picture. Talk about hyper focusing, I have spent countless hours creating these photos, some are better than others, but all in all it was a very enjoyable experience. If you like a particular photo please let me know in the comments, and if you have an idea for a new one, please suggest it in the comments, too. If you like […]

There have been some awards being, well, awarded lately and I’d like to express my thanks to Healthline for choosing ADDer World as one of The Best ADHD Blogs again, and I’d like to thank Dr. Oz’s team over at Sharecare for selecting me as one of their Top Ten Social Health Makers for ADHD. Both are awesome honors and I sincerely appreciate the recognition. Speaking of recognition, below is the list of the other winners. I hope you visit their sites and read their work, they all deserve it. Healthline’s 13 Best ADHD Blogs: The CHADD Leadership Blog About.com’s ADD/ADHD Blog A mom’s view of ADHD ADD Moms ADDitude Magazine’s ADHD Parenting Blog Charlotte’s ADHD Web ADDitude Magazine’s ADHD Expert Blog (Does this mean I’m in this twice?) Dr. Stephen Ferrari’s Attention Deficit Disorder Blog ADHD Management Totally ADD Blog My ADD/ADHD Blog Sharecare’s Top 10 Social HealthMakers on ADHD: Charles Parker, DO […]

The ADHD news has been afire lately with a growing body of research showing that ADHD medications do not improve academic outcomes. It’s no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to a problem: There’s little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes. (Wall Street Journal) You know, I’m not surprised by the research, and frankly anyone who reads into the results shouldn’t be too surprised either. ADHD medications are not a take 2 and call me in the morning type of treatment, and clearly not a cure for ADHD by any means. One of the reasons I wrote 7 Crucial Tips for Parents and Teachers of Children with ADHD is because medication alone isn’t a complete solution and the research is showing how true this really is. ADHD medications in my opinion […]

In an article I read by The Examiner Channing Tatum, the star of the movies Magic Mike and The Vow said this of ADHD medication: “I did better at school when I was on it, but it made me a zombie. You become obsessive. Dexedrine, Adderall — it’s like any other drug. It’s like coke or crystal meth. The more you do, the less it works” He went on to say: “For a time, it would work well, then it worked less and my pain was more,” Tatum recalls. “I would go through wild bouts of depression, horrible comedowns. I understand why kids kill themselves. I absolutely do. You feel terrible. You feel soul-less. I’d never do it to my child.” Tatum is a new parent and he is understandably concerned about his daughter’s well being and discussed his experience with ADHD medication as a child. I do not think […]