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"

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How GOOD THINGS can come from BAD THINGS – How to Get Turned Up from being Turned down!

How GOOD THINGS can come from BAD THINGS – How to Get Turned Up from being Turned down!
on: July 16, 2011 by: Bryan Hutchinson 7 Comments , , , , ...

Many of you know that I started writing One Boy’s Struggle: A Memoir as a therapeutic endeavor, as I had no intention of publishing it. Today it is a well known, widely read book and it has gone on to make me one of the top 3 authors for Infinity Publishing this last June, 2011. However, I would not have published One Boy’s Struggle: A Memoir, much less started my blog or created the ADHD social network ADDer World, if I had not been turned down for a certain job. Long ago there was a job that I wanted so very much that I worked day and night to prove myself. I gave everything I had to show what I could do and finally the opportunity arrived, but I did not get it. All that I had worked to prove suddenly seemed worthless and I felt like I had not […]

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Don’t let the Science of ADHD fool you!

Don’t let the Science of ADHD fool you!
on: October 5, 2009 by: Bryan Hutchinson 22 Comments , , , , ...

Thanks to the science of ADHD we have medication which is helping people cope day to day, and for some fortunate people medication has completely changed the way they live their lives for the better. Without science ADHD would not be classified as a disorder and we would still be stuck in the dark ages of ADHD, meaning ADDers are considered dumb, stupid, lazy, and unmotivated etc…  Without the science of ADHD some may still be spanking and punishing children in ways that are unhelpful and destructive. Science has pointed out that such corporal punishment can be detrimental to a child’s intellectual and emotional development. I may never be able to put into words how thankful I am for this type of research. We now know that the symptoms of ADHD can be quantified, thanks to scientific research and accordingly diagnosed by qualified professionals. I am extremely thankful to the science of ADHD! However, […]

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Is it ADHD or Bad Luck?

Is it ADHD or Bad Luck?
on: June 29, 2009 by: Bryan Hutchinson 25 Comments , , , , ...

A few weeks ago I was reminded of something which I sincerely and vehemently believed for a long time: Which was that I was cursed with a terrible case of life-long bad luck (if you have ADHD then you know what I am talking about). In my imagination I figured I must have done something terribly wrong in a past life and; therefore, I was paying the price for it in this life. Well, I was later diagnosed with ADHD, just as awful, I thought at the time, but not as unmanageable as pure, cross-a-black-cat, break-a-mirror, step-on-a-crack, bad luck. Let me tell you what happened, and feel free to let me know if something similar has happened to you. Nobody wants to be alone in their follies, right? I was checking text messages on my iphone, while following after Joan into a local McDonald’s. She was gaining some distance ahead of me […]

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What Do Kids Dream About and Why?

What Do Kids Dream About and Why?
on: June 22, 2009 by: Bryan Hutchinson 5 Comments , , , , ...

I am standing at the edge of a cliff; my toes are curling the edge, as I prepare to jump.  Before me is an open sky, beautiful and clear and, as I look down, I cannot see the bottom, just more glorious sky – this place seems it could be the edge of the world, maybe it is. I am calm, open, even smiling quite delightfully. I feel liberated. I should be terrified, I should be trembling and yet, I am not fearful, not at all. I step off, with my arms open wide as if I can fly and in an instant I can feel the air rushing against me, pressing against me, yet gently, almost hugging me, like a lover’s sweet embrace. I am flying. I really am flying! I am not heading downwards, no, not towards the unseen ground, which must be down there, far, far, below. […]

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