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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Dr. Parker Demystifies the ADHD Medication Mystery

Dr. Parker Demystifies the ADHD Medication Mystery

Dr. Charles Parker is working on one of the most important books which will be published in this time of need. He is writing a comprehensive book about ADHD medications for you, the one who needs it most. There’s so much confusion out there, there’s so much contradicting information and some of us fear the medication which could help us move to the next level, or at least organize a few of those piles. Chuck sent me a link yesterday and asked me to share it with you. Sign up to be notified when his new book The Patient’s Guide for ADHD Medications is published. When you sign up to be notified about his book’s release you will receive a white paper about ADHD medications, here’s the outline of that paper: This paper is a comprehensive outline of my forthcoming book I want to keep you informed when The Guide […]

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MAKING or Breaking NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

MAKING or Breaking NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

One of our members, Dana, on www.ADDerWorld.ning.com has come up with a great way of cutting through the, uhm, crap (her word, she’s brave like that) of New Year’s Resolutions: CUTTING THROUGH THE CRAP OF MAKING NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS! I am on a roll with finding the most hysterical New Year’s Resolutions for anything or anyone! This one is by far the MOST helpful and interesting of them all! If you have been plagued each new year with making and breaking your list of resolutions, I have found the PERFECT list that will assist you in nailing down the most simplistic list of New Year’s Resolutions for 2009. First, make your list of your top 10 New Year’s Resolutions. Next, follow this step by step approach to deleting the resolutions that you truly will never follow or that are most likely to fail. Simplify your resolutions by following these steps: […]

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Blog Posts from Real People living with ADHD

Blog Posts from Real People living with ADHD

Over the next couple weeks, I am going to give the world a glimpse into the realities of individuals living with ADHD. In the ADDer World Community, we have wonderful, real life people, with ADHD, discussing and sharing their realities in regard to living with ADHD and much, much more. Here’s the first post from a Member of ADDer World who answered the question which I posted: “What does ADHD mean to you personally?” Hi my name is … and I am an adult with ADD. I have had ADD and been diagnosed, believe it or not, since 1st grade, I am now 35. I am and have been extremely successful in my journey with ADD. I was a little slower initially in school, but thankfully my mother was very realistic, and held me back in 1st grade. The best decision anyone could have ever made for me. I continued to […]

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The Dip by Seth Godin – Book Review for those with ADHD

The Dip by Seth Godin – Book Review for those with ADHD

The Dip by Seth Godin is a book I recommend for ADDers as highly as I do certain books written specifically about ADHD. (Seth doesn’t have ADHD, but he could have fooled me! *Correction: Seth reveals in the comments below that he does indeed have ADHD.) The Dip is a motivational and inspiring book about knowing when to give up, yes, give up, let go and when to not give up, – no, do not give up and stick with it, making it through The Dip. ADDers have a tendency to give up and berate themselves for giving up, but what if we should give up on certain things? Giving up isn’t always bad or as terrible as we perceive it, sometimes it is the right thing to do. On the contrary though, there are things which seem difficult and trying, but we don’t want to give up on them, no […]

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Thanksgiving with a side order of ADHD

Thanksgiving with a side order of ADHD

If you haven’t joined our online ADHD community at www.ADDerWorld.ning.com you are missing out on some very interesting conversations. Here is an example of a recent reply to a blog post about family, thanksgiving and ADHD! The reply is by Chris AKA Dawg, and is of his own opinion and research. So, if your going to be with family this thanksgiving and some members give you a hard time because they do not believe ADHD exists, Chris’s post may give you some ideas: Thanksgiving reply By Chris AKA Dawg: AD/HD is unfairly classified as a mental disorder and the diagnostic language tends to emphasize only what’s wrong. “Impulsive,” for example, is used as a bad term. But you could say spontaneous. Rarely do you meet a person with ADD that isn’t creative somehow, and what is creativity, but a kind of impulsiveness? No one plans to have a creative thought. […]

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Is that my brain I smell burning?

Is that my brain I smell burning?

This article is by Chris AKA Dawg – A member of ADDer World. I simply thought this is a great article to give readers some more insight as to what’s going on in ADDer World. We have the best members in the world, the most kind hearted and caring folks you can find on this side of the internet. Just read through the comments and conversations to realize this for yourself. Feel free to join us in supporting each other with great conversations, insight and old fashioned horsing around! Is that my brain I smell burning? By Chris AKA Dawg Sundays are the best day of the week for me! I’m sure that after my last post.(what does blog mean anyway?) You might be scared to dive in to Dawg’s dark and deranged recent history but there’s not much more to tell. It is a huge weight off my shoulders to have “told […]

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My Normal Mask by NerdyMommy – Hiding Covering Masking ADHD Symptoms

My Normal Mask by NerdyMommy – Hiding Covering Masking ADHD Symptoms

The following blog post is by a member of the interactive ADDer World, NerdyMommy. She is a fun and charming ADDer that has a flare for expressing herself. She also has her own personal blog. I highly recommend reading her articles. I have read this particular post a couple times and agree with her assessment of our mask; however, I believe practice doesn’t just make perfect, it can make reality. I wrote about this exact subject in more detail in my book and this ‘mask’ or ‘pretending’ is not simply a way of manipulating what we do or how we act, it is a way of correcting our behavior and improving our quality of life as human beings! I believe anyone can do it. If you have read my book then you know how self- defeated, depressed and disillusioned I was growing up. It was a pathetic way to live and […]

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SIREN’S TOP 6 ADD MOMENTS THAT CAUSED BODILY HARM TO HERSELF

SIREN’S TOP 6 ADD MOMENTS THAT CAUSED BODILY HARM TO HERSELF

SIREN’S TOP 6 ADD MOMENTS… What follows is a blog posting by Siren, we all enjoyed it with much laughter over at the interactive ADDer World site, I thought it would be just as funny for the rest of ADDer World readers too. These are Siren’s top 6 and only represent her personal experiences, thoughts and actions, so, be your pinky toes warned and don’t you go doing any of this! ~ The above picture is by Chris, also a member, he has now put us into the Matrix… Makes me wonder if we should be X-men or X-files?! Just kidding. Be sure to join ADDer World at this link, join the conversations and other, well, fun stuff… Enjoy~! By Siren, a member of www.adderworld.ning.com So is it common to be clumsy when you have ADD? I’m guessing so. Sounds good anyway. I mean, it just seems like that when I’m in my “dream world” […]

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Milk and Gluten Withdrawal

Milk and Gluten Withdrawal

After yesterday’s important post about Milk and Gluten I thought a follow up post is important, considering that there can be withdrawal when one stops eating and drinking these foods. It’s the age old, worse before you get better thing. It sucks, and it is real, therefore must be addressed by anyone attempting such a diet, or a person might stop the diet completely in order to feel better in the short run. (Edit Side Note: We have a Dietary Group on the ADDer World ADHD Social Network. We further discuss issues with Gluten and food allergies.)  The following article is by Dr. Charles Parker, a member of the interactive ADDer World, he has given permission to repost: Celiac Notes: Opiate Withdrawal from Gluten and Casein? Opiate withdrawal from discontinuing gluten and casein? Cautionary note: sounds absurd until you see it. You might want to warn gluten sensitive, celiac and casein […]

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ADHD by LCdc – AKA Lizard

ADHD by LCdc – AKA Lizard

ADHD by LCdc – AKA Lizard – A member of ADDer World Life is long and life is short!! My mind is flawed, miles from perfect, yet i am a machine. My mind grinds on and never tires, my body stalls often and sometimes falters!! My mind – ahh – my mind – I feel the difference, I reap what it sows, I suffer its ebbs and flows!! I realize often how different my tide table of thoughts is from the reality around me. I learn from my mistakes – AHHH yes – over and over again – too bad it seems to be the same mistakes!! I am a live wire that has lost its connection, I am a computer whose circuits are infected. I am a blast of energy that is driven by g-forces gone wild. I am a force of nature that has collided with the humanity […]

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