Monthly Archives: March 2015

ADHD, Mindfulness and Meta-Awareness: What Research Says

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

“My son’s teachers tell me he spends too much of the time daydreaming in class.”
“I try to do the reading for my college classes, but so often my mind just wanders.”
“I m having some trouble at work because my mind keeps wandering during meetings and I can’t participate effectively.”
If you have ADHD,

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ADHD and “Effort”

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

ADHD is about attention, right? So, what does ADHD have to do with effort?

In fact, ADHD has plenty to do with effort!

“ADHD is a poorly named condition” explains Mark Bertin, MD, author of The Family ADHD Solution. “The stereotypical symptoms –

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Attention: What Type?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by

“My son has trouble paying attention in class.”  A common complaint with ADHD. After all, it’s “attention” deficit disorder, right?

But, what exactly is attention?

Attention is a concept describing how we actively process specific information present that is in our environment. Kendra Cherry, author of the Everything Psychology Book explains:

“Think of attention as a highlighter.

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