Liz Ahmann
Struggling with motivation?
Motivational challenges are common with AD/HD. In fact, some research shows that motivational issues in AD/HD stem from a reduction in dopamine, an important neurotransmitter in the brain.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t get motivated!
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This post focuses on awareness of – and discarding myths about – ADHD and parenting.
Parenting:
the toughest
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD in the workplace?
“I have trouble paying attention in meetings.”
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. How aware are you of the impact of ADHD on relationships?
What does research say?
A 2004 survey titled “Capturing America’s Attention” found that:
“Adults with ADHD have less stable relationships than …
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October is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD among Hispanics in the U.S.
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD in the African-American population.
Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD in minority populations in the United States has increased. In all likelihood, the higher numbers diagnosed represent not an increase in the numbers of individuals with the disorder,
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD and gender.
What does ADHD have to do with gender? What does gender have to do with ADHD?
More than you might expect!
Read on….
GIRLS AND ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls.
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Liz AhmannOctober is ADHD Awareness Month. Awareness of the diverse ways ADHD shows up – at varied ages is the focus of this ADHD Awareness Month post.
When people hear the term ADHD, a common mental picture is that of a hyperactive school aged child.
For a long time,
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Liz AhmannHave a project to finish but find your mind wandering?
Writing a paper but can’t stay focused?
Reading for class and find you’ve been turning pages with no idea what you’ve read?
Distraction is among the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD. In fact,
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