I was once told by a dear friend that grief sends ADHD into overdrive; now I have proof of that. I walked around in a daze, forgetting my own name, bumping into furniture and feeling that someone had transported me to San Francisco on a foggy morning. Continue reading
If hormone therapy (HT) is started within five years of menopause, there is a 30% reduction in the risk of Alzheimer’s disease! These startling results were reported today in “First To Know,” the e-newsletter distributed by the North American Menopause … Continue reading
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant: an elephant’s faithful 100%!” Dr. Seuss knew just what he was doing when he put those words in good old Horton the Elephant’s mouth. Like Horton and his Who, … Continue reading
My brain in hyper drive. Everywhere I go – my office, my house, my car, my computer desktop – there is evidence of a brain moving so fast that the physical world can’t keep up. A jacket tossed hurriedly over … Continue reading
at the 2012 CHADD conference in San Francisco, Dr. Hinshaw told an rapt audience that his UC-Berkley psychology lab showed that the highest prevalence of ADHD among children was found in states that had implemented achievement-based testing for promotion from one grade to another. In other words, when children were required to pass a state-mandated test to go to the next grade level, more ADHD was discovered (as the likely culprit for failure). Continue reading
Results of a major research study, released last week, show that adolescent girls with ADHD are more likely to attempt suicide and to inflict injury on themselves than non-ADHD girls of the same age. The study, led by Stephen Hinshaw, … Continue reading
Been on the road since Friday visiting family in Illinois which included attending my neice’s wedding near Bloomington. Gorgeous, of course. Vineyards seem to be the “it’ place to get married these days (who knew?). In all the excitement of … Continue reading
My trip to New York for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards reception was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. And I savored every minute of it. Continue reading
I was intrigued by the Integrated Listening System which uses normal sound waves plus “bone conduction” to supposedly stimulate the cerebellum (at the base of your skull) which in turn talks nice to the pre-frontal cortex (those of you who have read my book know her as Ms. Prefrontal Cortex, the keeper of executive function and responsibility and planning, that sort of thing). Continue reading
"Alive & Well" radio show on KHTS in L.A.
May 29 2013
ADDA Webinar with Linda Roggli
June 05 2013
2013 ADDiva Beach Retreat
September 15 2013
Beach retreat exclusively for women with ADHD
Sept. 15-20, 2013
Emerald Isle, NC
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