Art by Lily Vose-O’Neal
A broad overview of ADHD
I wake up and it starts: There’s no better way to put it. If I don’t have a strategy in place to reign myself in, I open my eyes and I’m immediately “open for business”—my mind leaping and mentally grabbing onto one thing after another.
Contrary to what the name Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) implies, the majority of us do not have a deficit of attention. In fact, the ADHD mind pays too much attention to too many things at once.
The Orchid Hypothesis: How ADHDers can excel beyond neurotypicals in supportive environments
Long before I knew anything about ADHD, I recognized that I do much better if I get some form of helpful support from almost anyone, with almost anything.
If I just have someone involved in a task with me (even if it’s just through talking about it), I can usually get motivated more easily. Often, I end up doing a great job at something I might not otherwise have had the motivation to begin.
Turns out, researchers have uncovered some science explaining my constructive response to support.
Welcome
This site is a compendium of short pieces about hundreds of aspects of experiencing, harnessing, and working with ADHD—the struggles and the assets. It’s also becoming something bigger: I’ve started writing about anything that catches my interest, not just ADHD. Curiosity and a desire to peek behind the curtain are core ADHD traits (if you know, you know!), and this is my attempt to build that kind of space. Cheers!
My "red" book
My "blue" book
My Most Recent Posts
People and places as memory devices
I read a book a long time ago that had an idea in it that I’ve never forgottenL The idea was couched in the belief that dolphins are advanced beings who communicate in non-ordinary ways…
Grow where you’re planted
So, I met this guy who had a big impact on me because he was so contented and happy. He’d been in a 12 step recovery program for a long time and worked the steps so deeply that they’ve become for him a profound spiritual path…
Rebecca Schiller’s ADHD memoir
I just finished reading an unbelievably brilliant memoir about living with pretty severe ADHD by Rebecca Scheller called A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention…
My Most Recent Posts
People and places as memory devices
I read a book a long time ago that had an idea in it that I’ve never forgottenL The idea was couched in the belief that dolphins are advanced beings who communicate in non-ordinary ways…
Grow where you’re planted
So, I met this guy who had a big impact on me because he was so contented and happy. He’d been in a 12 step recovery program for a long time and worked the steps so deeply that they’ve become for him a profound spiritual path…
Rebecca Schiller’s ADHD memoir
I just finished reading an unbelievably brilliant memoir about living with pretty severe ADHD by Rebecca Scheller called A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention…