Monthly Archives: September 2011

ADD Meds Can Mask Fatigue & Health Problems

ADD/ADHD medications can be very beneficial, and other times they simply are not right for certain people. There really isn’t a right or wrong, every situation is unique. No matter what type of medication is used there is one common … Continue reading

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ADHD Awareness Week, October 16-22, 2011

Save the dates, October 16 through 22 is ADHD Awareness Week. Not too often can you get the entire ADD/ADHD world on the same page, working together to battle ADHD and create awareness. Check these sites out and see what’s … Continue reading

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Shake It Up You ADD’ers!

I have posted a number of times about mixing things up in life, thinking outside the box. I sometimes need to push myself outside the box. I need to try new things and expand my experiences and thoughts. Many ADD’ers … Continue reading

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ADHD Politician Opens Up

Now this is a great ADD story! All too often we see politicians caught up in scandal and in the media for the wrong reasons. Not this time. I think Sarah Blyth deserves a standing ovation for opening up about … Continue reading

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Recognized With The Health Impact Award

Jeff Hamilton and his ADD blog Pills Don’t Teach Skills has been Recognized with The Health Impact Award, presented by Wellsphere.com, a division of HealthCentral.com. Check out the Award Badge on the top right of this blog. The ADD blog … Continue reading

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Rediscovering Romance in Your ADD Relationship

Very interesting read I came across by Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., and thought I would offer it to my readers. “Distractability can poison eroticism in an ADHD marriage. Here’s how you can revive intimacy, intrigue and excitement with your partner. … Continue reading

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Are you Drinking Enough Water?

There was an interesting discussion over on Twitter recently about ADD/ADHD and drinking water. This Tweet: Drink water and see if you feel more focused by Laura Rolands sparked up some interesting discussion. Becca Colao brought up the point that … Continue reading

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Chelsea Rae Gregory Supporting ADHD – Book Reading

Today (Sept 13th 2011) if you happen to live in North Carolina, Miss South Carolina International, Chelsea Rae Gregory, will be reading to a group of children at Union Elementary School on Tuesday September 13th in Shelby, NC.  As an … Continue reading

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Happy 6th ADD Birthday

Pills Don’t teach Skills is 6 years old! Thank you to the 100,000 unique visitors a month who stop by to visit. I originally started this blog as a release, a cathartic writing exercise in the process of learning to … Continue reading

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ADHD Female Leaders: Katherine Ellison

Katherine Ellison always knew what she wanted to do with her life. At age 11, she published her first magazine article, which ignited a passion for writing and put her on the path to becoming a journalist. School was not … Continue reading

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