ADHD in Girls
A study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry examined trends in parent-reported ADHD prevalence between 2003 and 2011 across racial/ethnic groups. The study used data from 3 waves of the National Survey of Children’s Health (2003, 2007, and 2011), in...
Gender and ADHD
ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting between 5 and 11 percent of American children. Whereas diagnosis in boys used to be most common, in recent years, the diagnosis in female youth has increased. In 2006, WebMD reported that boys were three...Mental Health & the Power of ‘NO’ In the Workplace.
When I was younger, I never said “No” at work. As I got older, I discovered that “no” is a powerful, and necessary word. Boundaries need to be set. Sometimes, declining a task to focus on what’s more important (e.g. mental health, but it could also be other work) can...
On Discomfort, again
(Originally posted to Medium.) “I’ve learned to be comfortable with discomfort.” Funny how themes keep coming up in one’s life. Earlier this week I realized that I was three episodes behind on Marc Maron’s podcast and that fellow Toronto Jew Howie Mandel was the first...
New Year, New Boundaries
I wrote this on Facebook a few days ago: One of my “resolutions” for 2019 is to set boundaries and stick to them. I said “no” to someone a few days ago and immediately then honoured their request anyway because I didn’t want to seem...
On Allowing Discomfort
Photo by Julia Caesar on Unsplash Except for the lead photo above, this began as an Instagram post. My swyping keyboard finger kept going as if it was a freewriting exercise. When I scrolled up to add some words to a previous paragraph, something happened that...
ADD vs. ADHD
Someone asked an ADHD-related question on Quora today and requested my answer. It’s something that I suspect others are curious about too. Here is this person’s question and my response Question – Why do people act like ADD and ADHD are the same...
ADHD Awareness Month: 3 ADHD book recommendations
When starting your journey of learning about ADHD, you probably head to the internet first, and books second. Here you are on the internet, and here are my ADHD book recommendations. Below, I include three ADHD-specific books that have influenced me most plus some...