Loyal (or otherwise) readers, I haven’t forgotten about you. I’ve simply entered a phase of my two young sons’ lives that I can only call ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! While I get that straightened out (along with a little more childcare so I can write, which is harder to do with a six-month-old than a […]
ADHD Coaching
Attack of the Incompetents
Becca Colao ADHD Coaching 3 Comments
I was having a really hard time getting down to work today because I was having an attack of the incompetents. What I mean is that I was, partly secretly from myself, feeling inadequate or incompetent about everything. Which we all do sometimes. When you spent a good deal of your life hearing that you […]
ADHD and difficulty making friends #3
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Social "Skills" 1 Comment
3. People with ADHD have difficulty knowing or remembering relevant boundaries in relationships. It is much harder to have a good relationship with someone if you forget or don't realize (or impulsively ignore) that you don't want to share certain personal information with them. Also related to this is the fact that not everyone needs […]
ADHD and difficulty making friends
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Social "Skills" 3 Comments
I have been reading a really long discussion thread on www.womenwithadhd.com about the difficulty people (ok, in this case women) with adhd feel they have making friends. It reminded me of discussions I have had with coaching clients over the years and with the things I have learned myself about this topic. I wanted to […]
6 Ways To Quiet Your Hyper Mind – Long Version
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Inattentive, Memory, Thinking, Tips 0 Comments
A while ago I posted on "6 Ways to Quiet Your Hyper Mind." I got some feedback looking for a longer version so get it here! Of course I never share email addresses or info with anyone for any reason in this context.
Winding Down
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Baby, Executive Function, Inattentive, Memory, Systems 2 Comments
Any day now, or at least within the next few weeks, I'm going to have a baby. As I've mentioned before, my ADHD seems to be getting worse right here at the end of pregnancy- or at any rate, I'm more forgetful and spacier, which I think many women are late in pregnancy anyway. So […]