Becca Colao ADHD, Baby, Executive Function, Mommy 0 Comments
It’s a little bit hard to quantify how my functioning is since the baby came along, partly because no one expects you to see straight when you’ve just given birth, or when you’re waking up every hour with the little one.But I’ll say this: I am completely flabbergasted with the total vacuum of ability to […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking, Tips 0 Comments
Friday afternoon reminder: Remember the steps that seem itty bitty, because they may actually be big. I’ve noticed that for a lot of fast and hyper thinkers, we jump over the little steps in our minds, when the little steps are really what is getting us stuck! If you’re a big time hyperthinker, when you’re […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Books 0 Comments
I just wanted to give you a heads up that I’ve been posting on Fridays over at www.addcoachesblog.com, a fun cooperative blog project with a group of ADD coaches (duh). My post last Friday was about Mediation, and if anyone yells for it, I’ll repost it here, if not, check it out over there! Here’s […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking 1 Comment
Somebody asked me this today:How long does it take before it gets easier- after being diagnosed with ADD? I hadn’t thought about this in a a long time, then I remembered what I had been told. When I was evaluated and diagnosed with ADD, the psychologist told me it would take two years before I […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Tips 0 Comments
Here’s the irony of the runaway mind: On tired days, I think a lot. Yet I’m too tired to plan. My executive function is asleep, yet I can think in circles about what I oughta be doing; I can do stuff in my head but not in real life; I can think about random topics […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Thinking 0 Comments
I want to expose the myth of The One Thing That’s Right For You. There’s a lot of talk about finding the Thing That’s Right For You. That’s the thing you’re most passionate about; the thing that will motivate you naturally; the thing to get clear on so you can follow its path. It might […]