Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking 0 Comments
In college, my astute psychiatrist sent me to learn relaxation techniques. I had panic attacks during the relaxation exercises. So we stopped.This lovely man, Ron Gatsik (I mention his name because he was so kind and helpful, and has since passed away) didn't know that I had ADHD; adult ADHD was unknown at the time. […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive ADD, ADHD, inattentive 2 Comments
I remember this one trip I went on with a university choir I sang with in grad school. I was living in Utrecht, Netherlands, at the time. The choir traveled by train to Kiev, Ukraine, where we stayed in a kind of third-world hotel, and sang together with a choir there. In general, it was […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking ADD, ADHD, inattentive 0 Comments
I'm still in my head a lot, and I still think a lot, but it has gotten much better. At the moment, I'm not on medication for my ADHD because I'm nursing. I stopped taking it when I was trying to get pregnant. One thing that has gotten better is that I don't get as […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Inattentive ADD, ADHD, Executive Function, inattentive 6 Comments
I've been thinking a lot about why I write this blog. The essence of it is this: When I lived alone and wasn't diagnosed with ADHD yet, I would have these weekend mornings where I'd wake up in a flurry of thinking. I was SO in my head that I basically didn't, well, kinda realize […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Memory, Mommy, Systems 0 Comments
I just recently hired a babysitter so I can get more work done. So now I have to remember how to get some work done! That’s what I call a "Where Do I Start?" moment. Because one of the things that is so very special about my ADHD- and many of my clients- is that […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Systems, Working 0 Comments
We finally hired a babysitter to play with my son while I get some work done. I used to work while my husband was home, but we used to both get something done for those hours, and now one of us has to pay full attention to my son. Okay, so I’ve already talked about […]