Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Mommy, Tips 0 Comments
One of the great tips I got as a new parent was the why-is-he-crying list. In other words, when baby (particularly useful for a newborn, but later on as well) is wailing and you don’t know what to do, systematically run down the list of things he might need or that might help. This list […]
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 Executive Function, Inattentive, Thinking, Tips 0 Comments
Over at Escape From Cubicle Nation, Pam tells us, I have a lot of conversations with clients that start out like this: "I really want to do something different than what I am doing now, but I just don’t know what it is" "I have two job opportunities, and am totally unsure which one to […]
I recently attending a teleclass with Andrea Lee and Suzanne Falter Barnes on the concept of "unwork." It’s all about making things easier. That’s what I aim to do with my clients- but it was a really good reminder of one of my key strategies. I used to (many incarnations ago) work as a theatre […]
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 Inattentive, Tips 0 Comments
I’m a little bit cranky this morning because Gulliver woke me up at 4:30 AM. He thought it was really important to be able to open the closet door, and meowed thusly. When I succumbed and opened the door for him, he became disinterested. That’s when I found myself lying in bed counting. That’s what […]