“From cutting-edge clinical research to features on mental health during the pandemic to a deep dive on social media’s impact on ADHD brains — ADDitude published no shortage of thought-provoking and insightful articles this year. Below, click through to the most riveting reads from 2021, … Continue reading ADDitude Mag – The Best of 2021: Must-Read Articles on ADHD
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ADDitude Mag – You Are Worthy of Self-Compassion: How to Break the Habit of Internalized Criticism
“Self-compassion allows you to be good enough as you are, with your warts, with your foibles, sometimes off-balanced, sometimes more reactive than you’d like, sometimes disorganized, but fundamentally perfectly imperfect as a human being, just like everyone else.” Read the full article by Dr. Saline!
ADDitude Mag: No Motivation? 5 Steps to Build Drive and Confidence
Teachers and parents can take advantage of these strategies for training focus, combatting procrastination, and prioritizing effectively to achieve the success that drives future motivation in their students with ADHD. Read the article here.
The Normangee Star – You Are Worthy of Self-Compassion: How to Break the Habit of Internalized Criticism
“Self-compassion allows you to be good enough as you are, with your warts, with your foibles, sometimes off-balanced, sometimes more reactive than you’d like, sometimes disorganized, but fundamentally perfectly imperfect as a human being, just like everyone else.” Dr. Saline’s article “You Are Worthy of … Continue reading The Normangee Star – You Are Worthy of Self-Compassion: How to Break the Habit of Internalized Criticism
ADHD Essentials Podcast: Managing Lingering Pandemic Anxiety with Dr. Sharon Saline
Dr. Sharon Saline joins Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S. on the ADHD Essentials Podcast! “In this episode, Dr. Saline and [Brendan] talk about the effects of the pandemic on children and families. We discuss the data on mental health pre- and post-pandemic, moral injury, the effect it … Continue reading ADHD Essentials Podcast: Managing Lingering Pandemic Anxiety with Dr. Sharon Saline
Psychology Today: ADHD and Productive Procrastination
“Do you ever feel so overwhelmed with dreaded tasks that you do anything else instead of beginning them? Does it seem like you’re running in place and not getting where you want to go? Instead of calling yourself “lazy” or a “slacker,” consider that many … Continue reading Psychology Today: ADHD and Productive Procrastination
Psychology Today: How Stress and Self-Sabotage Interfere With ADHD Happiness
“Do you notice that when you feel stressed from work, school, or relationships, some of your ADHD symptoms get more intense? When we are stressed, our weakest executive functioning skills are hit first. This means that you may feel flooded by anxiety or anger, or … Continue reading Psychology Today: How Stress and Self-Sabotage Interfere With ADHD Happiness
Psychology Today – Hyperfocus and ADHD: Productivity Superpower or Kryptonite?
New Psychology Today Article by Dr. Sharon Saline Four strategies for understanding and managing hyperfocus successfully. “Are you ever so engrossed in an activity that time seems to stop and nothing can tear you away? Does it ever seem like you lose a sense of … Continue reading Psychology Today – Hyperfocus and ADHD: Productivity Superpower or Kryptonite?
Psychology Today: ADHD and Self-Awareness
How to improve metacognition and nurture resilience. “Do you ever struggle with evaluating how you are doing in real-time and pivoting appropriately? Metacognition, also known as self-awareness, is a key executive functioning skill that coalesces in the late twenties for people with ADHD. It refers to processes related … Continue reading Psychology Today: ADHD and Self-Awareness
Psychology Today: 3 Steps for Lowering Stress With ADHD
How to create more calm in 2022. “If you are tired of feeling so much stress in your life, the start of a new year and pressures to create resolutions may only add more tension. These promises for a “better” 2022 often fail because people … Continue reading Psychology Today: 3 Steps for Lowering Stress With ADHD
