ADDitude Magazine: Sprinkle a Li'l ADHD on Those Waffles

Last month I wrote about a breakfast fiasco over at Family Guy for ADDitude Magazine. In it I regaled my readers with a culinary horror story made all the more terrifying with ADHD lurking in the shadows. I may never look at maple syrup the same way again. I titled it “Sprinkle a Li’l ADHD on Those Waffles” and readers soon let me know that I was not alone in the dark on this one. One mother tortured her children with soy sauce on their waffles. Fortunately, I only tortured myself. I hope you enjoy the blog.

Other Stuff

• I wanted to let you know about an event that CHADD has coming up on May 18th. It’s the ADHD Walk & Family Fun Day. They’re hoping to get people to share the event via social media with photos and status updates. Too bad I am busy that day. Contact your local CHADD affiliate to find out how you can participate in this fund raiser.

• Last year a new reader posted a lot of comments while she was promoting her business. She didn’t end up sticking around, but I had always meant to share her page with you. You’d think I was forgetful or something. Go figure… At any rate, I liked how this reader supported her ADHD husband through his crafts. Go check out Brass Hammer Designs. There’s some nice work on there.

• Lastly, someone recently asked me which books I recommend for learning about ADHD. I will be reviewing a new book by Zoë Kessler (ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys) later this month (Poor Zoë. She’s been waiting forever for me), but for the time being thought I’d share one of my favorite books. It was eye opening for me when I read it twenty or so years ago. My copy is dog eared, worn, and peppered with sticky notes. It’s called Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward Hallowell, Md. and John Ratey, Md. I’ve used their 20 criteria for diagnosing ADHD on this blog for years. Pick it up or borrow it from the library.

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ADDitude Magazine: A Day Early and a Holler Short

More bloggy goodness over at ADDitude Magazine. This one from last June.

I'm sure you've never been in such a hurry that you misread important information and bolted out the door in the wrong direction. But have you done it with a room full of witnesses? You can read all about A Day Early and a Holler Short and how punctually challenged I am at the Family Guy.

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ADDitude Magazine: Church Meetings Are

Hey! It's summer camp time! Well, not NOW, but when I wrote about it at ADDitude Magazine it was very timely. This time, however, I didn't embarrass myself. I know! That's amazing, right? I wrote about how hard it was to keep up with verbal conversations while filling out forms and dealing with an interruption. At least my editor didn't post the article as "Church Meetings Are" which is what I titled it. I am very sure there was more to that title, but I forgot to finish jotting it down. Fortunately, I finished the blog before sending it to the Family Guy.

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ADDitude Magazine: the Case of the Sudden Wedding Ring

My latest blog about being an ADHD dad at ADDitude Magazine went up a few weeks ago. In it I wrote about how much trouble blurting things almost got me into at a school conference. Oh, it's just too embarrassing to write about again. You can read all about the Case of the Sudden Wedding Ring and how eloquent I sound with a foot in my mouth over at the Family Guy.

(Just FYI. I choose titles for my blogs, but the editor always come up with his own titles. So, to avoid an inverse black hole of SEO chicanery, I'll be referring to the blogs over at ADDitude Magazine by my titles. You know, just in case you were confused or something. Clear? No? kthxbye!)

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ADDitude Magazine: Lost Wallet

Ja, meine erste Blog auf ADDitude Magazin von vor einem Jahr war unglaublich mit dem Titel "Wallet verloren".  Ich glaube, mein Editor einen pfiffigen kommen mit eingängiger Titel Job.

Ich kann nicht glauben, dass es ein Jahr gewesen ist. Nicht viel geändert hat. Nun, ich bin hübscher und kann ich 150 Sit-ups jetzt aber was ADHS bin ich immer noch ein bisschen ein Durcheinander. Wenn ich meine am Straßenrand Aufschlüsselung über meine Brieftasche verloren hatte, hätte ich nie gedacht, dass Family Guy um länger als drei Monate sein würde. Wie auch immer, denken Sie daran, mit Erwachsenen mit ADHS Dinge sind nicht immer weglegen wo Sie denken, sie sollten sein. Apropos, ich habe gerade meine Ohrhörer — für zwei Wochen fehlt — in meinem Anzug-Jackett. Ich hatte sie in den kleinen Westentasche versteckt. Ich schwöre, dass ich die Jacke eine Bazillion-Mal überprüft... Witziges.

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