Category Archives: AD(H)D
Dose encounters of the third kind (Part 2)
As I’ve mentioned before I have AD[H]D. My son does as well. Nonetheless, my husband (at the time) and I chose not to put our son on medication. For several reasons. … Continue reading
Is My Son Defective?
The allopathic medical model looks for disease or dysfunction of the body and mind. Because of this, when my son, Little Man, was two years old, he was labelled as a defective … Continue reading
When It’s On Paper
First off, I want to thank Eric for inviting me to post on Black Box Warnings to talk about my son, Doorbell (as he is affectionately called). I was reading … Continue reading
A Meeting of the Minds
“The mind-body issue: people are so proud to go to the gym; so ashamed to go to a therapist.“ – Alain De Botton My husband, Zach, and I were 6 … Continue reading
Bizzbuzz and Spitfire
Bizzbuzz came to me in my very first year of teaching. He had next to zero impulse control. Called out constantly. A frustrated temper that flared. Poor printing skills. Great … Continue reading
The Disease
(Many thanks and apologies to His Lordship, Le Clown, and his fictional alter ego L’Eric for allowing me to disgrace his blog with my weird ramblings. Of course, if you … Continue reading
Z wins!
Reblogged from Meizac: About six weeks ago, Z’s teacher called me into the school for this meeting. Then, the very next day, I had this meeting with Z’s principal. We … Continue reading
The Sins of the Father Revisited
This is the story of two men; one eighteen years-old and full of promise, the other a juvenile delinquent with nothing to lose. Both struggle with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder … Continue reading
Yoga Saved Me
THE BACK STORY My family has a colourful history of issues; but I will spare those details. This blog is about my journey out of those issues and into a … Continue reading
One Pea In A Disordered Pod
When did I know I had ADHD? Although I cannot give you the specific moment in history I knew, I can tell you it was brought to my attention (pun-intended) many … Continue reading
Have you taken your meds today?
Does your partner ask you that infuriating question when you’re already running late: “Where did I put my keys?” I hear it all the time. Not just occasionally. Every. Single. … Continue reading
Equal Opportunity Inattentiveness
By now, I think most people realize that girls can have ADHD too. It’s not a gender-linked condition; diagnosis rates should actually be closer to 50-50, though some say 3:1 … Continue reading
Life Cracking Open
1. Here is a list of thoughts from my perspective as an adult person functioning with the diagnosis of ADD, and using Concerta to help me get through grad school, … Continue reading
Dose encounters of the third kind (Part 1)
Some of you are already familiar with [pieces of] my story. I have been fairly vocal here and on Le Clown’s blog about AD(H)D and medication sometimes even playing … Continue reading
