Tag Archives: ADHD
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
Black Box Warnings on Vacay
A Message from Le Clown. Happy holidays, readers and guest bloggers! Black Box Warnings will take some time off, and will be back Monday, January 14, 2013 (there will be … 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
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
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
Our choice was right – for us
Jeffrey, my son, was 22 months when he lost all of his words. We didn’t think much of it as he hadn’t been a very verbose child, preferring to play … 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
A Tale of Two Meds . . .and One Teen
by Janice Lindegard of Snide Reply I knew my son was different than many other children long ago. Even before he was born, he was bouncing to make his presence … Continue reading
Black Box Warning Relationships
There’s no such thing as a completely safe drug. Admittedly some are safer than others. And, for those drugs offering the greatest benefit, we are more willing to overlook side … Continue reading
How ADHD Stimulant Medications Work
By Laurie Dupar, PMHNP, RN, PCC, Certified ADHD Coach and Nurse Practitioner, Coaching for ADHD ADHD is a medical condition where the brain is not producing enough of the neurotransmitter … Continue reading
Medicate THIS
We medicate for everything now, and for a lot of things that don’t truly require medication. For instance, now there’s a drug for people who feel that their eyelashes aren’t … Continue reading
