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Cyclothymia and ADHD: A Risk Factor or Misdiagnosis?

Many people with ADHD receive a diagnosis of cyclothymia, either before their ADHD diagnosis or after. Cyclothymia is a relatively rare mood disorder; it involves frequent mood swings between periods of hypomania and depression. But […]

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Why Telling Your ADHD Partner “You’re Hurting Me” Isn’t Helping

Here’s one critical mistake made by many partners of adults with ADHD: Seeking to motivate positive change, they tell their ADHD partner how much their actions (or inactions) hurt them. It seems logical, right? If […]

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Gina & Dr. Goat Share Our ADHD Genetic Test Results

In this post, we share our own results from genetic testing for ADHD medications. We hope this helps make the information a little more concrete, less abstract. My husband, Dr. Goat, and I share many […]

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Teamwork: Solving Adult ADHD’s Double Whammy

  What is ADHD’s Double Whammy? I use that informal term to describe a common phenomenon. That is, ADHD symptoms themselves can impair self-awareness about problematic behaviors.  Even when there is ready acknowledgement, though, ADHD […]

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Yes, Everybody DOES Have A Little ADHD! ADHD As A Spectrum

If ADHD is a spectrum condition, is it also true that “Everybody has a little ADHD”?  Pretty much! For those living with the reality of ADHD, hearing that “Everybody has a little ADHD” can be […]

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Everybody Has ADHD – Why That Phrase Is Frustrating and TRUE

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Everybody has a little ADHD.” For those living with the reality of ADHD, this can be frustrating, even infuriating. It can feel dismissive, as if ADHD is nothing more than […]

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Dr. Thomas E. Brown Responds to New York Times ADHD-Bashing

  We’ve never seen a balanced news article about Adult ADHD on The New York Times front page, nor in the Opinion-Editorial section. Quite the opposite, in fact. Why is that? This question is timely […]

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New FAA Guidelines on ADHD and Becoming A Commercial Pilot

This post explores the latest U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines on ADHD and how they impact pilots with ADHD seeking certification. Specifically, is it possible to be a commercial pilot while having ADHD and […]

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Adult ADHD and Sleep: Puzzling The Pieces

ADHD and sleep.  It’s like any other ADHD-related topic:  complex and variable with the individual. But maybe you’ve already figured that out: Nothing about ADHD is simple—or cookie-cutter. Good for you. That said, we can […]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Cognitive Function

A quick note to share with you this important article on Vitamin B12 from veteran health writer Jane Brody: It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12 I lived for many decades […]

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