Gina Pera's Blog, page 22
June 20, 2018
“Our Lost Weekend Without ADHD Meds”
Two common questions I receive are: “It ADHD a real thing?” “Does the medication really make a difference?” In the early days, I shared the facts and figures. After all, mounds of double-blind research show the potentially life-changing benefits of stimulant medication for ADHD. That is surely more impressive and convincing than mere opinions, […]
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May 30, 2018
One Man’s Story: Growing Up Undiagnosed ADHD
My Rugged Reality of ADHD By Dylan Rosen Do not read this if you are looking for a “Happy ADHD Story.” I do not have the gold medals of Michael Phelps or the arm of Terry Bradshaw. My life has been a struggle from the time I walked into first grade to my current age […]
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May 23, 2018
Frank South: Stories Mom Never Told You
But no escape, my darling, No turning place to hide. I offer you no amulet, No stone to fell Goliaths. These mortal hands protect you Only as my shadow halts the moving sun. Believe the trust you give, I will not Betray you. A shadow is a shield. -Berna Deane South, from For Trey […]
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May 14, 2018
What Traits Attracted You To Your ADHD Partner?
Folklore persists regarding the type of romantic partners attracted to adults with ADHD—and vice versa. Never mind that in the U.S. alone, adults with some degree of ADHD number from 10 to 30 million. In other words, they aren’t clones. Neither are their mates. Nonetheless, at least two so-called truisms prevail: “Opposites Attract”: People with ADHD are […]
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May 4, 2018
ADHD in Canada: Resources, Research, Advocacy
Oh Canada: How fortunate your ADHD community, to have two major national non-profits working on your behalf: CADDRA and CADDAC. I cannot name another country that has such an organized, diligent, and coordinated approach to improving the standard of care for its citizens affected by ADHD. This post brings particular and timely relevance for Canadians, especially […]
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April 24, 2018
“ADHD Hyperfocus”: All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
We’ve all heard about the much-ballyhooed ADHD Hyperfocus. I’ve wondered about it for years. (Frank South sheds light on the topic below, in an excerpt from his new book.) Specifically, how do the folks claiming the “gift of ADHD hyperfocus” know what regular old intense and prolonged focus feels like? By the same token, because […]
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April 6, 2018
“I Wish I’d Known Earlier About Adult ADHD”
“I wish I’d known earlier about ADHD.” That came through loudly as the recurring theme of responses to the ADHD Partner Survey question: “What do you wish you’d known earlier about ADHD?” (Note: I conducted the ADHD Partner Survey in a very rigorous manner; it was not simply a survey answered randomly or anonymously […]
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March 30, 2018
Netflix’s “Take Your Pills”: Anti-Science—and Mean
It’s that time again: A feeding frenzy on ADHD and the medications used to treat it. Because nothing sells like ADHD hysteria! This latest salvo in the anti-ADHD wars is the very snappily titled Take Your Pills. Nobody has time for this nonsense. You surely have better things to do than read this post. I was […]
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February 27, 2018
Male Entitlement And Male Fragility
American males are losing ground. Male school dropout rates are higher than with girls. Male college graduation rates are lower. In all age groups, males die earlier than females. Males have twice the prevalence of any developmental disability than females and more specifically have a higher prevalence of ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, and stuttering/stammering.* Obviously, […]
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February 19, 2018
Newsflash: Male, Female Brains Differ, in 100s of Ways
Science and sociology: The two fields often find themselves at loggerheads. That is the case with ADHD. And, it’s increasingly the case when it comes to accepting that there are differences between the male and female brain. Personally, I’m siding with science. Perhaps after you read a sampling of staggering statistics below—continued fully in the […]
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