Gina Pera's Blog, page 28
November 11, 2015
Research: ADHD, Balance, and “Postural Sway”
My friend and I walked behind her little girl, age 7, riding her bicycle. Every 30 feet or so, she’d veer off the sidewalk, and hit the dirt. The little trooper always jumped back up—and on the bike. Undeterred. Still, I found it painful to watch. Was it poor vision? She did wear […]
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November 7, 2015
Chapter 11: “Strategies for Right Now!”
By Taylor J. We arrive at Part 3 of the book. It is here we start getting equipped with strategies for making positive changes in our lives and relationships. This third section of the book is called Your Relationship and the Art of Roller Coaster Maintenance: Four Success Strategies. Chapter 11 opens the first Success Strategy: […]
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November 4, 2015
Take A Brief Survey About Mindfulness?
Do you have 10-15 minutes to take a survey? It is part of a doctoral candidate’s research. The survey is on “Mindfulness”—a hot topic these days—but you needn’t know anything about it. You need only be an American adult. Here is the request from Sarah Eckstein, M.S., a counseling psychology doctoral candidate at Tennessee State University. (Please help […]
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October 28, 2015
In Memoriam: Frances Strassman
“Call Frances. She’s not a bozo,” the woman said. This young attorney exuded an air of authentic authority. That’s why I believed her when she warned, “Careful, there are a lot of ADHD coaches out there who are bozos. Frances is very sharp.” It was 1999. My husband and I were at our first Adult […]
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October 24, 2015
Chapter 10: The Third Plunge on The ADHD Roller Coaster
By Taylor J. I shut the bathroom door, sat on the floor, and sobbed. I’d just watched a mouse saunter through my disgusting kitchen. It didn’t even feel the need to run. Why should it? This well-trod path had a long history of bestowing tasty treats. No doubt the supply would remain plentiful. I was a horrible, […]
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October 21, 2015
Join Gina in New Orleans: CHADD 11/12-14/15
Now’s your chance—to learn in two-three days an amazing amount about ADHD and meet hundreds of other people on this journey. I invite you to join me and many other ADHD experts in New Orleans, Nov. 12-14, 2015, for the CHADD International Conference. There is something for everyone: parents, educators, adults, and mental-health professionals. Plus, the […]
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October 17, 2015
Frank South, Adult ADHD, And The Traffic Cop
This is an excerpt from Frank South’s one-man show, Pay Attention: ADHD in Hollywood, on the Rocks, with a Twist. It overflows with hard-but-entertaining truths about some adults’ experience of ADHD. South, formerly a hit-show TV writer and producer, is now a stay-at-home dad and freelance writer. You can read his blog, “ADHD Dad,” at […]
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October 14, 2015
Myth #7: ADHD Is A Controversial Diagnosis
Myth #7: “ADHD Is A Controversial Diagnosis” Prowl around on the Internet, and you’ll see thousands of Web sites decrying ADHD as a hoax and accusing the psychiatric community of teaming up with the pharmaceutical industry to drum up business. Oh, and while you’re visiting these sites, you’re typically encouraged to buy a book […]
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October 11, 2015
Chapter 9: Managing the Unmanageable
By Taylor J. It’s eerie, re-reading Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? after both my husband and I were diagnosed. Clearly, our relational patterns well fit the paradigm Gina presents here. Chapter 9 is the second chapter in the second section of the book. This section brought to light a subject never previously written […]
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October 7, 2015
Myth #6: That’s a Lot of Medicine For a Small Person!
Some of my friends on Twitter have been following the ADHD Myth series here. I asked for their favorite myths. From Mobile, Alabama, ADHD specialist James Wiley, MD, responded with one he hears a lot in his practice. Let’s call it Myth #6: That’s a Lot of Medicine For a Small Person! He explains: The […]
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