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Archive | July, 2008

ADD and Becoming Productive – Part 2

We began this series by introducing you to author David Allen’s book that addresses stress-free productivity.  As you recall, there are five stages of mastering your flow of work:  Collect; Process; Organize; Review; and Do.  This article will focus on the second stage – Process.
 
Remember that your goal is to “empty” your brain of these [...]

Developments That Have Led to the ADD/ADHD Diagnosis Crisis

The prevalence of the ADD/ADHD diagnosis does not definitely indicate that something is dreadfully wrong with the nation’s children, but rather that something has definitely changed. Although some cases of out-of-control children being diagnosed with ADD/ADHD are most likely due to nutritional imbalances and deficiencies as well as allergies and sensitivities, a good number [...]

ADD and Becoming Productive – Part 1

One of the hardest things for a person with ADD to do is to “get” and “stay” productive. Remember the ADD brain is on overload. It doesn’t always know how to filter important stimuli from all of the rest distractions. The result? You can’t pay appropriate attention to anything!

Understanding that concept gives you further [...]

The Dangers of Using Ritalin and Other Stimulant Medications for the Treatment of ADD/ADHD

“America now uses 90% of the world’s Ritalin – more than five times the rest of the world combined.” – Peter Breggin, M.D, Talking Back to Ritalin
• Current statistics indicate that as many as 10% of the nation’s children have been diagnosed as having ADD/ADHD.
• More than five million children are taking [...]

The Misuse of ADHD Meds by College Students

The misuse and abuse of medications prescribed for ADHD has become a widespread problem. In December, 2007, the findings of the largest study of its kind were released. In 2001, almost 11,000 students from 119 nationally representative 4-year colleges in the US were questioned about their non-medical use of stimulant medications. Every [...]