Brain Health
Brain training games like Lumosity promise to sharpen users’ cognitive abilities in middle age and beyond. How else can adults with ADHD prioritize brain health? Read on.
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ADHD Apps & Tools
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ADHD Diet & Nutrition
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Vitamins & Minerals
10 Foods (and Supplements and Vitamins!) to Build Focus, Energy & Mood
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Executive Dysfunction
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Exercise & Health
Is Your ADHD Brain Hard-Wired for Weight Gain?
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Stress & Anxiety
“When Mental Fatigue Overwhelms My ADHD Brain…”
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Vitamins & Minerals
Why Sugar is Kryptonite for ADHD Brains
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Typical ADHD Behaviors
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ADHD Diet & Nutrition
Change Your Diet, Find Your Focus
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Symptom Tests
Executive Dysfunction Test: Symptoms in Adults with ADHD
Executive function deficit is not synonymous with ADHD, but its symptoms overlap in significant ways....
Exercise & Health
Your ADHD Guide to Shedding Pounds
Executive function problems, sleep issues, and impulsivity can make losing weight tough. Here's how...
Exercise & Health
The Dopamine Deficiency That's Sabotaging Your Health
The ADHD brain craves dopamine, the neurotransmitter that impacts mood, motivation, memory, and more....
Emotions & Shame
Life Is Too Short for Shame
Do you feel perpetually unworthy? Defective? Sorry? Shame haunts many adults with ADHD who feel held...
Stress & Anxiety
Keep Calm and Breathe Om: 7 ADHD Relaxation Techniques
ADHD symptoms can trigger stress at work, at home, during the commute, at the PTA meeting... well,...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Exaggerated Emotions: How and Why ADHD Triggers Intense Feelings
"Challenges with processing emotions start in the brain itself. Sometimes the working memory...