ADHD and the FierceFamily

The background: At a recent Saturday swim meet, Row’s coach commented on the amount of time it took to track Row down for his races.

The scene: Wednesday Night Swim Meet

The action: Row is sent to the “clerk of course” - but loses his way - twice. So Tim and I physically walk with him all the way there, and I stand with my hand on his shoulder Continue Reading »

Girls are underdiagnosed with ADHD because, very often, their symptoms are not as recognizable and/or as annoying as the symptoms in boys. Nadeau, Littman, & Quinn state,

Girls, through biology and socialization, tend to be less active, more compliant, and less aggressive… Girls who are distracted, disorganized, quiet daydreamers receive less attention from parents and teachers than do boys who are more active, disruptive, and defiant. It is the squeaky wheel that gets the grease!” (p. 18) Continue Reading »

My friend J turned me on to Getting Things Done . Though I’ve tried (and failed) every organizational system known to humans, the evangelical nature with which J spoke made me try one more time. My use of David Allen’s organizational system out-lasted all of the other organizational systems combined. I don’t do it faithfully anymore - but if I were to get myself re-organized, I would return to his system. Even though I don’t do the whole shebang, I have incorporated many of the principals for good. Much of it is common sense, but it’s common sense that is lacking in other organizational systems. For example, things like Franklin Planner, and Palm and Axim and whatnot, all want you to use priority codes (e.g., A1, B3, etc.) for your to do list. Allen says, throw all that out the window. You can glance at a long list and know what the priorities are - don’t waste your time ranking and re-ranking your stuff. Continue Reading »