Don Baker's Blog for Adults with ADHD Traits

Do You Feel Stuck?

by Don Baker, Founder | Jul 13, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

Over 400 people have taken our Adult ADHD Spectrum Self-Test so far, and 79% of them answered “yes” to this question: Do you feel stuck, like you aren’t moving forward in your life? That’s a significant majority of people, and...

5 Keys to Loving Your ADHD Brain

by Don Baker, Founder | Jul 11, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

“5 Keys to Loving Your ADHD Brain” is a quick-start guide to the unpacking ADHD journey. My goal when I wrote this ebook was to lay out the essentials of 1) developing a more positive perspective on ADHD and 2) choosing a more hopeful course for your life....

What is Unpacking ADHD? A Fresh Take on ADHD in Adults

by Don Baker, Founder | Jul 8, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

I know you’ve had a similar experience… Where you’ve found yourself tirelessly searching online for anything you can get your hands on that mentions ADHD in adults. Nothing seems to scratch the itch and to be honest, you’re not even sure what you’re looking for or why...

ADHD Definition Timeline – New Infographic

by Don Baker, Founder | Jul 3, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

If you live with traits of ADHD, you’ll be happy to know that you’re not “brain-damaged” and you don’t have a “disease of moral control.” But that might have been your diagnosis 50 or 100 years ago. What is ADHD? Why have we only been talking about it for the past 30...

Summer Camp for Your ADHD Brain

by Don Baker, Founder | Jul 1, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

$30 for Opening the Suitcase – July only! I’m delighted to launch the new and improved version of my Unpacking ADHD Core Series. You can now start the first 4-week class, Opening the Suitcase, at any time. By automating a lot of my work as a facilitator, I...

Brain Food! Omega-3 Benefits and Supplementation

by Don Baker, Founder | Jun 6, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

Are you aware of how important it is to consume lots of animal-based omega-3 fats, with one of the best sources being krill oil? I’ve been more and more fascinated by how essential omega-3s are for optimal health and particularly critical for brain health in...

Hacking Mindfulness: A Powerful ADHD Solution

by Don Baker, Founder | May 30, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit, Video and Audio

I came across a wonderful video from BeingHuman.com founder and composer Peter Baumann talking about “hacking mindfulness.” He says that mindfulness alone is not the antidote to the constant hijacking of our attention. We can get lost “trying to pay...

Why Self-Awareness is the Secret Weapon for Habit Change

http://99u.com/articles/30437/its-all-our-fault-self-awareness-as-a-secret-weapon-for-habit-change

“something is only “dysfunctional” when the system refuses to accommodate it. If people understood ADHD better, then it wouldn’t be viewed as such a debilitating ailment or something to be cured.”

The Creative Gifts of ADHD

by Don Baker, Founder | Jan 15, 2015 | Adult ADHD Toolkit

Check out this amazing blog post from Scientific American, October 21, 2014 The Creative Gifts of ADHD by Scott Barry Kaufman Every once in a while, I come across a blog post that resonates – really resonates – for me. J Lo has her word for “really resonates” on...