by Don Baker, Founder | May 26, 2020 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
We’re all pretty familiar with the concept of user manuals. You buy a new cool gadget, have zero clue how to use it, so you pull out the most boring read of your life. AKA… the beloved user manual. Some of you daredevils love to bypass that user manual. You want...
by Don Baker, Founder | May 1, 2017 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
Looking to add a new tool to your ever expanding ADHD toolbox? Give “green time” a try. Green time is simply time spent in a “green” area: a city park, a remote rural setting, or totally off the grid in a wilderness area. It’s important to remember...
by Don Baker, Founder | Mar 13, 2017 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
How often do you act on impulse? Say something without thinking? Take a risk? Jump in without a plan? Impulsivity is common for those of us wired with ADHD traits. Our biology makes it hard for us not to act impulsively. The executive skill called response...
by Don Baker, Founder | Jan 16, 2017 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
What does UnpackingADHD mean? If you live with ADHD traits, developing an awareness and understanding of your unique brain wiring is incredibly valuable. “Unpacking” ADHD is a personal process of learning about ADHD, sorting myths from realities, and...
by Don Baker, Founder | Oct 24, 2016 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
Whether or not to try adult ADHD medication is a big question for many of my clients. It’s a very personal choice, but it’s also a choice that’s loaded. Most adults come to the question of ADHD medication with strong leanings in one direction or the other....
by Don Baker, Founder | Oct 21, 2016 | Adult ADHD Toolkit
Why does ADHD Awareness Month matter? Why do we need to raise awareness? And what does this month mean for those of us who already know we live with ADHD traits? I believe it’s about breaking down shame and ignorance. There are so many myths about ADHD,...