The Power of the Project
Most people might think that giving a project to someone with ADD is a great way to make sure that it won’t get done. That we would work on it for a few moments until we get distracted by something and that would be that. Non-ADDers often see us distracted and struggling, but they don’t realize that we’re actually searching for focus and direction.
Read MoreIs ADD Overdiagnosed?
I get asked this question all the time. My experienced, educated, expert answer? I really don’t know! I’m not a psychologist, and I can’t give you the blow-by-blow evolution of ADHD as seen by the folks who do the diagnosing. Drug-company conspiracy theories aside, and being fully convinced that ADHD is a real condition...
Read MoreThe Myth of Perfect Timing
When you’re like me and have the dyslexia and ADHD combo (I’ll have fries with that, please), writing a book is not exactly #1 on your list of hobbies. Sitting for hours at a keyboard, writing and rewriting… You’d better buy the three-pack of duct tape to keep me in place. So sometimes I still surprise myself...
Read MoreHow I Became the Simple ADHD Expert
Deep in the dark recesses of a damp basement in a stern Illinois government building, there are many X-Files-style filing cabinets, and in one there’s a file with my name on it, Ben Glenn. About 4 inches thick, filled with papers that date all the way back to the early '80s, the file reads like a novel:
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