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Four Inspiring Ways to Start and Accomplish Something You Hate with ADHD
Mobilizing yourself or your child to do something you (or they) don’t want to do can feel downright exhausting. Kids and adults with ADHD who have challenges with executive functioning don’t have a “just get it done” button. Some folks think of it as laziness or not caring, but motivation and getting started are more about brain chemistry than willpower. Here are four ways to get started so you can accomplish a task that’s tedious, difficult, or boring.

ADHD and Time Management: How to Conquer Time Chaos So Life is More Joyful
If you or someone close to you struggles with time management, it doesn’t mean you’re damaged and broken. It means this is an opportunity for learning how to work with your unique brain so you’re not flooded by a tsunami of frustration, fear, and stress. Here are three ways to conquer time chaos so life is more effective, productive, and joyful.

New Year Blast: Three Promising Ways to Fulfill Your Dreams with ADHD
Goals help us plan and accomplish our dreams. But how do we manage the bumps in the road that we are all too familiar with living with ADHD and related conditions? That’s when intentions are helpful for managing the load. Here are three promising ways setting intentions can help you get back on track when you live with ADHD.

Procrastination and ADHD: Four Exciting Ways to Stop Postponing Now!
The fallouts of procrastination for individuals with ADHD can range from feelings of irritability, frustration, anger, and regret for not being able to accomplish what’s important. There can also be academic, work, family, and financial setbacks for failing to follow through on deadlines and other meaningful responsibilities. Here are four exciting ways to stop postponing what’s important to you so you can live a more fulfilling life with ADHD.

Three Proven Ways to Organize with Calm and Take Charge of Your ADHD Now!
When you live with ADHD, it’s not uncommon to feel tense, burdened, and uncertain about how to get and stay organized. This doesn’t mean there is something wrong with you. It means it’s time to start working with your unique brain, so you're not buried under a pile of chaos, stress, and overwhelm. Here are three proven ways to organize with calm and take charge of your ADHD now!

Eliminate Guesswork with Marketing Schedule by Coschedule for Entrepreneurs with ADHD!
When you live with ADHD, it can be tough to stay on track of all the moving parts of running a business from triaging endless emails, managing multiple projects, and sharing lots of great content with your customers and clients.

Overcome Time Blindness in Three Masterful Ways and Gain Calm with ADHD
Do you feel like you’re at war with yourself when it comes to managing your time? Whether you post sticky notes in every nook and cranny, set reminders on all your devices, or ask Alexa for verbal reminders, productive use of time can be unsettling, daunting, and disorienting. Here are three strategies to overcome time blindness so you can have more peace and calm living with ADHD.

Strengthen Memory Abilities: Five Proven Ways to Really Boost Your Unique ADHD Brain
Do you struggle with keeping up with important details in conversations? Does your mind ping with everything you need to do, so you "do it all" right away before you forget? Do you make a mental list for the grocery store, but then forget the list and what you need? You may be struggling with working memory challenges. When you live with ADHD and other brain-based conditions, working memory can become chaotic and incomplete. Here are five strategies to build your working memory so you can follow through, stay accountable, and remember what’s most important to you.

How to Prioritize When You Live with ADHD
Prioritizing is tough for everyone these days. But it can be especially stressful to prioritize for individuals and families living with ADHD, when there’s so much that needs to get done and just about everything wins out as equally important.

Racism: How to Talk About it with Your ADHD'er
How parents choose to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, anti-racism and systemic racism is influenced by each family's experience. Our kids will benefit from the opportunity to talk about what’s happening which can reassure them and help promote change.

How to Beat the Boredom Nightmare with ADHD
Whether camp has already been canceled or you’re uneasy about sending your kids to a modified version, it's troubling to plan for this summer of 2020. Whatever your choices are, the threat of boredom can feel like a nightmare for individuals and families living with ADHD.

How to Transition in These Scary Times with ADHD
With COVID-19 and shelter-in-place recommendations, the transition to staying at home isn't easy. It's understandable to have challenges balancing your kids' e-learning with working at home, or keeping up with your business while staying motivated.

Four Tips to Reduce Clutter and Stress with ADHD
If you or a loved one has ADHD, you know all too well that managing things and stuff can be overwhelming. Unless those things involve your personal interests, your mind may focus on other things that interest you.

Four Ways to Make the Most of Family Time
Our three kids loved the Chicago Museum of Science of Industry, with so many fascinating exhibits you could barely cover it all in a day! Plenty of preparation went into planning this day-long trip to the south side of Chicago.