Disclosing your ADHD: pros and cons
This month we are pleased to feature an interview with Robert Tudisco, Edge Foundation Board member. Tudisco is a practicing attorney, an adult diagnosed … Read More
This month we are pleased to feature an interview with Robert Tudisco, Edge Foundation Board member. Tudisco is a practicing attorney, an adult diagnosed … Read More
Once and a while it’s useful to dust off the mission statement and give it an airing. Edge Foundation’s primary mission is to provide … Read More
VHow is it possible that someone with ADHD can focus for hours on something that’s interesting? It’s a common misconception that people with Attention Deficit have a deficit of attention. It would be more accurate to say we have trouble paying attention appropriately. Here are seven strategies to help you manage ADHD hyper-focus.
Many girls with ADHD are left undiagnosed because their symptoms look different. One big difference is that girls are less rebellious, less defiant, and generally less “difficult” than boys. Sadly, they lose out due to their good behavior. Girls with ADHD are more compliant, and are not as easy to spot. Often they are left to drift along from one school year to the next, never working up to their potential and suffering silently. In this interview, Dr. Patricia Quinn discussed the challenges faced by girls with ADHD.
It’s August and school is just around the corner. For lots of students this time of year is filled with anxiety. You know the … Read More
One of the things that many ADHD publications advise at this time of year is to start the year off by letting your professors … Read More
You know that water is essential to life. But did you know that even mild dehydration impairs your ability to focus? Water can’t cure ADHD. But staying well hydrated gives you one more way to fight its effects. Here are 5 easy ways to keep dehydration from affecting your focus.
Last month Edge Foundation attended CHADD’s regional conference in Anaheim. The keynote speaker, Mark Katz presented an inspiring talk about resiliency we felt … Read More
Last week, Neil Peterson talked about how college students with ADHD often lag behind their peers in social and emotional maturity and aren’t as … Read More
The rate of anxiety disorders is much higher in people with ADHD than in the general public. There is also a higher rate of depression among people who have ADHD than the general population. ADHD often comes with a host of other issues such as learning disabilities, anxiety and depression. But depression may be the most life-threatening condition of all.