Brain Health
Brain training games like Lumosity promise to sharpen users’ cognitive abilities in middle age and beyond. How else can adults with ADHD prioritize brain health? Read on.
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ADHD Apps & Tools
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ADHD Diet & Nutrition
11 Brain-Building Food Rules
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Vitamins & Minerals
10 Foods (and Supplements and Vitamins!) to Boost Your ADHD Brain
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Executive Dysfunction
The Adult ADHD Mind: Executive Function Connections
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Exercise & Health
Is Your ADHD Brain Hard-Wired for Weight Gain?
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Stress & Anxiety
“When Mental Fatigue Overwhelms My ADHD Brain…”
Mental fatigue can trigger physical, emotional, and psychological exhaustion in adults with ADHD...
Can We Treat ADHD Naturally?
Why Sugar is Kryptonite for ADHD Brains
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Typical ADHD Behaviors
How Adults with ADHD Think: Uncomfortable Truths About the ADHD Nervous System
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ADHD Diet & Nutrition
Change Your Diet, Find Your Focus
Studies show that protein promotes alertness in the brain. Carbohydrates do the opposite. And...
Symptom Tests
Executive Dysfunction Test: Symptoms in Adults with ADHD
Executive function deficit is not synonymous with ADHD, but its symptoms overlap in significant ways....
Exercise & Health
Your ADHD Guide to Shedding Pounds
Executive function problems, sleep issues, and impulsivity can make losing weight tough. Here's how...
Exercise & Health
The Dopamine Deficiency That's Sabotaging Your Health
The ADHD brain craves dopamine, the neurotransmitter that impacts mood, motivation, memory, and more....
Emotions & Shame
Life Is Too Short for Shame
Do you feel perpetually unworthy? Defective? Sorry? Shame haunts many adults with ADHD who feel held...
Stress & Anxiety
Keep Calm and Breathe Om: 7 ADHD Relaxation Techniques
ADHD symptoms can trigger stress at work, at home, during the commute, at the PTA meeting... well,...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Exaggerated Emotions: How and Why ADHD Triggers Intense Feelings
"Challenges with processing emotions start in the brain itself. Sometimes the working memory...