There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.
- Victor Hugo ___________________________________________________________________
In This Issue:
· New Contest: 101 Ways To Use a Palm Pilot. Enter Now! · NEW! Sari Solden joins our Expert Team · Upcoming Events: Conferences and Workshops · Alert the Presses! Researchers Find Link Between Improved Memory and the use of Neurofeedback · Updates on ADD: CDC Funds Three Research Institutions To Conduct Population-Based Research On AD/HD In Children · ADD Poetry: Focus on Robert Tudisco · Organizing Tip of the Month, by Paul O'Connor · SOS Recipes of the Month · Great Resource: The National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD · ADD Boot Camp: Study Techniques For ADDers · ADDers Say The Darndest Things · Book Review: · "The Parent Coach: A New Approach to Parenting in Today's Society", by Dr.Steven Richfield and Carol Borchert
Happy Winter! And welcome to ADD Consults: ADDitional News, a free monthly newsletter provided by ADD Consults at ADD Consults
I hope you all survived the holidays and kept your sanity and sense of humor! I know that for me, it was a real challenge this year. As my family grows, life at holiday time just seems to get more chaotic. My kitchen (yes, I actually have a kitchen) became Grand Central Station and I recall how at one point, the dazzling array of big and little people coming in and out of the room, made my head spin faster than Linda Blair's, ala The Exorcist. I also broke my solemn ADD "promise" of delegating, accommodating and hiring...by taking on the challenge of entertaining 16 people and cooking/preparing most of the meal myself. Tsk tsk on me! Never again. Next year, it'll be take- out. Who says you can't order Chinese Food for Christmas or Chanukah dinner?
This month's issue is chock full of great articles and resources. I've included a special poem, written by an ADD adult, Robert Tudisco. Rob is an attorney and one of the newer ADDA board members. I chose to share his poem in this issue as a way to remind all of you that each of us has a story to tell about our ADD. And that story is a powerful one.
I would like to invite you to share yours in our Creative Gallery at Creative Focus _____________________________________________________________________
ADD Poetry
The Wonderfulness of Me by Robert Tudisco
If you took all of the things that were special about me, you could put them all together and call it AD/HD. No better, no worse, just different that's me, I'm really not crazy, please try and see. Like a talented wizard in a world full of "Muggles", its no wonder all you see is frustration and struggles.
As I daydream and drift, you think no one's there, but nothing could be further from the truth, believe me, I swear. I see your impatience as my mind starts to wander But, you don.t know the depth of the thoughts that I ponder. For creative thinkers, get lost in deep thought, which leads to the illusion that they cannot be taught.
I know trying to reach me can give you the blues, but I wish for just once, you could walk in my shoes. To see things through my eyes, you would be amazed, at the speed and sheer volume my thoughts seem to blaze.
I'm not lazy or stupid, if only you knew, how truly difficult it is to limit myself and think like you do. But, I can see things that you'll never see, its like second nature, because I am me. With lightning fast reflexes, I can switch gears, to be firm and inflexible is the worst of my fears. I'm calm in a crisis and know just what to do, For I'm in great company, Mozart , Edison and Churchill to name just a few.
So show me some patience, as I'm patient with you. Just a little tolerance, it's long overdue. Please try and understand me, along with my AD/HD, It's a very big part of the wonderfulness of me.
*"These words were written to express the frustration that I have experienced all my life and I believe that most people, if not all with AD/HD feel. It could be a child speaking to their parent or teacher or an adult speaking to their spouse or respective other.
Out of all of the things I have written, I am most proud of this poem because of the reactions that I get from parents, their children and adults with AD/HD. When you write something from your heart, finding out that it touched someone else's is the best reward you can get." Rob You can email Rob at robert.tudisco@verizon.net ________________________________________________________________________
What's New at ADD Consults?
News Flash!
Sari Solden, M.S. joins our Expert Team. Do you have a personal situation that you'd like to discuss with Sari, but live too far from Ann Arbor, MI to consult with her in person? Sari can offer you feedback on your ADD related issues. Request a consultation from her here: Consult with Sari http://www.addconsults.com/experts/expert.php?id=9
New Contest! 101 Ways to Use Your Palm Pilot
We are looking for clever but helpful ways to use a Palm Pilot. Post your ideas in our Forum You'll need to register there first, then scroll down to the "Organizing Tips" and submit your idea under the category, "101 Ways To Use Your Palm Pilot".
Winning submission will receive a special ADD book, donated by ADD Warehouse www.addwarehouse.com Added Bonus! Some entries may be used in my upcoming book, so enter now! _______________________________________________________________________
ADD Coaches for Hire! The Coaching Network is growing fast. Need someone to help you prioritize and get you back on track? Browse through our Coaching Network, and hire an ADD Consults Coach with the click of a mouse. Full profiles are available to help you find the right coach for you. And...your first session is FREE!_______________________________________________________________________
Upcoming Events
The International AD/HD Coaching Conference March 28- 30 Philadelphia, PA
This conference will focus on the comprehensive team approaches to AD/HD coaching and the various traditional and non-traditional methods that are employed to effectively manage the challenges of AD/HD
Featured Keynote Speakers:
Daniel Amen, MD renowned for Brain SPECT Imaging I Psychiatry; Author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Healing A.D.D.
Edward Hallowell, MD child and adult psychiatrist; Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, and Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy, and Co-author of Driven to Distraction,
March 13-14, 2003 St. Louis, Missouri ADHD in Children and Adolescents: Theory, Diagnosis, and Management Featuring Russell Barkley, Ph.D. Details at Dr.Russell Barkley Conference
Reed Martin, J.D., Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies Workshops in Sacramento, CA February 15-16, 2003 - Sacramento State University For more information, visit Reed Martin Conference
ADDA Conference to be held May 1-5 in Portsmouth, VA
Check the ADDA website for details soon: ADDA www.add.org
Have an ADD related event you'd like to share? Email me at Events AOL Users, write to me here: newsletter@addconsults.com ADD Consults will post upcoming conferences and presentations here: Upcoming Events
Coaches: Enjoy referrals from all over the world! Check out our new Coaching Network at Coach Network To be a part of our new Coaching Team , sign up here: Coaching Team ADD Consults is fast becoming one of the most popular ADD websites on the net, with thousands of people visiting the site from as far away as Italy, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Brazil...you name it. Expand your practice internationally by joining the ADD Consults Coaching Team.
Researchers Find Link Between Improved Memory and the Use of Neurofeedback
The results announced in the International Journal of Psychophysiology this month show a link between neurofeedback training and improved memory in a 40 person trial. Dr David Vernon, from Imperial College London at the Charing Cross hospital says: "Previous research has indicated that neurofeedback can be used to help treat a number of conditions including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, epilepsy and alcoholism by training particular aspects of brain activity, but this is the first time we have shown a link between the use of neurofeedback, and improvements in memory."
Read more here: Neurofeedback and Memory. ______________________________________________________________
What -IS- ADD Consults?
ADD Consults is the world's first and only online ADD eClinic. We offer private e-mail/phone consultations with some of the top ADD experts in the world: Dr. Ned Hallowell, Dr. John Ratey, Sari Solden, Wendy Richardson, Matt Cohen and more; a directory of ADD experts in your area; the latest updates on research, meds, treatment; a bookstore, and lots more. We're updating the site all the time, so please visit often at ADD Consults ____________________________________________________________
Updates on AD/HD
CDC Funds Three Research Institutions To Conduct Population-Based Research On AD/HD In Children
Recognizing that many uncertainties remain concerning prevalence, etiology and treatment patterns of ADHD, this research will shed light on: (1) the prevalence and treated prevalence of ADHD in children, (2) the existence of comorbid and secondary conditions in children with ADHD, (3) the types and rates of health risk behaviors in children with ADHD, and (4) current and previous treatment patterns of children with ADHD.
Orient your life around what you love. Make sure what you need to do, but don`t love, still gets attended to. Above all, do what it takes to stay focused on your dreams.
Paul is a member of our Coaches Network and availalable for hire. Read more about his coaching services: Paul O'Connor
Place 6 slices of bread in a greased 9" x 13" square dish. Sprinkle ham and broccoli over the bread and top with the remaining bread. Combine eggs and next 4 ingredients, stir well, and pour over the bread. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately. Serves 6.
2. Sweet Potato Bake
Ingredients
4 to 5 sweet potatoes 3/4 to 1 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp margarine deep baking dish
Directions
Boil sweet potatoes unitl tender, drain and peel. Then slice in rounds, like coins. Place in deep baking dish.
While sweet potatoes are cooling, boil together sugar and margarine and enough water to make a syrup. Then cover your sweet potatoes and bake in oven for 40 min or until browned a bit. Bake at 350. _____________________________________________________________
Great Resources!
The National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD Advocacy Group for Women and Girls with ADHD
Improved knowledge and a better understanding of girls and women with ADHD have the potential to improve many lives and relieve countless women of the shame with which they have grown up. To date, the medical community, as well as the general population, remains ignorant of the unique impact of ADHD on females. Current diagnostic criteria that continue to emphasize traits common to boys leave the majority of girls and women with ADHD to remain undiagnosed and misunderstood. To address this problem, the National Center for Gender Issues in ADHD has been founded by Drs Patricia Quinn and Kathleen Nadeau.
The principal aims of the National Center for Gender Issues and ADHD are to raise awareness of the impact of ADHD on girls and women and to disseminate information about ADHD in females to a broad spectrum of the population including: families, medicals and mental health professionals, educators, the media, and women of all ages.
The National Center for Gender Issues in ADHD Promoting awareness, advocacy, and research on AD/HD in women and girls.
"The Parent Coach: A New Approach to Parenting in Today's Society" by Dr.Steven Richfield and Carol Borchert B.A.
This resource is built around the accompanying Parent Coaching Cards, tools already proven effective in teaching children the social and emotional skills important to their everyday lives. Step-by-step instructions for using the cards make it easy for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals to "partner" with children to achieve targeted goals. This innovative product, praised for its commonsense approach, is simple to use, portable, and effective. You can expect reduced parent-child conflict, better communication among family members, and improved academic and social success. With a chapter devoted to each of the 20 eye-catching cards, users will have all the guidance they need to create positive relationships with children and happier homes.
To subscribe to the ADD Consults newsletter, click here:
Each issue will supply the reader with the latest research on ADHD, information on treatment and medications, the BEST organizational tips, fast and easy recipes, and lots more. So spread the word, and pass this on to your friends, family and colleagues. There's something here for everyone. ________________________________________________________________________
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Write to me at Email
