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The Drug Journal
Are you afraid of stimulant medication for your ADHD child? Does the thought of an anti-depressant for a 9-year-old make you cringe? This post is about a tool I named a “drug journal.” It was incredibly helpful while we worked through the trial and error stage of ADHD medication and dosing with my then third grader. To Medicate, or Not to Medicate? If you want background on why I did, then…
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World Autism Day and Travel
World Autism Day and Travel
I was invited to write a guest blog post for the gowhee.com travel app and website. World Autism Day is Monday, March 22nd. If you’re planning a trip with your kiddos once the world reopens, I think you’ll find some good tips here. What is Sensory Sensitivity? We use our senses (there are actually 8 not 5) to process information. Our brains and nervous systems are constantly processing input…
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Work Flow and Cyclical Time for adhd
Work Flow and Cyclical Time for ADHD: How to harness your timeblindness.
I began using a blank journal as a planner in 2020. I completely trashed the expensive planner I was using. Because, quite frankly, 2020 has not fit into any neat boxes or timelines for me.
When talking with other ADHD and neuro diverse individuals, the idea of time blindness, hyperfocus and time management comes up frequently. ADHDers don’t work on linear time. A fellow community member…
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Gut-Brain Axis and ADHD
Gut-Brain Axis and ADHD
Happy New Year! I’ve written about this before, but not with such an honest picture of my family’s mental wellness. We recently made a lot of changes in our life (like moving from Rockville, MD to San Antonio, TX) to improve our life and our health, too!
Since we’ve settled in after a rather hectic 4.5 months on the road this summer and fall, we’re exercising everyday. We’re paying more…
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What I Needed--ADHD reflections during the Covid-19 Quarantine
What I Needed–ADHD reflections during the Covid-19 Quarantine
Photo by Haley Lawrence on Unsplash
When I was first coming to grips with my ADHD I wanted meds to fix me but I needed strategies to make me more productive.
I wanted a partner to love me for all my faults but I needed one who would help me improve upon them instead.
I wanted a son who would listen but I needed a son who would show me the parenting work I still had to do.
I wanted a blog to…
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Blogger to Author
I’m really excited to share this: I’m turning this blog into a book! It’s been a work in progress for the past 4 years. I decided to leverage the blog to help other ADHD families get results. Family ADDventures is all about my and my family’s shifts, success and failures, but it’s not set up to support full on transformation. Here is how I’m planning to turn 3 years of blog posts into a cohesive…
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Oreos and Prosecco for Breakfast: The Wins and Weirds of Life on the Road
This is a forgotten post from our final 2 weeks on the road last July. Â Feels like a lifetime ago. Â Enjoy!!!
   Road trippin’ with three kids and a dog is not for the faint of heart.  Now that we’re finally settled in San Antonio for a bit I’ve had some time to process life on the road.  Here are some of the tricks I learned to get us from one destination to the next in one piece (arguing…
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What I Needed--ADHD reflections during the Covid-19 Quarantine
What I Needed–ADHD reflections during the Covid-19 Quarantine
 Photo by Haley Lawrence on Unsplash
When I was first coming to grips with my ADHD I wanted meds to fix me but I needed strategies to make me more productive.
I wanted a partner to love me for all my faults but I needed one who would help me improve on them instead.
 I wanted a son who would listen but I needed a son who would show me the parenting work I still had to do.
I wanted a blog to…
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Gut-Brain Axis and ADHD
Gut-Brain Axis and ADHD
Happy New Year! I’ve written about this before, but not with such an honest picture of my family’s mental wellness. We recently made a lot of changes in our life (like moving from Rockville, MD to San Antonio, TX) to improve our life and our health, too! Since we’ve settled in after a rather hectic 4.5 months on the road this summer and fall, we’re exercising everyday. We’re paying more…
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How to Spend $500 on Fortnite in one Month-- Lessons from a Pre-teen
How to Spend $500 on Fortnite in one Month– Lessons from a Pre-teen
If somebody asked me, “What kind of parent are you?” idiotic would not be the first word to pop into my head. Unless you asked me one week ago. Last week, as I was reviewing my bank accounts and wrapping up the Christmas budget, I took some time to update the login for my credit card. The balance was higher than I remembered so I reviewed the account details. To my disbelief, there had been…
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Public School After Homeschool: 4 Tips for the Transition
Public School After Homeschool: 4 Tips for the Transition
 On August 19th, my son started 7th grade at a middle school in San Antonio, TX. We planned he would go for a month to receive some instruction before our move to Puerto Rico. As soon as he started classes I was on eggshells, wondering if he would “make it” being in a school building 7.5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Although he was incredibly tired at the beginning, he found classes he looked…
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From 4 Jobs and 3 kids in DC to Mini-Retired in Puerto Rico: A Money Story
From 4 Jobs and 3 kids in DC to Mini-Retired in Puerto Rico: A Money Story
This is a culmination of my journey from living paycheck to paycheck to following my dreams.  It’s a long post but if it inspires someone, it’s worth it to put my sh$& out there!
 Paycheck to Paycheck
  Approximately 50% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and if we studied the percentage of ADHDers in that category, I’d wager it’s closer to 80%. I started reading Budgets are Sexy and…
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Slow Parenting: Embracing Simplicity before Puerto Rico
Slow Parenting: Embracing Simplicity before Puerto Rico
It’s unconventional, taking my family to Puerto Rico for 10 months.  But, I realize what the greater goal is: simplification.  There are so many choices, conveniences, decisions, schools, activities, and schedules to juggle as a parent.  Overwhelming isn’t the word.  It’s just complete, chaotic overload. Throw two working parents, 3 kids, 2 jobs, 2 side hustles, and 1 mortgage into the mix and…
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Why Minimalism is hard for ADHDers and How to Create White Space
Why Minimalism is hard for ADHDers and How to Create White Space
ADHDers need goals. We are typically results-oriented. That’s the reason I took 4 years to complete my first two years of college (What was the point of all these required courses, again?). It’s the reason ADHD elementary school students don’t finish the worksheet. And why more hours spent at your computer don’t always equal more productivity. ADHDers want to know. . . What’s the point?When I…
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Learning to Live in the World With ADHD
Learning to Live in the World With ADHD
Hi Friends, I’ve got a great post today from a fellow ADHDer, author, and work-from-home-Dad Jonathan “JO” Oliver. Check it out:
I didn’t learn that I had ADHD until I was 30 years old. I was in the process of writing my book about Dyslexia when I was diagnosed. While researching for the book, I learned that 43% of people who have Dyslexia also have ADHD. I happened to be one of the 43%. Once I…
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I'm Giving Up (Thursday's Log and a Dental Disaster)
I’m Giving Up (Thursday’s Log and a Dental Disaster)
In honor of Kate’s Northrup’s book, Do Less, I decided to jot down a weekday schedule in my life. It’s a strategy she recommends to help women “trim the fat.” Quite frankly, I’ve been exhausted, lately. I’m working hard so I can NOT DO THINGS next year like: *pay a mortgage *smile with missing teeth *put my kids in front of a movie to grade papers *get up before my entire family and miss breakfast
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ADHD and Money: Saying Good-Bye to a Heartache
ADHD and Money: Saying Good-Bye to a Heartache
 We’re moving to Puerto Rico in October. The rent vs. sell question has been gnawing at me, ever since we picked our destination. I received news that helped seal the sell for me: our basement renters are moving out. Trying to find renters for the basement and the upper level of the house would be serious work. Even with 2 sets of renters, we’d barely clear $200 a month over the mortgage. …
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