ADHD is a complex, frequently misunderstood condition that can be difficult to diagnose and even more challenging to live with.  ADHD can impact most areas of a person’s life, including relationships, work/school, time management, and self esteem.  Individuals with ADHD live statistically shorter lives, on average between 12-20 years (Barkley, 2018) and have worse overall health outcomes than many other sectors of the population.  Despite all these challenges, it continues to be woefully underdiagnosed.  However, more data and information about ADHD continues to be released, and we continue to learn more about how it shows up for individuals and different ways to treat it.

Have you been wondering if you might have ADHD?

You may feel frequently frustrated with yourself for not being able to complete tasks, remember things you need to do, or remember important appointments or meetings.  You may get into disagreements with friends, coworkers, and loved ones because they don’t understand why you did something a particular way or how you forgot again something that they asked you to do.  Your house may be chronically cluttered or messy and you simply cannot muster the mental fortitude to do anything about it.  (Doom piles, anyone?)  You put off EVERYTHING until the last minute, because that’s the only way you can seem to get anything done.  You may chronically avoid certain places or situations but can’t figure out why.  Specific textures of food, clothing, or certain sounds drive you bonkers.  You constantly criticize yourself internally because you know you could be doing so much more and somehow can’t seem to figure out the path forward.  Sound familiar?

There’s dozens more ways ADHD can show up for you.  It’s incredibly challenging to live with, but there are ways we can work in harmony with your brain to minimize suffering and improve executive functioning without continually beating yourself over the head.  If you are interested in exploring whether medication could be helpful to manage your ADHD, I’m happy to provide you with some referrals to med providers who specialize in working with and treating individuals with ADHD.  You don’t have to keep suffering.  You can learn new tools and techniques to strengthen areas of your brain that contribute to symptoms of ADHD so you can have the life you know you’re capable of living.