Hello brains! This is officially our sixteenth episode which means I've officially stuck to
something for more than two weeks.
What?
[Celebration music]
Wait. How is that possible?
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In the four months since I started this show I have learned so much and hopefully you
have too you about how to be more mindful, stick to goals, deal with procrastination,
fight the paper monsters, set healthy boundaries, manage meltdowns, and how tomatoes
can actually help us get things done.
But I think the most important thing I've learned so far is this: we're not alone.
There's a whole tribe of us out there that are struggling with the same things we are.
With the internet there's a near endless supply of tools, support, and
information available to us. And getting support from people who understand what
it is we're going through makes it so much easier.
So today I thought I'd share nine of my favorite online resources with you.
I was gonna do ten but I'm still not great at finishing things.
One: Facebook. Since we're on it all of the time anyway.
Facebook is a great place to get support. Just type "ADHD Support Group" into the search bar
and you'll find the list of groups you can join.
Support groups are great because you can talk about things that you're struggling with and
get advice from people whose brains work the way yours does.
As well-meaning as family and friends might be "Just Try Harder" is not a helpful solution.
Bonus: it's a great way to meet online friends who won't think you hate them when you forget
to message them back.
Two: CHADD. The National resource for ADHD, it stands for
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
their website is full of great science- based information including
online events where you can ask experts your questions about ADHD.
They have a great Facebook page too. Hi CHADD!
Three: The ADD section of About.com has a ton of great articles on practical solutions
on everything from organizing to managing emotions. And it's updated regularly
so we don't get bored. Or so they don't.
"How to set up your ADHD friendly filing system"? Bookmarked.
Four: Ad-da.
Adda?
ADDA?
Uh-duh?
I just found this site but I had to share it. It's for adults with ADHD and it seems like it would be
especially helpful for those who have just gotten diagnosed or are learning about their diagnosis.
They even have an ADHD starter kit. It's not like a "grow your own tomatoes" kit where, like, you get
the starter kit and then you can be ADHD. It's how you learn to deal with it.
Five: ADHD Together.
This one is for parents of ADHD children. It offers free printable tools, checklists, and cartoons
that can help them with transitioning to new teachers in schools, managing distractions
in the classroom, and learning life skills that don't come naturally to ADHD kids.
Like time management or getting ready in the morning.
I think I need one of those.
Six: Kids in the house.
This is a great parenting resources in general but they have a whole section of videos featuring
Dr. Hallowell who has ADHD himself and other experts talking about how to parent ADHD children.
Bonus: the videos are super short, to the point, and Dr Hallowell's videos are like listening to a hug.
Seven: ADDitude Magazine.
Yeah, it's a great magazine. And it's a great website, too.
Articles, blogs, lists of ADHD friendly apps and tools. I personally love their expert podcast.
And, if you want some great information that's more than five minutes I can offer here, check 'em out
Eight: Twitter.
There are a lot of ADHD advocates on Twitter. Not just me. And someone is always tweeting
about interesting articles and ADHD related news. Just search for hashtag ADHD you'll
find plenty. Also, memes. Memes are awesome.
And nine: Reddit.
Reddit has an ADHD subreddit where you can join in on discussions and connect with other ADHDers.
I especially like the "Win Wednesday's" thread where everyone shares the successes they've had that week.
Often having ADHD means we focus a lot on our failures. The "Win Wednesday's" thread was the
one that help me celebrate my little successes and encouraged me to keep going when I was first
starting and had, like, five subscribers.
Holy cow we're at, like, three thousand?
Oh. No pressure. OK. You got this.
That's it for this week. I put links to all of these sites in the description below.
I'm sure there are a lot more great online resources that I may have missed.
If there's one you love post it in the comments below or hit me on Facebook or Twitter
and subscribe.
Bye brains!
Oh wait!
Ten: this show.
It's kinda cool. Now I get to be part of the online resource community that helped me do
this in the first place. And it's not just my videos. You brains have been
really great about posting ideas and solutions in the comments. It's really cool.
Oh! Speaking of solutions. I'm actually working on a three-part series on how our memory works
and how that applies to strategies on note-taking studying and test-taking.
Had to remember that one.
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