The Truth Behind ADHD

Does this sound familiar? You need to call customer service, be it an emergency – the only time you have available – or you just want to get this over and done with, resolved once and for all… Is that too much to ask for? I don’t think so – instead of reaching a human, [...]

Too old or too good? You be the judge… This afternoon I saw the trailer for the latest Indiana Jones movie. When I first heard about this film being released – I had a few less than positive reactions: Give it a rest already… Isn’t he too old? Too little, too late? Could they ruin [...]

This morning I read a great article asking the question: “Is Eli Manning Overrated?” For those of you who don’t follow the NFL – or those of you who could care less about professional football – stick with this post as I promise it is related to ADHD. There are a few arguments in this [...]

Just a short post to announce the final edit of “The ADHD Parents Movie.”  If you know a parent or family where a child struggles with ADHD, then this movie is a must watch. Check it out here: http://theadhdparentsmovie.com. I’m probably a little biased, but I can’t help but share this with all of you.

“Your thoughts create your reality.” ~Author Unknown No matter how many times I hear this, it just might be the most important factor in finding success.  Whether success to you means: A clean room Better grades at school No more temper tantrums 5 minutes of peace Sleeping in on Saturday morning Seeing your child laugh [...]

It appears that the list of “other problems” that mimic symptoms of ADHD just got another addition. According to this recent article, sleep apnea can be another problem where your child will exhibit the characteristic symptoms of attention deficit disorder: Difficulty focusing Increased irritability Fidgety Uncontrollable emotional outbursts Doesthis sound familiar? Well, according to this [...]

Well, here goes another “video” message. I am really enjoying this new technology and being able to connect with you via different mediums. Anyway – Today I wanted to talk to you just very briefly about emotional and physical exhaustion. After focusing my energy and resources on the “big game,” I crashed this morning and [...]

It’s no surprise that most of the modern world (global community) will be tuned into the same one television program tonight. Heck, you might even be one of the millions (if not billions) of people watching tomorrow night’s NFL Super Bowl extravaganza. I know I will be glued to my television set tomorrow afternoon and [...]

When I started writing this blog – I had a pretty good sense of what I wanted to talk about, and where I wanted to go. It all started with the idea that there are many truths behind ADHD. It doesn’t matter whether you are a parent, spouse, partner, child, or sibling of someone who [...]

I don’t know how I did it – but it looks like I skipped right over reviewing Chapter 2 for you all. Oops! I am so glad I caught this, because Chapter 2 has some great content. Chapter 2: “Parenting Doesn’t Cause ADHD – Genes Do.” Dr. Monastra reviews and dispels some of the major [...]