by Abigail Wurf | Oct 20, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Uncategorized
At last! Washington DC will have ADHD Support Groups! After much demand DC will have its own support groups focused on ADHD. There will be two groups: the ADHD Support Group (ASG) which is for adults with ADHD/ADD and the Family and Friends of ADHDers Support Group...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 20, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Illness, Uncategorized
Many ADHD people self-medicate through alcohol, drugs and smoking. Yes, I put smoking in the same group as drugs because nicotine is an addictive substance. While it may calm you temporarily, it will kill you in the end. 50% of ADHD people smoke at some point, and...
by Abigail Wurf | Oct 20, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Coaching, Uncategorized
Finding and keeping friends can be hard for people with ADHD for many reasons. Some of these include a tendency to interrupt when others are speaking; lack of follow-up or follow-through; constantly being late; inability to provide undivided attention to another...
by Abigail Wurf | Sep 30, 2011 | Blog, Coaching, Uncategorized
Here is a link to an interview on NPR with a doctor about the value of coaching. In the interview is a link to a New Yorker article the doctor wrote about his own coaching experience and the development of coaching though music and sports. Both good reads....
by Abigail Wurf | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Chronic Pain, Coaching, Illness, Uncategorized
What does coaching have to do with chronic pain and illness? You may ask this and think “I am suffering, leave me alone.” Or “I have a doctor, what else do I need?” Coaching is about taking an active roll in improving the quality of your life...
by Abigail Wurf | May 24, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Uncategorized
In any group of people there are going to be different opinions about big and small things. In the ADHD community a big difference of opinion is to whether ADHD is a gift or not. There is a faction that believe ADHD should be presented as a gift and this builds self...
by Abigail Wurf | Apr 25, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Uncategorized
I went to an elementary school that did a lot of educational testing. This was the early seventies and the school was forward thinking in the educational world. They said that if there was a test for distractibility, I would be in the 99th percentile. If a fly flew...
by Abigail Wurf | Apr 17, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Executive Functioning, Uncategorized
Executive Functioning skills are the crucial skills that both children and adults need to be functional, productive and successful in school, work and life. They are skills of memory, organization and goals. People with ADHD lack good executive functioning skills....
by Abigail Wurf | Apr 5, 2011 | ADHD, Blog, College, Uncategorized
High school seniors have made or are making their decision as to where they are going to college next year. They are excited. Freedom at last! But will this freedom work for or against them once they get to college. For the ADHD student the freedom will work...
by Abigail Wurf | Mar 26, 2011 | ADD, ADHD, Blog, Uncategorized
The following are some basic questions that you might have about ADHD/ADD coaching. For the sake of simplicity I will simply refer to ADHD/ADD as ADHD which is now considered the all inclusive term. What is ADHD Coaching? ADHD coaching is when the client with ADHD or...
