So this is my current plan on learning about my ADD and things I can do to help some of the difficult things that go along with it.
Magazine:
ADDitude magazine (http://www.additudemag.com/) - Thanks to my mum for a subscription for Christmas
Books:
"You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!" by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
"Is it You, Me, or Adult ADD? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Had Attention Deficit Disorder" by Gina Pera
"The Gift of Adult ADD. How To Transform Your Challenges & Build On Your Strengths" By Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D.
"The ADHD Effect on Marriage. Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps" By Melissa Orlov
Activities:
Physical activity is known to help promote focus for up to a couple of hours after exercise is finished and can also promote the growth of new brain pathways. More on this to come as a single topic post in the future.
I am keeping track of these activities on dailymile.com so hopefully this means I will be much better at actually doing them.
Running (Barefoot/Minimalist running to be exact), trying this because I always went everywhere around my neighborhood as a kid in bare feet and read a neat book my brother gave me for Christmas called Born To Run - starting off slow to get muscles back into shape.
Swimming - every Monday I swim lengths with my aunt, my brother, my husband and my best friend.
Walking - usually with friends and family that don't want to run
Skipping indoors or on the deck - when the weather is bad
Websites:
http://www.additudemag.com/
http://chadd.org/
http://www.add.org/
http://www.addiva.net/
http://newideas.net/adhd/different-types-adhd
http://totallyadd.com/
http://chaddcanada.org/
http://www.addvance.com/index.html
http://addmanagement.com/
http://addcoachinggroup.com/
http://www.adders.org/
http://www.addforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
Talking with friends who also have ADD has helped a lot. It is sometimes really nice to know that are other people out there that really know exactly what is going on inside your head and has to deal with the same or similar things that you do.
Terrific list of resources!
ReplyDeleteWhen you go barefoot running, watch that you don't step on a nail :-)
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