Tag: Neurodiversity
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Mindfulness Amended
Meditation: the very word may send you running for the hills. For someone with ADHD, what could be less enticing than sitting perfectly still in total silence and attempting to clear your mind? Pouring fire ants down your underwear might seem more tolerable. And yet, I believe meditation is one of the most valuable tools…
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ESCAPE FROM SCREEN LAND:ADHD, screen addiction, and how I’m fighting back
My name is David, and I’m a screen addict. “Sure, aren’t we all?” you might ask. Being glued to our phones has become a fact of life for modern American culture. But when I say I’m addicted, I’m not using hyperbole. I’ve recently had to confront the fact that my screen use had all the…
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Enslaved to the moment
Sooner or later, we learn that we aren’t always the masters of our own ship. The very concept of “self-control” implies that we are two entities: the self who is controlling, and the self who is being controlled. For those of us with ADHD, not only do we have trouble steering the ship, but we…
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Can “brain hacks” cure ADHD?
For most of my ADHD life, I have focused on treating my condition behaviorally. Using the principle of brain plasticity, I’ve gradually trained myself to adopt different habits, develop more self-discipline, and structure my time and my external environment in ways that compensate for my deficit of internal structure. As a musician, I’m used to…
Divergent Daydreams 