Now that school is back in session parents and teachers, alike, are wondering if the children with learning differences will turn their world upside down anytime soon. Parents believe that this school year will be the answer to all of the other failed years. Teachers somehow believe that they will have fewer students with learning differences than they had last year. Both groups usually find out that they are both wrong about mid-October. It is important for teachers to know that out of a class of 20 students they will have at least 5 students that are undiagnosed learning different. This should be a wake up call for educators to educate themselves about learning differences and how to be a more effective teacher. Parents need to realize that there is a problem and get the help that your child needs as soon as possible. If you don't, it will be your child who looses out.

ADHD moments can be frustrating but also revealing. Tell me your most memorable ADHD moment. It could be in school, home, work or play. Don't be shy.

Your stories are common and thread together through your frustrations. What many of you are experiencing is the processing difficulty of ADHD. This is what happens when individuals have not had the chance for remediation. Therefore, if you have children with these same difficulties make sure you get them the proper remediation early so they do not have to suffer in the same way as you are now.

I have been working with adults with ADHD for years now and I always seem to find out something new everyday. I have found the following

- Greatest strengths are usually the ability to see the big picture.
- Great personalities and can be the life of the party.

- They seem to get stuck when things don't go there way.
- Have difficulty following through.
- Can believe that they are always right and everyone else doesn't know what they are talking about.

- When first diagnosed may believe that medication is for others and not themselves.

What do you believe about adult ADHD? What are your struggles? What have been your greatest achievements? Surprise me again with your great ADHD story.

I just wanted everyone to know about our upcoming seminars in Southern California. The response has been good. We will be covering parenting the ADHD child, the up's the down's and everything in between. Let me know your most difficult parenting questions in raising these children.

Most individuals seem to think that ADHD exists all by itself.  It can on occasion, however, it is not the rule.  Remember that ADHD usually overlaps with other learning differences. They can co-exist with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or even dysgraphia. 

I have been talking to several groups lately and within them, the question of adult ADHD has been coming up a lot.  The one constant thread that they all seem to share is how difficult it is to hold it together at work. They say that they have an overwhelming sense of guilt because they can't seem to complete their projects on time. Does this seem to be happening to you? How have some of you coped within this setting?