My ADD / ADHD Blog

Events for Women with ADD / ADHD

This coming Monday, June 8th I will be speaking at the Virtual ADHD Family Summit about Women and Girls with ADD/ADHD. The Virtual ADHD Family Summit is free and you can listen via the telephone or internet. My interview begins at 9:00 pm EDT.

Next Tuesday and every Tuesday morning Becca Colao will be hosting a chat over at the Women with ADHD Online Community. This chat is free and open to all members of the Women with ADHD Online Community. Just log into Women with ADHD and click the chat link towards the bottom right of the site.

Prioritizing and Getting Stuck

Wow, it's been almost 3 weeks since I blogged! I think this may have been the longest I've gone with out blogging since I started the blog 4 years ago. Once again I thought I was having writer's block because I couldn't think of anything to write. But, once it again it was because I had so many thoughts, ideas, and events that I could write about and didn't stop to take the time to prioritize and choose just one to start with.

When I did finally stop for a few minutes to get things out of my head and on paper I was amazed at how easy it was for me to choose where to start. For example I have 3 important events happening this week at ADDClasses.com and realized writing about them in the order they will be happening made a lot of sense.

Monday - Terry Matlen and I are going to open up the ADD Action Club For new Members.

Tuesday -  Dr. John Ratey will be offering a Free Teleseminar about ADHD and Exercise

Wednesday - The 6 Week Free Organized Job Search Program begins.

Coaching Tip: When you are stuck and not sure how to prioritize, start with a very simple system.

ADHD Family Summit

This past Wednesday I interviewed Dr. Rory Stern on ADHD Coach Talk about his upcoming ADHD Family Summit. The ADHD Family Summit is a free virtual event that begins on Monday May 4, 2009. I will also be participating in the ADHD Family Summit as one of the ADHD Experts and will be discussing Women and Girls with ADHD.

If you missed the live interview you can listen to it now in the ADHD Coach Talk Archives or on iTunes.

Keep It Simple Stupid

I really like the saying: K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid.  I go crazy when people over complicate things and like things as simple as possible. With that being said, I know that I too can sometimes make things more complicated than they really need to be. I know I could really benefit from learning how to keeps thing simple.

This why I am really excited about the free Teleseminar that ADDClasses.com is hosting on Wednesday February 18th. Ariane Benefit will be leading Simplifying Your Life : Strategies that really work for people with ADHD at 2:00 pm New York Time.

Space is limited!

Sign up now at: www.addclasses.com

Registered participants can listen to this live teleseminar for free from anywhere in the world over the Internet or call in over the telephone.

Last ADHD Teleseminar

Tonight at 8:00 pm EST ADDClasses.com is offering the last free ADHD Teleseminar of 2008. I am really excited to be having Sari Solden leading this Teleseminar tonight. Sari Solden is an ADHD expert and author of the books Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys through ADDulthood. Sari will be presenting the Telseminar: Understanding the Core Principles of Success for Adults with ADD.

Registered participants can listen to the live teleseminar for free from anywhere in the world over the Internet or call in over the telephone. Please be aware that space is limited! So, make sure you register ASAP.

Register now>>>>

Getting Back on Track Free Teleseminar

Tomorrow night I will be leading a Free ADHD Teleseminar through ADDClasses.com called Tips for Getting Back on Track. When I came up with the idea for this teleseminar a few weeks ago I figured a lot of people would be able to relate to it because summer time brings a lot of transitions. I didn't realize how much I'd be relating to the idea of getting back on track though.

This past weekend I spent most of my time in bed with The Flu or something that totally knocked me out. I was also fighting it off most of last week which really interfered with my productivity too. I really like to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to ADHD Coaching. So I will really be walking the walk when it comes to Getting Back on Track this week!

My Free ADHD Teleseminar - Tips for Getting Back on Track is at 8:00 pm EDT tomorrow (Tuesday). Registered participants can listen to the live Teleseminar for free from anywhere in the world over the Internet or call in over the telephone. If you can't make the live Teleseminar you can listen to it later by subscribing to the ADD Audio Library.

Yes, I am a Celebrity Now...

My mother just sent me an email this afternoon that put a smile on my face!

Mom: Does this mean you are a celebrity now?  That is my old tennis partner...

Tennis Partner: Haven't seen you in ages, hope everything is going well.  I was reading a blurb on an ADD Conference and saw the name Tara McGillicuddy listed...is that your daughter?

 Others included on the panel of presenters are Dr. Edward Hallowell, Dr. John Ratey, Wendy Richardson, Sari Solden, Dr. Michele Novontni, Dr. Thomas Phelan, Dr. Patricia Quinn, Wilma Fellman, Sarah Wright, Dr. Kenny Handleman, Sandy Maynard, Linda Anderson, Nancy Ratey, Dr. Terry Dickson, Kate Kelly, David Giwerc, Tara McGillicuddy, Jodi Sleeper-Triplett and Hal Meyer.

FYI:  My mother's old tennis partner is referring to the Virtual AD/HD Conference that I will be presenting at in September.

Virtual Conference

In September I am going to be speaking in the Virtual ADHD Conference. The Virtual ADHD Conference includes the top ADHD experts. The Virtual ADHD Conference will take place September 22-24. If you register before 7/31 you can save $50.

The 2008 ADDA Conference

The ADDA conference hasn't really even started yet and I'm already having a great time. Wednesday night I had a lot of fun! Today should be really fun too since this is when the sessions actually begin.

I've already connected with some old friends and met new people like Jay, Eileen Bailey and a couple of ADD Forums members. I also hung out with Rory Stern late last night talking about ADHD in the Hotel Lobby. I should probably get to some sleep so I will actually be able to enjoy the rest of the ADDA Conference.

Getting Ready for the ADDA Conference

Wow, I just realized that the 13th National ADDA Conference is less than 2 weeks away!! I guess that means it's really time for me to get ready for the conference. I booked both my plane ticket an my hotel so that's out of the way! I really need to start packing though.

This year I'm going to be presenting "Adult ADHD 2.0" at the 13 th National ADDA Conference. I'm also going to be exhibiting ADDClasses.com there too. So, I have a couple of extra things to think about this year. It's not just as simple as only attending!!