Becca Colao MA Senior Certified ADHD Coach ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Aspergers, Executive Function, Television, Thinking, Time Management 0 Comments
I've been sick. I'll tell you more later about that. But for now, it means a lot of things have not been happening, because other more urgent and medically important things have happened. There are papers piled in odd places while I was taking care of my body. There are emails I didn't answer because […]
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Executive Function 0 Comments
In life coaching we talk a lot about "tolerations." Tolerations are things you have to do on a regular basis, or things on your to do list that haven't been done, that create drag in your life the way wearing a backpack in the water slows down your swimming. These are things that take extra […]
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD Coaching, Executive Function, Inattentive 0 Comments
The past few weeks I've been hearing a lot about schedule transitions. Educators back to school schedule; kids back to school schedule. I've also been hearing a lot of high expectations about the beginning of fall. It's as though we think we should have gotten our entire lives clean and spiffy, in new outfits, and […]
Becca Colao ADHD, ADHD and Diet, Executive Function, Food and Drink 1 Comment
Todays ADHD and diet question: What's the most important thing to remember about diet and ADHD? Apparently I'm not so good at giving one answer. Here are five important things: Remember to EAT. Plan to eat. Know what foods work best for you. Know your body and how often you need to eat. Have a […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Systems 2 Comments
Now that I want to use a to do list again, to help structure non-client work time, I have to look at what kind of to do list to use. I used to use Outlook, and had a list there. When I stopped using a PDA, I started writing myself e-mails with a long to […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Systems 3 Comments
I haven't used to do lists much lately. To be clear, I haven't had much use for complex to do lists. When you don't have ongoing complex projects, systems for keeping track can be a little bit of overkill; they are more work than they are help. Right now, I have stuff written down that's […]