Comments for ADHDventures http://www.adhdventures.com Embrace the ADHD Venture Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Play, a Key to Faith and Trust by Suzanne Holman http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/invaluable-tool-for-adhd-women-play/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Suzanne Holman Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:54:42 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=308#comment-227 Cathy, I love the way you talked about play... From our play comes our passion... When things get too hard, life becomes flat and joyless... How easy it is to get hooked into feeling we have to do it "right" or "right now" before we can do anything else... Wow...what a way to kill the fun! Cathy, I love the way you talked about play…
From our play comes our passion…
When things get too hard,
life becomes flat and joyless…
How easy it is to get hooked into feeling we have to do it “right” or
“right now” before we can do anything else… Wow…what a way to
kill the fun!

]]> Comment on Paper Piles an ADD Nightmare by Cathy Jantzen http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/paper-piles-an-add-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Cathy Jantzen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:41:53 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=276#comment-172 John, welcome. You are so right about storage boxes. That's been a problem in the past. Interesting idea about the index cards. I could see using colored index cards matching box to card info. Visual cues, like matching card to box, can be such a help in ADHD organizing. Thanks for the tip about the sign-in names and passwords. I just spent about 10 minutes trying to get on to an internet radio talk show cause I couldn't find my sign-in name. I definitely get your last suggestion. I'd have to use smiley faces and colored pens so I wouldn't feel like I was picking on myself. :) Just not a fan of that. John, welcome. You are so right about storage boxes. That’s been a problem in the past. Interesting idea about the index cards. I could see using colored index cards matching box to card info. Visual cues, like matching card to box, can be such a help in ADHD organizing.

Thanks for the tip about the sign-in names and passwords. I just spent about 10 minutes trying to get on to an internet radio talk show cause I couldn’t find my sign-in name.

I definitely get your last suggestion. I’d have to use smiley faces and colored pens so I wouldn’t feel like I was picking on myself. :) Just not a fan of that.

]]> Comment on Paper Piles an ADD Nightmare by Cathy Jantzen http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/paper-piles-an-add-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Cathy Jantzen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:21:52 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=276#comment-174 Hi Suzanne, I am so glad you dropped by. And glad you like the site. It's a lot of fun. About the paper monsters: I am just so tickled with myself. I'm adding tools to organize so the carts don't end up creeping out of my office like the piles. I choose see through for obvious reasons. And, for more visual help I'll attach pictures that I connect with what's in the drawers. I'm looking forward to perusing my magazine collection for that. I've never heard of Paper Tiger. Is that something I can google? Love hearing your intention. Clearer environment. Me too. Hi Suzanne, I am so glad you dropped by. And glad you like the site. It’s a lot of fun. About the paper monsters: I am just so tickled with myself. I’m adding tools to organize so the carts don’t end up creeping out of my office like the piles. I choose see through for obvious reasons. And, for more visual help I’ll attach pictures that I connect with what’s in the drawers. I’m looking forward to perusing my magazine collection for that. I’ve never heard of Paper Tiger. Is that something I can google?

Love hearing your intention. Clearer environment. Me too.

]]> Comment on Paper Piles an ADD Nightmare by John Chancellor http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/paper-piles-an-add-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-173 John Chancellor Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:14:23 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=276#comment-173 While putting papers in any storage box gets it off your desk, unless you have a way of finding which box it is in you can find yourself still spending hours looking for that elusive piece of paper. One solution is to get a set of 3 X 5 index cards and a card holder box. You will want to organize the 3 X 5 cards in alphabetical order. Then when you file something away, mark on a card the date and box where it was filed. When you get ready to retrieve the paper, simply look in your index card storage box and you will be able to go right to it. I also keep a card with sign-in names, passwords, etc. for various online sites. There is no way I can remember them all. One other technique to alert you to get something off your desk. Mark a dot in the upper right hand corner each time you handle a piece of paper. Soon you will get a great visual of how many times you are handling the same piece of paper. While putting papers in any storage box gets it off your desk, unless you have a way of finding which box it is in you can find yourself still spending hours looking for that elusive piece of paper. One solution is to get a set of 3 X 5 index cards and a card holder box. You will want to organize the 3 X 5 cards in alphabetical order. Then when you file something away, mark on a card the date and box where it was filed. When you get ready to retrieve the paper, simply look in your index card storage box and you will be able to go right to it.

I also keep a card with sign-in names, passwords, etc. for various online sites. There is no way I can remember them all.

One other technique to alert you to get something off your desk. Mark a dot in the upper right hand corner each time you handle a piece of paper. Soon you will get a great visual of how many times you are handling the same piece of paper.

]]> Comment on Paper Piles an ADD Nightmare by Suzanne Holman http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/paper-piles-an-add-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Suzanne Holman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:13:04 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=276#comment-176 OH...and I love your site and blog! Great design and components! OH…and I love your site and blog!
Great design and components!

]]> Comment on Paper Piles an ADD Nightmare by Suzanne Holman http://www.adhdventures.com/2009/02/paper-piles-an-add-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Suzanne Holman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:11:41 +0000 http://www.adhdventures.com/blog/?p=276#comment-175 What a great solution for you, Cathy! I have tried most everything....plastic trays, Paper Tiger, tickler file, a stack of trays that can snap together...10 high...all labeled, printing everything to PDF.... All help, but nothing has been a perfect solution that I've been consistent with... I'm intending that this is the year for a clearer environment! s:) What a great solution for you, Cathy!
I have tried most everything….plastic trays, Paper Tiger, tickler file, a stack of trays that can snap together…10 high…all labeled, printing everything to PDF…. All help, but nothing has been a perfect solution that I’ve been consistent with…
I’m intending that this is the year for a clearer environment!
s:)

]]> Comment on Two Keys to Simplify ADHD Treatment by Cathy Jantzen http://www.adhdventures.com/2008/11/two-keys-to-simplify-adhd-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Cathy Jantzen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:13:15 +0000 http://adhdventures.com/blog/?p=56#comment-44 Hi Chucki, I'm sorry I missed your comment here. I'm very interested in you thoughts and I will take a look at what you've written and will be in touch. Happy New Year to you, Cathy Hi Chucki,
I’m sorry I missed your comment here. I’m very interested in you thoughts and I will take a look at what you’ve written and will be in touch.
Happy New Year to you,
Cathy

]]> Comment on Two Keys to Simplify ADHD Treatment by Dr Charles Parker http://www.adhdventures.com/2008/11/two-keys-to-simplify-adhd-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dr Charles Parker Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:41:11 +0000 http://adhdventures.com/blog/?p=56#comment-43 Hey Cathy, Great blog, and thanks for your Twitter connection... I am so appreciative of this post as over on the medical side I see so many problems with folks in three ways: 1. Folks don't know what to say in medical review because there is no treatment grid for meds clarity regarding working/not working. 2. The building of the medical team is completely reliant on specific details, often not perceived as 'of interest' to the doc, - but, if those with ADD are more informed, the process of effective communication has to change. 3. Slowly but surely the medical community is changing regarding their interest in titration and dosage matters, duration of effectiveness etc. Many are there, many are still not there. Please do take a look at my many postings on 'The Therapeutic Window' and precision with dosing over at http://www.corepsychblog.com I welcome your any comments from your readers or youself, and will be watching the tweets! Thanks again for connecting, Chucki Hey Cathy,
Great blog, and thanks for your Twitter connection… I am so appreciative of this post as over on the medical side I see so many problems with folks in three ways:

1. Folks don’t know what to say in medical review because there is no treatment grid for meds clarity regarding working/not working.
2. The building of the medical team is completely reliant on specific details, often not perceived as ‘of interest’ to the doc, – but, if those with ADD are more informed, the process of effective communication has to change.
3. Slowly but surely the medical community is changing regarding their interest in titration and dosage matters, duration of effectiveness etc. Many are there, many are still not there.

Please do take a look at my many postings on ‘The Therapeutic Window’ and precision with dosing over at http://www.corepsychblog.com

I welcome your any comments from your readers or youself, and will be watching the tweets!

Thanks again for connecting,
Chucki

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