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Gina Pera is an award-winning journalist and pragmatic problem-solver who saw a crying need for increased ADHD awareness, support, and improved treatment standards and set out to fill that need. Find Adult ADHD News, Research, Essays, and Helpful Strategies, especially ADHD and relationships, from expert Gina Pera.
ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
This post shares my ten most popular blog posts on Adult ADHD, with a snippet about each. They touch upon relationships, medication, scientific research, management tools, and much more. As you can see from the …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
, This post explores FAA policy guidelines on ADHD. Specifically, being a commercial pilot while having ADHD and taking medications to treat ADHD symptoms. Originally published in 2012 and updated February 2022, it’s one of …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
, This post explores FAA policy guidelines on ADHD. Specifically, being a commercial pilot while having ADHD, especially regarding taking medications to treat ADHD symptoms. Originally published in 2012 and updated February 2022, it’s one …
FAA Guidelines on ADHD — No Rx for Commercial Airline Pilots? Read More »
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
What is ADHD’s Double Whammy? I use that informal term to describe a common phenomenon. That is, ADHD symptoms themselves can impair self-awareness about problematic behaviors. Even when there is ready acknowledgement, though, ADHD …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
What is ADHD’s Double Whammy? I use that informal term to describe a common phenomenon. That is, ADHD symptoms themselves can distort one’s ability to be objective about problematic behaviors. And, ADHD symptoms can …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
Recently, my 2015 post on ADHD and Postural Sway shot to this blog’s #1 most-visited. This newfound interest in Postural Sway motivates me to share more fascinating research details with you on this important topic. Details …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
Is there a connection between ADHD and this phenomenon called gaslighting? Like most ADHD-related topics, it’s complicated. I’m seeing more talk of gaslighting in an ADHD context. In website articles. In social-media posts and groups. …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
What’s the connection between the 1918 Pandemic, penicillin, and stimulant medications? In this post, I’ll explain the indirect and direct connections. The 1918 Pandemic, also called the Spanish Flu, was only one in that era’s …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
For years, ADHD experts have recognized the link between untreated ADHD and obesity. As for weight-control experts and gastric-bypass surgeons? Most missed the memo. Is it territorial jealousy? Willful ignorance? “ADHD Denial”? Let’s be charitable. …
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ADHD Roller Coaster
2y ago
A team of researchers conducted a systematic review of apps (mobile applications) marketed as useful for ADHD — and found no evidence. At all. Hold on! Obviously, many people with ADHD find apps useful for …
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