Monthly Archives: January 2010

Avoiding Social Media Gaffes – Impulse Control

January 28, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

If there is one aspect of Adult ADHD that is agreed upon by all experts, including the ones that don’t believe ADHD exists, it is the lack of control over impulses. Inappropriate jokes, interjecting, spending, gambling, casual sex, news addiction, … Continue reading →

Adult ADHD Tastes Like Feet

January 27, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

I attended a dinner party last Saturday. I haven’t attended such an event in years. I’m not sure what happened, but I had a great time and didn’t offend anybody. I must have been off my game. That’s alright, though, … Continue reading →

First Flubs on the Job

January 22, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

Douglas relates his first week on the job at HealthyPlace.com and requests readers share their first week experiences. Continue reading →

Computer Cacophony – Finding Focus in Isolation

January 21, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

One of the ways I’ve learned to manage my ADHD is to utilize the beeping & booping power of gadgets. Between my iPhone and my severely packed iCal appointment calendar, I have more alarms going off than a fire station … Continue reading →

About Douglas Cootey – Author of ADDaboy!

January 20, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

My name is Douglas and I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD for ages. I was ADHD before the Space Age, then during the Computer Age, and now in Old Age. I missed being diagnosed with Minimal Brain Dysfunction when that was … Continue reading →

Overflowing with ADHD Appreciation

January 14, 2010 / by / ADDaboy!

There I was in the bathroom, innocently blowing my nose and bopping to music on my iPhone at 12:30am. I had many things left on my ToDo list that needed doing, and with the quiet a sleeping home brings, I … Continue reading →