A Week of ADHD Shenanigans

I’ve had many requests for another day-in-the-life article, but I decided instead to give you a week of ADHD shenanigans instead. My son was little when I wrote that. These days everyone shares every moment of their ADHD lives on social media. But I feel more comfortable writing it down than pointing at word bubbles. […]

Teaching Children with ADHD about Consequences

Teaching children with ADHD about consequences is tricky business. As a parent with ADHD I have trouble recalling my past learning experiences and applying them, so I know damn well my child has is even harder. According to the authors of Parenting with Love and Logic, consequences don’t have to happen immediately in order to […]

6 Reasons Why Autism Parenting Sucks

I realize it isn’t PC to admit that parenting a child with Autism and ADHD sucks.  But it really does sometimes. Please understand, I love my child more than my life. But it is impossible to explain to people how hard it is day-to-day. Someone once told me that having autism is like being an […]