http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog Coaching for Students with ADHD Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:01:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Overspending during the holidays is hard for everyone - the average American family is carrying almost $10K in debt.  Impulse shopping is a major reason for credit card debt and is a common problem for people with ADHD.   During the holidays it's especially hard to keep impulse shopping urges under control.  ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/12/04/5-steps-to-curbing-impulse-shopping-during-the-holiday-rush/ Edge is pleased to report that our board member, Nancy Ratey, was featured in the October issue of Attention Magazine.  Attention is the membership publication of CHADD -- the leading national organization working on behalf of children and adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The article titled, Everything You Ever Wanted to ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/11/14/expert-adhd-coach-nancy-ratey-recommends-edge-foundation/ A follow-up to a Washington Post article. The transition from high school to college is a big step for everyone.  When you have ADHD, however, going to college can feel like stepping off a cliff without a safety net.  A recent Washington Post articleby Susan Kunzle (10/25/08) chronicled one family’s journey ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/11/02/college-success-with-adhd-coaching/ As the days grow shorter, it’s easy for all of us to get less active.  If you think about it, how much more time do you spend on-line or watching TV during the winter, when in the summer you would be out riding your bike or at the beach.   For people ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/10/17/treating-adhd-with-exercise/ A new study released by Massachusettes General Hospital shows that girls taking stimulants to treat their ADHD are signficantly less at risk to start smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs than girls with ADHD who don't. This study is one more in a series that show ADHD stimulants are not only ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/10/07/is-ritalin-good-for-you-new-study-says-yes/ If you have ADHD, read this CNN article about the increased risks of driving with ADHD: Teen Drivers with ADD a Problem on the Road .  Take these three steps to make you a safer driver: Turn OFF your cell phone.  If it's off you won't be tempted to answer it or text ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/09/22/teens-adhd-driving-danger/ Edge Foundation founder, Neil Peterson, publishes new book:  Embracing the Edge: Stories of Tenacity and Personal Power    Self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur” Neil Peterson founded five companies during his 40-plus year career, most notably Flexcar, the award-winning car-sharing company that recently merged with Zipcar.  Peterson’s resume is an impressive list of C-suite positions ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/09/16/succeeding-despite-learning-disabilities/ Last month Michael Phelps proved that people with ADHD can keep their edge and be wildly successful. To celebrate ADHD awareness month, we’d like to ask you “What do you do to keep your edge?” After you take the poll, leave a comment to enter to win this month's ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/09/05/take-the-adhd-success-poll/ To much of the ADHD community, Michael Phelps’s phenomenal swimming at the Bejing Summer Olympics is a beacon of pride and hope.  For all the advances in diagnosing and treating ADHD, it remains greatly stigmatized.  In chat rooms and bulletin boards people post items like “ADHD is not a disability” ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/08/15/michael-phelpss-adhd-is-not-an-attention-deficit/ In the July 7th issue of the Wall Street Journal, L. Gordon Crovitz wrote about the formation of the Internet Overload Research Group (Unloading Information Overload).  Apparently the internet is so distracting to the average technology employee that Microsoft, Google, IBM and Intel have banded together to try to figure ... http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/2008/07/09/what-microsoft-google-ibm-and-intel-can-learn-from-people-adhd/