ADHD College Success Guidance Program

Hitting The Wall With ADHD

Hitting The Wall With ADHD

Hitting The Wall With ADHD By: Jon L. Thomas, EdD As a therapist who has ADHD, I felt an energetic call at the beginning of the pandemic. I remember telling colleagues something naïve like, “I was born for times like these!” As my full practice rose to and remained in...

Is there a Silver Lining?

Is there a Silver Lining?

Is there a Silver Lining? By: Jon L. Thomas, EdD Earlier in the onset of the pandemic, I found it much easier to look for “silver linings” to our viral cloud. But time has dragged us forward from an acute to a chronic phase and a sort of exhaustion requires constant...

On the Way to Work

On the Way to Work

On the Way to Work By: Jon L. Thomas, EdD Young people, especially those who struggle with issues of attention and learning like ADHD, are increasingly caught in the cross hairs of some concerning and intersecting trends in post-secondary education and the world of...

Beginning the Journey

Beginning the Journey

Beginning the Journey By: Jon L. Thomas, EdD Beginning the Journey Into Adulthood With ADHD: What’s at Risk and Why? “My son went away to college and failed the first semester. He doesn’t want to even try community college now.” “Our...

Uneasy In The Harness

Uneasy In The Harness

Uneasy In The Harness By: Jon L. Thomas, EdD For kids growing up in farm and ranch country, work was always easy to find for willing hands. When it came time of year to work cattle, this often involved horses. For moving cattle, we had a special kind of horse known as...