On the Way to Work
On the Way to Work By: 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 work. Over the past...
Beginning the Journey
Beginning the Journey By: 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 daughter graduated...
Uneasy In The Harness
Uneasy In The Harness By: 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 a “cutting horse.”...
Leaving Home – ADHD Style
Leaving Home – ADHD Style By: One particularly hot summer day during my Texas youth, I was cutting mesquite trees for a local rancher. As I worked my way from the cattle pens outward, I soon found myself a mile or so from the ranch house. I think I may have...