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<p>Last week I began to talk about using strengths instead of weaknesses in managing ADHD, especially when the weaknesses seem to outweigh and overwhelm those with ADHD.&nbsp; This morning when&nbsp; I sat down to write, fully intending on writing more about strengths, I couldn’t get the idea of “the power of the pause” out of &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/09/23/the-power-of-the-pause/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The

<p>I decided to repost this for those of you who may have missed it the first time. We took Ryan to see a movie when he was 5 years old. As most kids do, he wanted popcorn and a blue icee. So as a wonderful mother, I complied, much to his delight. After the movie, &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/08/22/the-incident-of-the-blue-icee-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Incident of the Blue&nbsp;Icee</span> <span class="met

<p>I’ll do it later. I’ll do it tomorrow. I don’t have time to do it today. Maybe I can get it done next week. Oh no, it’s due tomorrow? Oh no, it was due today and I didn’t finish it. Oh no, I didn’t pay my bill, now it’s late and I have late fees.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/08/12/procrastination/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Procrastination</span> <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>

<p>When Ryan was working for the California Conservation Corps during his gap year between high school and college, he experienced a very difficult situation, one in which to date&nbsp; was probably the most difficult he had encountered.&nbsp; His supervisor was unhappy with his&nbsp; slow work pace and his difficulty in completely understanding directions.&nbsp; Ryan was &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/04/22/self-advocacy/" class="more-link">Continue reading

<p>It took Ryan three times to pass his written driver’s license test.&nbsp; It took Ryan three times to pass the driving portion of his driver’s license test.&nbsp; After each time that he failed, his downtrodden face would last for about thirty minutes, and then he was back to his normal happy go lucky self.&nbsp; This &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/04/08/resiliency/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Resiliency</span> <sp

<p>Ooooof.&nbsp; My life has been defined by worry and anxiety.&nbsp; Even with having a healthy spiritual and self reflective life, I continue to struggle with these lovely attributes that I have.&nbsp; As a child I was called “worry wart” by my siblings.&nbsp; I worried myself sick if my parents didn’t get home when they said &hellip; <a href="https://lifewithryan.blog/2022/01/14/worry-and-anxiety/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Worry a