Want to win a copy of “Making the Grade with ADD: A Student’s Guide to Suceeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder”? Here’s what you do to enter the random drawing: 1. Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/stephaniesarkis 2. Tweet me an ADHD tip. Put a hashtag (#) in front of the word “ADHD” in your [...]

PsychCentral.com has just posted an article, “11 Tips for Succeeding in College with ADHD”, for which I was interviewed: College is a big transition for any student. But when you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are added challenges to consider. These obstacles concern everything from studying to managing your time to spending impulsively [...]

Wouldn’t it be great if all kids had their own teacher? One-on-one instruction for everyone. Yes, in a perfect world, this is what we would choose. Alas, we are not in a perfect world – we have school overcrowding, elimination of recess time, underpaid and overworked teachers…the list goes on and on. But smaller class [...]

Here’s a video I did as part of AdditudeMag.com’s ADHD Expert Blog series. Overwhelmed by making decisions? Balk at the thought of being dealt too many choices? You’re not alone. In a recent discussion topic on ADDitude’s new online community for families with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), ADDConnect, several members commisterated about their difficulty [...]

In this age of technology, it seems we are constantly attached to our iPhones, Blackberrys, iPads, laptops…anything that beeps, blinks, or chirps. We have a difficult time telling our technology “No”. No, I’m not answering that email right now. No, that phone call can wait. No, I don’t have to text back immediately. It’s almost [...]

I was a college student for 11 years (getting four degrees, including a PhD, will do that to you). I’m also an adjunct professor, so I’ve been at the other side of the classroom as well. Here are 50 things I’ve learned from being a college student and a professor. (I’ve also written a book [...]

New post on Huffington Post blog: Is it ADHD/ADD or Are We Just Overloaded? So is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) a real thing, or is it just a byproduct of the times we live in? We have overcommitted, over-scheduled and overextended ourselves. We have to answer our emails right now. We have to check [...]

A few months ago while I was reconciling my accounts on Quicken, I discovered AT&T was still billing me for my phone line that was supposed to be rolled into my Uverse account. So they made an extra $25 a month on an account they had supposedly cancelled. Not only that, but when I called [...]