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Stephanie Sarkis Author, Counselor, and ADHD Expert
 

Archive for January, 2012

New Scholarship for ADHD College Students

The ADDA Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship has started this year. There will be two $1000 scholarships awarded to college students with ADHD. Applications are due March 15, 2012. For more information, click here: Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship Fund Tweet This Post

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Thin Mint Addiction: Symptoms & Treatment

It’s Girl Scout cookie time. The time when your three-week-old New Year’s resolutions of watching what you eat and exercising every day go out the window. Because you know your weakness – the Thin Mint. That little circle of deliciousness has been the ruin of many a person – here’s how to fight back. Signs [...]

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5 Ways to Boost Work Productivity

You may be reading this while you are at work. Perfect – here are six ways to get moving with that work productivity. You may even find that when you practice these six steps, you are getting more work done in a shorter amount of time. And who doesn’t want that? 1. Block time-wasting websites [...]

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Allergy Death at School: When Do Morals Override Policy?

7-year-old Ammaria Johnson died after anaphylactic shock while at school. The school did not administer an Epi-Pen (which could have afforded Ammaria life-saving time to get to the hospital). One of the most shocking things about the allergy death is that the school stated they do have “lifesaving medication” available, but they administer them only [...]

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The 3 Reasons You’re Unfollowed on Twitter

There are 3 main reasons why people unfollow you on Twitter. These 3 reasons were actually determined in research by Kwan et al. (2011). Ready for the 3 big no-nos? Here we go. 1. You tweet too much. A tweet a minute? A bit much. Overload. Even celebrities that get paid per tweet (yes, some [...]

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Mackenzie’s video about having ADHD

Mackenzie emailed me about her YouTube video – she talks about her experiences with ADHD. I thought you might enjoy it. Here’s the link, too: http://youtu.be/EDFy1cvP4yg Tweet This Post

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Yes, DEA, there’s an ADHD Med Shortage

The FDA says there’s a shortage of ADHD medications. They’ve put stimulant medications on their official shortage list. The DEA says there’s no shortage. I’ve been taking Adderall since I was 23. I’m now, um, considerably older. I tried to get my Adderall prescription filled a couple of months ago. For the first time, I [...]

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