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Divide and Conquer – ADHD and the Morning Routine
Mornings can be particularly difficult for parents of ADHD kids. The usual rush, sleepiness, lost shoes, "nasty" oatmeal plague all families. But add distractability, spaciness, maybe meds and/or special ADHD diets, and you have an hour of stress that helps noone. And if you have more than one kid... Last week, a mom posted a comment about the morning routine that gives an ingenious way to handle the multi-kid dilemma. She wakes up one child, … [Read More...]
The Weighting Game
At our house, weighing in at the psychiatrist's office has been a stressful event. Loss of appetite was the most worrisome side effect for Lesley, our tall, slim 15 year-old-daughter taking Concerta to help her manage the symptoms of ADHD-inattentive. Her weight gain was closely monitored, much to her chagrin. Although she didn't lose any weight, any measured weight gain was miniscule during the school year. Yet she gained very little weight … [Read More...]
What’s Food Got To Do With It?
What's Food Got To Do With It? - This instructional guide to ADHD dieting gives a broad overview foods which often cause allergic reactions. The ADD Nutrition Solution offers substitutes for these and other problem foods, and a way to isolate items that aggravate symptoms. It is also very acclaimed for offering many substitutes to the drugs meant to help a case of ADHD, such as Ritalin. What's Food Got To Do With It? takes home a sweet spot on … [Read More...]
Meet Kayla Fay
Meet Kayla Fay and Brock Myers
Kayla Fay is a freelance writer and the mother of four boys, three of whom have been formally diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD. When she started “Who Put the Ketchup in the Medicine Cabinet?” in 2002, her sons were ages 8 through 14, when her life was a “progression of dirty laundry, lost homework, misunderstood Algebra, and a whole lot of love and fun”.
Helping the boys deal with the nightmares of homework, the challenges of school, and the realities of life has given Kayla a unique insight into how to maximize the potential of children diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive. With humor, candor, and faith, Kayla blogs about her experience and experiences with ADHD-I. She’s also written and produced several educational products for children, such as Focus, Pocus, 100 Ways to Help Your Child Pay Attention.
Kayla and her husband live in North Carolina in an almost empty nest.
Before Brock Myers was a mom, she worked as an advertising copywriter, selling everything from bricks to legal counsel. Today, her most common inspiration for writing continues to be her children; she’s mom to one son and two daughters, the youngest of whom was formerly diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD when she was in sixth grade. A longtime reader and fan of “Who Put the Ketchup in the Medicine Cabinet?,” Brock has recently joined Kayla in sharing her own experiences with teens, ADHD-I and life in general.
Brock and her husband make their home in the middle east and visit North Carolina as often as their schedule allows.
Brock and Kayla met at summer camp when they were eleven, although only Brock remembers their early acquaintance. It was in college that a friendship grew between the two women that has withstood the test of time, space, and ADHD. To protect the privacy of their children, both Brock and Kayla are pen names.
