Molly Raaymakers, MA, LLP from Neurotherapy Associates of West Michigan has agreed to present at our April 13 meeting to address the relationship between neurofeedback and the strategies for controlling or coping with ADHD symptoms. Watch this blog for more information regarding this meeting.

Video Podcast: ADHD & Self-Employment

ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition that many people live with that can pose serious challenges to performing well in the world of work. Most employers place high value on a worker's ability to focus, pay attention to detail and handle complex tasks in a consistent manner, most people with ADHD tend to struggle with those kinds of activities more than the rest of the world. Meanwhile, a lot of the special attributes that people with ADHD tend to possess in greater levels than the rest of the world - energy, creativity and a love of novelty and variety - can often go unnoticed or at least under-appreciated by many employers. Not surprisingly, I've encountered a lot of people with ADHD who want to know how feasible and/or desirable it might be for them to become their own boss, choosing self-employment over traditional employment. Everyone's situation is unique, of course, but the video podcast included in this blog entry covers a lot of the considerations that are shared almost universally by people with ADHD who would like to run their own business.



What has your experience been with self-employment? Is/was it better suited to how you operate as a person with ADHD? Did it introduce new challenges? How did you handle them? What other advice or considerations do you have for other aspiring entrepreneurs with ADHD?

Check Out This Resource: Parent to Parent: ADHD Training

Hello,

I am eager to tell you about the Parent to Parent Training classes which begin very soon, on March 11. The classes encompass six 2-hour classes presented by an experienced and certified Parent to Parent Teacher (me). Click here for a .pdf document that describes the course in greater detail.

Feel free to call or email me directly,

Ruth

Ruth Evenhouse, ACAC,
Associate Certified ADHD Coach
CHADD Certified Parent to Parent Trainer
revenhouse@hotmail.com
(616) 392-4381

www.focusplus.org URL Working Again!

For 2010, FOCUS+ made the decision to rebuild its web site and blog and to relocate them to new web site and blog hosting services. While the process overall went very smoothly and early feedback on the new site and blog have been positive, we did encounter some difficulty getting our old domain name, www.focusplus.org, redirected to link to the new site. But it's done!

Be sure to add www.focusplus.org and focus-plus.blogspot.com to your Favorites folder, and to subscribe to the RSS feed for the FOCUS+ blog (look on the right hand side of this window for details) to be sure to stay current on new developments from our group.

Rick Diamond Update

We have new details regarding the guest presentation at our March 9 FOCUS+ meeting!

Rick Diamond will be discussing: "Job Coaching or How to Work WITH Your AD/HD"

Rick is the Director of Employment Services for Disability Network of the Lakeshore, a position he's held for 14 years. He is the former Co-Chair of Michigan’s Freedom to Work Initiative Implementation and is a member of Michigan’s Job Coalition.

In representing Community-Based non-profit organizations, Rick has served for the last nine years as a member of Ottawa County’s Workforce Development Board, a board which oversees all workforce development as well as training activities funded or administered by the Ottawa County Michigan Works!