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Bill C-329 – The National Framework on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Act.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health conditions in Canada, affecting approximately 1.8 million Canadians. ADHD can shorten life expectancy by 13 years on average if persistent into adulthood. That is greater than the top four health conditions that we focus on as a society combined, such as obesity,…
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Dr. Gabor Maté is a Vancouver physician who has written extensively on trauma and addiction. He has done a lot to raise awareness of the plight of those suffering from substance addiction here in B.C. and I admire his work tremendously. However, he is not beyond critique. In particular his account of ADHD as a…
Switchbacks
An Acceptance and Commitment metaphor Suppose you are taking a hike in the mountains. You know how mountain trials are constructed, especially if the slopes are steep. They wind back and forth; often have “switchbacks”, which make you literally walk back and forth, and sometimes a trail will even drop back to below a level…
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Grizzly Momma Imagine that a mother grizzly has five cubs, conveniently named Cub Number One, Cub Number Two, Cub Number Three, Cub Number Four, and Cub Number Five. At first they don’t do much. They stay in the den, where they nurse and sleep and their mother cleans them. After their eyes open, they start…
Three Day Dopamine Detox!
Problem gaming? Consider a dopamine detox. Problems with excessive video game use are very common for ADHD folks. In theory, they are rooted in a dopamine-based cycle: But it may only take three days of abstinence to change the cycle!