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Authored by Dr. Devang Patel, D.O., ADHD Specialist & Board Certified Family Medicine doctor, the ADHD2 blog seeks to educate, empower, encourage you and inspire you to believe that you can achieve amazing things.

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Get Ready for 2021 with ADHD

With ADHD, always expect the unexpected. Worried? Don’t be. One of the many positives about the ADHD mindset is the ability to anticipate problems. So let’s start by getting ready. Love Trouble: Ask that special someone in your life if there is anything you can do to make their life easier. You might not be…

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Why Me and ADHD?

This post demonstrates a different view about ADHD being a genetic trait instead of a disease or disorder.

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Why can’t I learn from my mistakes?

Heart breaks don’t always have to be romantic My heart breaks every time I come across a patient that is getting better but doesn’t believe it. I found that this is especially true of those with ADHD. One patient may say “Why can’t I learn from my mistakes?” while another says “I don’t think you…

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ADHD, COVID-19, and Outbreak

What?!! How can you correlate the three?! Let’s equate this current COVID-19 outbreak to the movie, “Outbreak“. It’s no secret that people with ADHD have a keen ability to sense danger. It’s just that no one listens to us until it’s too late. Cue Dustin Hoffman’s character, Sam Daniels. As I watched it again for…

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ADHD and Anxiety

People with anxiety and depression should always be screened for ADHD at the very least. The reason behind this is because people with undiagnosed ADHD have most likely learned to cope with stress in unhealthy ways. Imagine if you’re the kid that gets called on in class to answer a question but you got distracted…

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Are you ready for COVID-19? We are.

I’ve posted an informational video on Youtube that I STRONGLY suggest you watch for yourself and your families. Click on the tinyurl link below. https://tinyurl.com/drpatelcoronavirus

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ADHD and Dyslexia

Many people with ADHD have dyslexia but they don’t know it. So how can you tell if you may have these connected disorders? And how can we work with them, not against them?

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ADHD and Medication

I have ADHD. Now what? Do I start pills? Do I have to take them for the rest of my life? (We got that one covered at the end of the post.) Do I have to tell my work? How will I remember every day?? The answers are not so simple. I recommend discussing it…

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ADHD and Wellness

As people with ADHD, we focus more on others, so it is important to take time to look inwards every once in a while. Am I feeling positive? Do I have people that can reassure me when I’m feeling down? What am I getting out of life? Self Reflection and Meditation are two things that…

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mission: redefine ADHD

What do you think about when you hear ADHD and what kind of emotions or attitudes does it bring up. What is ADHD and how do you know if you have it? The first step… subscribe to my YouTube channel. The next step… START READING EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY SECRETLY HATE TO READ! ADHD has…