ADHD

What if your body has been warning you all along , but your attention has been somewhere else? Muscle tension and neck stiffness are often the first physical warnings your body gives you. It’s 3:00 in the afternoon. You’ve been working for hours, completely absorbed in what you’re doing. Suddenly, you realize you haven’t eaten lunch. Your water glass is still full, your shoulders are tight, and you’re exhausted. How did you miss all of that? For some people with ADHD, this is

Why recognizing when your attention wanders may be just as important as learning to concentrate. Have you ever been reading a book, reached the bottom of the page, and realized you have absolutely no idea what you just read? Your eyes were moving across the words. You might even have turned the page. But somewhere along the way, your mind went on vacation without telling you. Maybe you started thinking about tomorrow’s schedule, a conversation you had yesterday, or what you need

Join Peter Freer, M.Ed., for a Play Attention webinar on attention and self-regulation, October 21, 2026 at 1 PM EDT. Register online.

Join Play Attention on 7 October at 1 p.m. ET for an interactive webinar on ADHD and auditory processing. Register online.

Why “I Heard You” Doesn’t Always Mean “I Got It” “Did you hear what I just said?” “Yes.” “Then why didn’t you do it?” If you have ADHD — or live, work, or parent someone who does — you may know this exchange very well. The frustrating part is that the person may be telling the truth. They did hear you. But hearing the words is only the beginning. Before someone can take spoken information and successfully act on it, several cognitive processes have to work together. Attention needs to

You buy a new planner. You color-code the calendar. Set reminders on your phone. Download another productivity app. Put sticky notes where you know you’ll see them. And for a little while, it may work. But then the reminders start getting ignored. The planner stays closed. The sticky notes become part of the scenery. And you find yourself right back where you started. You are struggling with focus, follow-through, organization, working memory, or getting started. The problem may not be your planner. And