Table talk Blog
I'm not writing these posts from a stage. I'm writing them from my kitchen table, where ADHD runs through every generation, mine included.
This is where it all started. The research. The classes. The realization. The need to help others just like me. The kitchen table.
These are the stories I don't tell anywhere else. The mornings that fell apart. The moments I got it wrong. What was actually happening in my kid's brain, and mine, and the small shift that finally helped.
I write them so you'll know you're not the only one living this, and so you never have to figure it out alone at 11pm again. Because my goal with ADHD Family Shift has always been to be the person I once needed during my own family's ADHD journey.
So pull up a chair and join the conversation.
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Table Talk #015 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Homework isn’t taking three hours because your child isn’t trying. It’s taking three hours because homework asks for nearly every executive function skill at once, at the exact time of day your child has the least left in the […]
The Black and Blue Years, the Teacher Speech, and the Dot Nobody Connects Table Talk #014 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Clumsiness is a real, documented part of ADHD for many kids. Attention doesn’t just run the homework; it runs the body. When it flickers, the shin […]
A Personal Decision, a Full Disclosure, and the Boat Most People Are Missing Table Talk #013 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Is ADHD medication a crutch? Only if you take it and stand still. In our family, medication is a bridge: it makes building the systems and […]
The Permission That Moved Me From Mourning to Purpose Table Talk #011 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Yes. It is okay to mourn the life you thought you would have. Grieving the imagined version of your family is not the same as rejecting the real one, and […]
Confessions From the Carline, By an Executive Function Coach Whose Kid Gets Out of the Car Carrying Everything Table Talk #010 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Your ADHD child’s backpack is a disaster because organization is an executive function skill, and ADHD brains run on a simple […]
Table Talk #009 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) Your ADHD child explodes over small things because the small thing is rarely the real thing. It’s the last drop in a bucket that was already full, and when big emotions arrive, the thinking part of the brain goes […]
The Should-Have Could-Have Would-Have Spiral, and the Way Out Table Talk #008 | By Wendy Gregory | ADHD Family Shift The Punchline First (You’re Welcome) The guilt that shows up after you finally understand ADHD is not proof you failed. It’s proof you grew. You disciplined, judged, and reacted with the information you had at […]
