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Easily distracted, can’t-sit-at-a-desk-all-day. Educator. Author, ADHD Reframed!Totally Crush Life&Career w/an ADHD FastBrain. Sorry no time for DMs.

Birmingham, AL 💙
Joined October 2015
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@tom_peters “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~ Voltaire
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@DorisLaughlin1 @donwinslow @CNN Marking myself safe. 50 miles from Cullman. Fully vaxxed. At home in Birmingham.
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@duty2warn Yes. What is it really?! Do you think we’ll ever know @duty2warn ?
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@thejackhopkins Beautiful tribute to your spouse and to spouses, partners, soul mates everywhere. 🙏💗
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@tribelaw @FoxNews I give thanks for your courage, Professor.
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@ninaandtito At age 25, after 2 children, wanting my tubes tied, I had to get a report from a psychiatrist declaring I was sane and write a letter to the hospital board explaining why I didn’t want more children. Outrageous!
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@AwareOfTheNarc @drfarmertx Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for this. Feeling emotional reading this and all the responses … I have no words, except I feel seen.
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@JohnMTalmadgeMD Thank you for watching so we don’t have to. Really like reading your summaries!
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@StevenBeschloss Maybe RBG will hang around in ghost form for a few months, scaring the dickens out of Republicans.
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@bamableu Vaccinated and still wearing a mask in Alabama. You are not alone!
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@JoyceWhiteVance Wish this weren’t so! Make me mad, sad, and embarrassed for our state.
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Who says #ADHD can’t sit at a desk all day & pay attention?!! Making progress on my 1334 piece LEGO VW Bus I got for Christmas! Taking a break to get more wine.
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@JohnMTalmadgeMD “... rabid squirrel on LSD.” A riveting visual!
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@HowtoADHD One reason mental health is not given a priority in the workplace is because it’s not understood ... and that makes it scary to accept and accommodate.
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@pinballmind Yes! #ADHD constant state of confusion is frustrating for me too. Made my head spin trying to decide what to wear everyday. Bought 5 outfits exactly alike. Solved that problem! I know ... boring! But I walk out the door feeling more focused.
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@BaddCompani Here in Birmingham, AL. Tornadic activity all over the state. Still more to come tonight. Incredible local weather reporting, accurately predicting timing of tornadoes down to street names and local landmarks on ABC 33/40.
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@gggirl924 Is binge watching Netflix on the sofa in yoga pants, eating pizza, called going out and partying on New Year’s Eve?! 🤣
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#ADHD .Can you even name a job w/easily distracted as a requirement? No.Nobody can.Reframe easily distracted to what it is-infinitely curious or in other words-a snoop. Now name jobs being an infinitely curious snoop is an asset: security guard, forensic tech, investigator...
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What a panic attack looks and feels like 👇
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Please re-Tweet to raise awareness about #panic attacks. (image via @BelievePHQ ) #health #mentalhealth #stress #anxiety #psychology
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Just sewed the @NancySinatra Pride Patch on my windbreaker! Gorgeous! Superb quality! Start Walkin'!
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Here’s what happens when #ADHD gets hyper focused on organization. It’s not exactly the Dewey Decimal system but it’s organized!
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Time to reframe #ADHD . Enterprising. Mentally vibrant. Kinesthetic learner. Innovative. Imaginative. Energetic. Spontaneous. Risk taker. Action oriented.
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#Hyperfocus . Resilience. Generosity. These are just a few of our favorite things about #ADHD . Is your favorite on our list?
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@RBJ88269420 @SOCALRE4U @donwinslow I’m in Alabama. Fully vaccinated. Yet rarely go out because of the high rate of the unvaccinated. And when I do go out, I mask up.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. ~George S. Patton #oatmeal #ThinkDifferent Oatmeal thinks different. Cranberry Oatmeal Bake
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@HunterJCullen Uh ... no. But I have kitchen knives, a box cutter, and scissors.
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@gemini_gal307 @Barbie892 @GaryHar70258384 Soaking the raisins. Great suggestion! Maybe soak them in amaretto.
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Ways to recognize your #ADHD 👇
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"When listening to your boss, your mind starts wondering what's for supper."
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@Josh_Moon We need required vaccinations for all eligible & masks. Stop allowing antivaxxers & antimaskers to infringe on our rights to safe environments. We can honor the rights of the antigroups w/online school & easy access to home delivery of goods so they never have to leave home.
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Baby Grand ran into Cory Booker @CoryBooker while with her dad at a Stanford class reunion. He graciously posed for a photo op. Many thanks for a memorable day!
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Maximize your amazing gifts and give thanks. Thank you, Harry @harrypetsanis , for reminding us of our gifts!
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Harry Petsanis
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"We're given amazing gifts. We're given the gift of free will. We're given the gift of freedom of choice. We're given the gift of individuality. We're given the gift of life. It's up to maximize the gift we've been given." #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayMotivation #Wisdom #Truth
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@gregolear @LincolnsBible Greg, being on your mailing list, getting your interesting, informative news is a high point in my week. And so is this thread. 🙏
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@bamableu Relieved to hear the decision to continue to keep Alabamians safe.
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@SethAbramson When my daughter was 4, she thought it was “Cheez-its loves me.” Made her so happy to know because she loved Cheez-its too.
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@Angry_Staffer It’s terrible here in the Birmingham metro area. Sirens, weather alerts all day. Shelby Cty, south of BHAM in metro area, already hit by 1 very destructive tornado today and now another one headed in.
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The future belongs to a different kind of person w/a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers, creative & holistic ‘right-brain’ thinkers. ~Daniel Pink #oatmeal Oatmeal thinks different. Hot 'n Hot Baked Oatmeal Stuffed w/Sausage & Red Hots
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@brightsides This is heartbreaking! Makes me sick, sad, and angry. What more has to happen for ppl to get vaccinated and mask up?!!
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Feeling lost and unsure is normal part of life ...
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First day of online school in MA for Baby Grand. Now a whole generation will not know what it’s like to walk miles to school, uphill both ways, through rain and snow, carrying books, a lunchbox and a little brother.
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@therecount Dignified, honest response from Sally Yates.
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@Ryan_Daigler Spiritual murder is a great description!
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@JoyceWhiteVance @TTuberville Here in Birmingham. Totally agree!
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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@JohnMTalmadgeMD “Insanity with Hannity”! Not only does @JohnMTalmadgeMD educate us ... he entertains us with his words and phrases! Happy to find you in the world, JohnM!
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@TheRickWilson I can’t wait for when I can use the line “leaks like a screen door on a submarine.” Great descriptive line!
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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@DanRather The beauty of fall. Falling Ginkgo leaves.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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What does it mean to hold space for others? This is what it means ...
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@caslernoel @SCOTUSblog I remember her facial expressions and her demeanor. Still haunts me.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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#ADHD #ADHDawareness #Neurodiversity Yep! It's real. Here is a graphic representation of normal brain activity vs ADHD brain activity as recently evaluated, analyzed & diagnosed by Focus-MD. Always felt like monkey brains. Now here is the evidence.
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@kylegriffin1 A lot of us have fragile egos and feel unloved but we don’t go around ripping a country to shreds and tatters.
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@thejackhopkins Mmm … sounds very interesting. Explored it on Amazon. From the description, “ … explains how each person's life history is revealed in their bones.” So I ordered it! Thanks for the bookstore surveillance mission!
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@DougJones Thank you, Doug Jones, for all you have unselfishly done for Alabamians and for all Americans.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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@JoyceWhiteVance @JoyceWhiteVance is not only knowledgeable about constitutional law ... she’s funny and witty too! We love you in Alabama, Joyce Vance!
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Breaking the cycle of stress ⬇️
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Debbie Hampton
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Stress is usually a precursor to anxiety which is usually a precursor to depression. Here's how to manage and release stress before it snowballs. You can learn to break the cycle of stress. #stress #anxiety #mentalhealth #depression #quote #brain
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@bloomingcurious Happy Birthday, Susan!
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@thejackhopkins Oh, love hearing about this success story!
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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@AdultingADHD I like thinking about productive procrastination ... relieves the guilt. Good to know! Thank you for this.
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@WarOnDumb Yes! Fighting to make it a safer, healthier, cleaner, fairer, richer Alabama!
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@SpiritHalloween Will spend Halloween in isolation with the skeleton crew because of the pandemic.
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@Sifting4ZTruth @DorisLaughlin1 @donwinslow @CNN Yes, staying safely tucked in since 3/20 too. Reading all the books I was supposed to have read decades ago in school.😅 You stay safe too.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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My ADHD might look nothing like your ADHD. Learn more about ADHD expressions here 👇
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ADDitude
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Our family of five includes five distinct and different ADHD diagnoses. Where one son is exploding with energy, another is lost in his thoughts. Where one reacts to frustration with overt anger, another internalizes the emotions, which festers into shame.
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@TitaniumArtNerd @Angry_Staffer Thank you for the gift link, Titanium. 🙏🌹
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Day whatever in Stay-at-Home. Thinking of pulling out the wine and scissors to trim my bangs!
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@WarOnDumb This is alarming! What’s happened to us?!!! How did we get this way?
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Reframe #ADHD ! Blurting out answers is a sign of quick, rapid-fire thinking.
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Children with ADHD don’t always realize that they are interrupting or that their behavior is disturbing to others. Simply telling students with #ADHD their behavior is wrong doesn’t help.
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@AliVelshi Such a clever way you lay out the truth for us! Thank you, @AliVelshi .
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@DougJones Thank you, Doug Jones, for remembering and for all you did to bring justice.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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Adulting is hard. Adulting while #ADHD is even harder. Some help for managing and coping 👇
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ADDitude
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“People who judge me, my therapist reminds me, should be cut off. They enforce that cycle everyone created for me as a child; they enforce that misery I endured, which gave me anxiety in the first place.”
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Because kids behave the way they do due to the way they feel, school system adopts alternative disciplinary methods 👇
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@ABCsofADHD Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich portrays my experience with ADHD.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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Words matter ...
@allentien
Allen Y. Tien MD MHS 田一彦
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Words matter so much because they are the building blocks of perception, thinking, and behavior; and policy words guide decision and action #Semantics #SharedFacts #BrainFunction
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@ECMcLaughlin Thank you for credibly informing us about the truth. This is such a disconnect. They have on white coats. They have degrees we are taught to respect. They are given a highly visible platform. How can we put a stop to the disinformation?!!
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@yikesks @101Fix @CLOISH @tspj22 @sampuzzo1 @LovesWaterViews @deja1422 @Northquahog48 Getting error messages and cannot tweet from my Oatmeal account @101Fix . So darn aggravating! Love this wreath and send love to all from here.
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Build in daily brain breaks 👇
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Debbie Hampton
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Your brain wasn't made for a marathon. Your ability to pay attention cycles every 90 minutes which is why you need to build brain breaks into your day. #inspiration #happiness #mentalhealth #mindfulness #depression #anxiety #brain #FridayThoughts #Friday
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#ADHD goes Hollywood! These films depict #ADHD characters in a practical yet heroic context. The starring role played in these films exhibits symptoms of ADHD that are often viewed from the deficit model, but is transformed by the hero into strengths. Reframe #ADHD #neurodiversity
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@WarOnDumb Thank you, Kyle, for your reporting.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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@jkbjournalist Thank you much, Julie, for your continued coverage of the Epstein cases.
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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Thank you @allentien for your lead to this article: A growing understanding of consciousness could lead to treatments for brain injuries and phobias. Decoding the neuroscience of consciousness
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Patricia Lloyd,Ph.D.
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A famous passage helped turn my #ADHD life around. If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. — Henry David Thoreau
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@NDaoshea Chaos presents problems to solve. It presents novelty. I think those are a couple of reasons that springs us into action and drives us forward.
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@DrBobBeare Thank you, Bob, for this great list of films. I am adding this one: Girl, Interrupted, a psychological drama about a girl institutionalized after a suicide attempt based on a true story.
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Excellent suggestions for helping someone with dementia ⬇️
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@aldotcom Makes no sense to prohibit mask wearing when it would increase the wellbeing of the children. Grrr!
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Yes. If only ... a learning environment for brains that don't play by the rules.
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Claire R 💙
6 years
@DrSusanYoung1 @UKAP3 If only education wasn’t so restrictive & encouraged/supported all talents & ways of learning. ADHD is only a problem in the wrong environment with the wrong or no support.
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Staying calm under pressure 👇
@AHealthBlog
AHealthBlog
4 years
When you realize that you're getting fed up with a situation and it's causing you stress, try to analyze the situation objectively
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Allow calm to overcome drama ...
@harrypetsanis
Harry Petsanis
4 years
"Learn to calm your mind. During times of stress and hyper emotional activity we often accentuate them by heightening our emotional state. Learn to counterbalance emotion with logic. Allow calm to overcome drama." #FridayFeeling #FridayMotivation #FridayVibes #FridayThoughts
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This use to be my computer …
@teachergoals
TeacherGoals
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Accurate! 💯
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@AntiToxicPeople Thank you for your story and for the advice and hope it brings. 🙏❤️
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