
A Letter to My Younger Self: Reflections on ADHD
April 21, 2022
By Sara Prince
Source: additudemag.com, April 14, 2022Reporter: Joanna Moorhead Be honest: Have you ever dreamed of inventing a time-travel machine explicitly to go back and undo particularly cringe-worthy or heart-breaking events of your past? You’d never forget your brother’s beloved Pokémon cards at sleepaway camp, spill marinara on your prom dress, or impulsively spread a rumor about …

‘A lot fell into place’: the adults who discovered they were autistic – after their child was diagnosed
April 6, 2022
By Sara Prince
Source: the Guardian, Dec. 16, 2021Reporter: Joanna Moorhead “An unexpected result of the greater number of children being diagnosed has been that many parents have discovered that they are autistic, too, often by figuring it out for themselves. . . There are no exact figures, says Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University, Britain’s leading academic …

Why We Clutter, and What to Do About It
January 25, 2022
By Sara Prince
This column was originally printed in The New York Times, Dec. 20, 2021 and updated Dec. 21, 2021. Columnist: Jane Brody Many of us took advantage of the long, lonely hours of the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns to cleanse our closets, drawers and cabinets of clothing from a bygone era, packaged foods long past their expiration …

Is It Possible to Outgrow A.D.H.D.?
October 29, 2021
By Sara Prince
Source: New York Times, Nov. 13, 2020, updated May 24, 2021Reporter: Cheryl Maguire There is no simple answer, said Thomas Power, director of the center for management of A.D.H.D. at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the senior author of the study. He was one of eight experts I consulted, and while they fell into different …

Managing A.D.H.D. Is Hard. These Coaches Want to Help.
October 25, 2021
By Sara Prince
Source: New York Times, Oct. 22, 2021Reporter: Christina Caron “A.D.H.D. coaching is considered an emerging field, although the profession is becoming more widely known. Interviews with coaches and clients, and a number of studies assessing college students, suggest that it can help manage A.D.H.D. symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, while improving executive functioning skills …

This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap
August 2, 2021
By Sara Prince
Authors: Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge This synchronized global increase in teenage loneliness suggests a global cause, and the timing is right for smartphones and social media to be major contributors. But couldn’t the timing just be coincidental? To test our hypothesis, we sought data on many global trends that might have an impact …

The Happiness Lab
July 6, 2021
By Sara Prince
“Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale — the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history — Laurie will take you through the …

Recommended Reading
June 24, 2021
By Sara Prince
Here are some books I recommend for young adults and adults. These are available as ebooks, print, and audio.

Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function
June 24, 2021
By Sara Prince
Authors: NATIONAL FORUM ON EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY AND PROGRAMS and NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL ON THE DEVELOPING CHILD

The Distracted Student Mind
June 24, 2021
By Sara Prince
Author: Larry D. Rosen, California State University The distracted student mind — enhancing its focus and attention Due to the constant temptation to check their smartphones, today’s students are spending less time focused on their schoolwork, taking longer to complete assignments, and feeling more stressed in the process. Just how big of a problem is …