Saturday, January 20th, 2024
Adults who don’t know they have ADHD can struggle. Here’s how a diagnosis can help
If left undiagnosed, adult ADHD can reduce overall quality of life, psychiatrist says Edmonton resident Nikki Houde was 41 when she was formally diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In November 2021, the middle school success coach was working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, often finding her concentration drifting during video meetings, regularly avoiding tasks and making up distractions to get out of completing her work. “I was just creating things so I didn’t have to do things that I didn’t want to do,” she said After speaking with aRead more
Vancouver’s attitude towards snow hasn’t changed in over 100 years, says historian
City helped shaped Vancouver’s image after its incorporation as a place with mild winters to draw visitors Snow seems to bring out the worst in Vancouver, with stalled buses, spun out cars, and a city paralyzed by a few centimetres blanketing the ground. It’s a phenomenon historian Blake Butler calls “the evergreen mentality,” or Vancouver’s lack of preparedness and denial of annual snowfall events. “It’s the idea that Vancouver is a place devoid of snow, when in fact it’s part of the coast’s climate, albeit not as much as the rest ofRead more