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Seniors may be unaware of their underlying ADD, but they sometimes seek professional help because they are having trouble managing their lives. Many retirees find it tough to adjust to the loss of structure that their jobs had provided--the scheduled tasks, the meetings and mealtimes, the office assistants who kept things organized. According to psychologist Kathleen Nadeau of the Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland, in Silver Spring, retirement leaves some individuals "swimming in murky water." Even downsizing from a house to an apartment, with all the attendant decisions about what to keep and what to throw out, may prompt...
Often the non-ADD-afflicted member of a retired couple will drag the partner in for help, says Nadeau, who estimates that 20% of her patients are seniors. They come because those never-ending unfinished projects, once relegated to the garage, are spreading all over the house, and the spouse's persistent forgetfulness, unawareness of time and difficulty with decision making is driving the partner crazy. Recalls former police officer Don Sherwood, 55, about the trying months between his retirement from the Torrance, Calif., force and his condition's diagnosis: "My home life was falling apart. I thought my marriage...
...Hart says that to preserve quality, the couple won't convert outbuildings in order to add to Hambleton's 17-bedroom capacity. That means the rooms and restaurant are often booked up well in advance. But for those lucky enough to get in, Hambleton's attention to detail never wavers, from the freshly baked shortbread in tins at bedside to a sommelier, Dominique Baduel, who steers diners to wines that may be less pricey than the first-growth blockbusters in the cellars, yet will better complement their meals...
...shaken.Suddenly, Mo Barbarosa—Decker supporter and Cambridge resident—lunges into the middle of the street, offering campaign advice.“Nobody can see you,” Barbarosa chides, as he wraps a light pink silk scarf—designed, he says, to add color to her outfit of black skirt, white pearls, and leather boots—around her neck.Decker’s supporters are out in full force on this unseasonably warm Saturday. Decker, who grew up in Cambridgeport’s Woodrow Wilson Court public housing, has a strong local network...
It’s Wayne’s World on tape delay. Add two goofy Harvard hockey players, an WHRB radio host, toss it around in Pennypacker’s basement studio, and welcome to the world of “Top Shelf?...