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AngelNicki Patient Expert

Palatine, Illinois
My name is Nicki. I have severe ADHD, plus a lot of Aspergers tendencies (although I've never officially been diagnosed with Aspergers!) It is hard for me to manage my ADHD, especially right now since I have no insurance and no medication, counseling, etc. I am studying to be a special education... Full Bio
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30 Things You May Not Know About My Illness by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Someone suggested this site, Chronic Babe , which is for women living with chronic illnesses. Chronic means basically an illness you'll have for life, so ADHD, Aspergers, de ... Read on »
Well, THAT was exhausting! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD This has been an exhausting couple of days! I'm not going to write exactly why, because I may or may not still have stalker issues. But its just a matter of trying to juggle ... Read on »
Dreaming About Cottage Cheese, And Other Awkward News! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I feel like I neglect this blog because I write so much in my other blog about the kids . The kids are just more interesting. There's always something new going on with them ... Read on »
Happy Easter and a Meme! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Happy Easter everyone! I saw a funny meme in another blog and I thought I'd try it out. What you do is do a Google search on your name and "enjoys." For instance, I searched ... Read on »
The Irony Is Killing Me! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Who here thinks it is ironic that I, the blogger with ADHD, could not manage to follow the blogging schedule that I made up for myself? LOL! Oh well, I guess I can't promis ... Read on »
Angel's Answers! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Its Friday again, and in the schedule I made up off the top of my head, I decided I was going to use Fridays to answer questions about ADHD! Remember though, I'm not a docto ... Read on »
I Have To Keep Writing! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD The other day I was Google searching "blogs + ADHD", looking for blogs similar to mine, written by people with ADHD. I have read a few blogs by adults with autism or Asperge ... Read on »
I Am A Ghost From The Future by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD (Cross-posted from Slow Down, Gym Shoe!) I sometimes babysit for other families, during evenings and weekends, to make extra money. That extra money is my saving grace ... Read on »
Angel's Answers by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Hi! I've been neglecting this blog pretty badly, since I've been writing more often in my personal blog about my nieces. I am trying to set up a schedule for writing in this ... Read on »
My Book: WHY I AM THE WAY I AM by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Hi! If you are new to this site, you may not know that I have published a short book about ADHD. Its called Why I Am The Way I Am, and it offers a simple explanation of what ... Read on »
BINGO! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I went to my crazy people drop-in and it helped a lot. I felt a lot better while I was there. We played BINGO and I won twice! There were prizes on a table and you got to pi ... Read on »
Little Better But... by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Still having a hard time. I know this is probably a bad time to be writing about my issues, since I've been working hard at making this a blog about ADHD, but I really think ... Read on »
Having A Rough Time Today by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I am having a miserable day today! I can't really explain it, but basically I found out something that made the ground drop out from under me. Its like, you live in one vers ... Read on »
Alive and Kickin'! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD The title of this entry reminds me that today I was playing with Hayden, when she asked me where Abby was. She has a habit of constantly asking where everyone is, like she's ... Read on »
Five Seconds LAter... by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Still going back and forth, back and forth. One minute I am feeling fine, the next minute I feel like dying. When is this gonna end? I'm losing my fucking mind. Does anyone ... Read on »
Happy Birthday To Me! by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Todays my birthday, and I'm actually feeling a little better, at least for now! Last night I went out for dinner with my parents. We went to Pepe's, which is pretty much whe ... Read on »
Lets Just Call It Thursday Cause I Don't Have A Better Title by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD I had a brief intermission from life's recent crappiness because I went back to Diana's house for a while today. I mostly played in the backyard with Hayden the whole time. ... Read on »
Stripey tights by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Whoa I had a long day today! I was supposed to work from 1:00 to 7:30, but my boss wanted me to come in at 9:30 to attend some sort of Newcomer's Breakfast they have ever ... Read on »
Surprisingly Difficult Task Of The Day by AngelNicki Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in ADD & ADHD Eating oatmeal with a fork. (Jeez, why can't anyone around here run the dishwasher?????) Read on »