Articles by Andy Fifer

ADHD Cooping process

What Is ADHD Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is defined by the CDC as “one of the most common neurodevelopment disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without […]

Read More

Charity Spotlight – Recreational Horizons

Recreational Horizons is a nonprofit organization that provides trips for individuals with intellectual disabilities. They are currently celebrating 45 years of trips. Recreational Horizons offers trips to ambulatory intellectually disabled individuals who can function behaviorally in a three participants-to-chaperone ratio. The trips aim to increase the participants’ independence and enhance […]

Read More
a blue nintendo switch lite

Traveling with a Switch Lite

As readers of this blog may remember from the What’s In My Backpack – Summer 2024 post, I was carrying an Xbox Controller for games on Microsoft’s GamePass and Xbox Game Streaming services. After Microsoft decided to raise rates of Xbox GamePass pricing for the fourth time this year, I […]

Read More

Apple Pay

I am committed to not shopping at the less than 15 percent of retailers that don’t accept Apple Pay. It’s not because I’m an Apple fanboy but because I cherish my privacy. I have had my credit card information stolen two times, and both times, while the FDIC and bank […]

Read More

My Favorite Things – Ghostbusters

My earliest memory is of watching the 1984 classic Ghostbusters over and over again on the carpet of the basement at home. The movie came out nearly a month before I was born, June 8, 1984. From my earliest memory to this day, Ghostbusters is still my favorite movie. Even […]

Read More

ADHD Toys

Readers of this site know that I have ADHD and am always fighting distractions. That’s easier said than done. With ADHD, I can be writing and hear and see a bird out the window and be like, “Oh, birdie. I wonder what type of bird that is?” Two hours later, […]

Read More

Why I’m All In On Apple

With the launch of the new iPads, I must admit that I’ll invest in the latest iPad Pro. I get criticized for being an all-Apple shop by several users. The cost of iPhones, iPads, and Macs is criticized, but I see it as investing in quality tools to do my […]

Read More

Digital Books vs Paper Books vs Audiobooks

There are many ways in today’s world to consume written material. You can download the material digitally to any smartphone or tablet. You could buy a paper book. You can listen as a narrator reads the content in an audiobook. I’m often asked which is better. I feel that that […]

Read More