Tag: ADHD

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The Overlap Between ADHD and Addiction Recovery Challenges

Jane Whitman shares all about ADHD and addiction recovery challenges, and offers tools that...
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Hyperfixation and Hyperfocus: A Rush of Highs and Lows

Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the pros and cons of hyperfixation....
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Creating Safe Recovery Spaces for Neurodivergent People

Recovery coach Drew McLaughlin discusses creating safe recovery spaces for neurodivergent people by focusing...
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Practical Wellness Strategies for Neurodivergent Individuals

Karen Weeks discusses the different forms of wellness, and offers strategies to achieve it...
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Executive Functioning Skills and their Connection to ADHD

Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the links between ADHD and challenges with executive functioning....

Museum Offers Neurodivergent-Friendly Sensory Experiences | Week in Neurodiversity

This week’s episode highlights how one museum is welcoming neurodivergent guests through creating sensory-friendly...
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The Boring Back & Forth of Social Interactions: Advice from People with ADHD

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW shares different perspectives on how people with ADHD can deal...
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Overlooking Children with Inattentive ADHD Has To Stop

Cynthia Hammer, MSW discusses a new tool teachers can use to prevent children with...
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Do Neurodiverse People Grieve Differently?

Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores his relationship with grief, and questions if neurodivergent people process...
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Improv & ADHD: Success Thru Improvisational Thinking, with Adam Sietz | EDB 340

Actor, voice-over artist, author, and self-advocate Adam Lee Sietz shares how improv comedy helped...
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Three Ways Intentional Space Design Impacts ADHD Individuals

ADHD self-advocate and entrepreneur Stephanie Scheller explores how neurodivergent individuals can be impacted by...
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A Girl’s Journey to a Delayed ADHD Diagnosis

Self-advocate Natalie Gottret Murillo shares how she came to be diagnosed with ADHD in...
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The Toll of 34 Years with Undiagnosed Inattentive ADHD

Self-Advocate and ADHD Coach Aron Croft shares the impact a delayed Inattentive ADHD diagnosis...
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A Reflection on Neurodiversity and Popular Culture: A Cautionary Tale of Trends

ADHD self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte contemplates the double-edged sword of neurodiversity awareness in social media...
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Neurodivergent Burnout, with Shawn Smith | EDB 332

VIDEO - Canadian ADHD & autism self-advocate and therapist Shawn Smith shares his experiences...
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Living Alone with ADHD: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

ADHD self-advocate Natalie Gottret Murillo shares the lessons she has learned from living alone...
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Living with Inattentive ADHD, with Cynthia Hammer | EDB 312

VIDEO - Cynthia Hammer, self-advocate & founder of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition, shares her...
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Helping People Along Their Neurodiverse Journeys

Psychotherapist, mentor, and self-advocate Sally Nilsson discusses ways to support the neurodivergent....
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What It’s Like Living in a Neurodiverse Family

Self-advocate Nicholas Ivins discusses the realities and benefits of living in a family that...
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New Drug-Free Treatment for ADHD | Week in Neurodiversity

VIDEO - This week’s episode highlights a new device called Mendi that shows great...
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ADHD & Gut Health

Self-advocate Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC discusses the link between ADHD and gut health,...
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Neurodiversity Is Not a Pathology

Self-advocate Sean Ivins shares his perspective on neurodiversity acceptance, and why it shouldn't be...
Parenting with ADHD | Different Brains Speaker Series

Parenting with ADHD | Different Brains Speaker Series

VIDEO - Tips for parenting with ADHD from Bea Moise, Brooke Schnittman, Lindsay Turner,...
ADHD and Pregnancy | Different Brains Speaker Series

ADHD and Pregnancy | Different Brains Speaker Series

VIDEO - Tips for navigating ADHD while pregnant from Bea Moise, Brooke Schnittman, Lindsay...
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ADHD and Task Paralysis

Self-advocate and Licensed Psychotherapist Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC explores ADHD task paralysis, and...
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Training Doctors in Neurodivergent Healthcare, with Dr. Craig Escudé | EDB 326

VIDEO - Dr. Craig Escudé discusses the importance of training doctors to care for...
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Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills to the Neurodiverse Student Population

School psychologist Catherine Kloss, Ed.S., NCSP discusses the importance of teaching self-advocacy to neurodivergent...
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Masks and Shadows: Exploring the Concept of Masking Through a Jungian Lense

Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the connections between Carl Jung's concept of "personas" and neurodivergent...
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Navigating ADHD During Pregnancy

Self-advocate, Licensed Psychotherapist, and parent Brooke Whitfield-Fattovich, MS, LMHC, NCC discusses common challenges that...
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ADHD in the ER, with Ali Idriss | EDB 316

VIDEO - Self-advocate & EMT Ali Idriss discusses how his ADHD traits help him...
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Lighting the Way Forward: Overcoming Neurodiverse Challenges

Educator, Parent, and Certified Cognitive Coach Renee Rosales, M.Ed. shares her method to connect...
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Individualized Learning for the Neurodivergent, with Christina Sullivan | EDB 311

VIDEO - Evolve Learning Community’s Christina Sullivan discusses how the micro-school gives unique support...
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Navigating Shadow Syndromes: The Role of Clinical Judgement in ADHD Diagnoses

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW discusses the issue of doctors mistaking other conditions for ADHD,...
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ADHD, Aging, and Memory

Self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte explores the connections between ADHD and memory deficits....
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Activate Your ADHD Potential, with Brooke Schnittman MA, PCC, BCC | EDB 309

VIDEO - ADHD Coach & self-advocate Brooke Schnittman MA, PCC, BCC returns to discuss...
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ADHD and Friendships

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW highlights challenges people with ADHD can have with friendships, and...
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How to get into Flow State? | ADHD Power Tools #103

VIDEO - In this episode of ADHD Power Tools Ali and Brooke discuss discuss...
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ADHD and Tab Hoarding

ADHD self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte discusses the phenomena of tab hoarding, and offers tools to...
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What is Flow State? | ADHD Power Tools #102

(VIDEO - 10 mins) In this episode of ADHD Power Tools Ali and Brooke...
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Back to School with ADHD, with Brooke Schnittman MA, PCC, BCC | EDB 299

VIDEO - ADHD Coach & self-advocate Brooke Schnittman MA, PCC, BCC shares tips for...
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One Individual’s Journey With ADHD

Self-advocate Camilla Watson details her personal experiences with undiagnosed ADHD, and how she received...
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Starting a Podcast with ADHD | ADHD Power Tools #101

(VIDEO - 9 mins) In this episode of ADHD Power Tools Ali and Brooke...
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Neurodivergent in College, with Eric Endlich, Ph.D. | EDB 249

(VIDEO - 32 mins) Dr. Eric Endlich discusses his work helping neurodivergent students find...
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Succeeding After Trauma, with Jose Del Cueto | EDB 294

VIDEO - Author & self-advocate Jose Del Cueto shares his journey from a traumatic...
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A Successful ADHD Journey Starts with a Single Step

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW contemplates the effects of an ADHD diagnosis, and how it...
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Processing My Processing Speed Deficit

Different Brains intern and self-advocate Nicholas Bamonte discusses the impact processing speed deficits have...
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Is ADHD a Disability or a Difference?

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW weighs whether ADHD should be considered a difference or a...
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Growing Up with ADHD & Autism

Different Brains intern and self-advocate Emily Steinbach shares her experiences with ADHD and autism....
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ADHD & Dating with Melissa Orlov | ADHD Power Tools #98

(VIDEO - 15 mins) In this episode of ADHD Power Tools, Ali, Brooke, and...
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A Neurodivergent’s Journey into J.O.Y.

ADHD self-advocate and Neurodiversity Life Coach Renee Rosales, M.Ed. discusses how an acronym helped...
Cover image - ADHD & Relationships with Melissa Orlov | ADHD Power Tools #97

ADHD & Relationships with Melissa Orlov | ADHD Power Tools #97

VIDEO - In this episode of ADHD Power Tools, Ali, Brooke, and special guest...
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Neurodiverse In The Open: To Self-Identify Or Not?

Cris Brady, M.Ed. discusses the pros and cons of forcing neurodivergent individuals to self-identify...
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Diagnosing ADHD, with Dr. Mark Wolraich | EDB 260

(VIDEO - 30 mins) Mark Wolraich, MD discusses his work creating diagnostic scales for...
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How Reading Helped Me Recover From My Diagnosis of Inattentive ADHD

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW shares three books that eased her feelings of devastation following...
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Navigating a Neurodiverse Household, with Bea Moise, MS, BCCS | EDB 282

VIDEO - ADHD self-advocate, autism mom, cognitive specialist, and parenting coach Bea Moise shares...
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Why I Consider Myself ‘Differently-abled’ — Not Disabled

Autism, OCD, and ADHD self-advocate Jordan O’Kelley shares why he sees neurodiversity as a...