ADHD Essentials

Rich Shramm is a dad who has ADHD, whose kids also have ADHD.  Turns out, there's an app for that.  Because Rich created the iGotThis app. 

As Rich says, "iGotThis is a task-focused, life management solution".  It helps kids build their self-esteem by supporting their success. And, helps parents monitor and support their kids through life’s daily productivity challenges.  

We discuss how the app supports kids in staying on track, and helps parents keep track of things. (It can even help you plan for things that are a year away!)  But this episode is about more than the app.  We also discuss the emotional impact ADHD can have on those who have it (even if we don’t call it the Wall of Awful), how small failures can lock up our kids’ potential, and how breaking tasks into smaller chunks supports success.

This is not a commerical.  I was not compensated in any way for this episode.  I just wanted to share an exciting new tool with you.

Learn more about iGot This by going to their website, https://www.iGotThis.com/ 

If you dig it, sign up for a FREE 15 day trial at https://www.iGotThis.com/signup. Once you've signed up , you can download the free app from the Apple app store or Google Play store and sign in with your newly created account.

And, as usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com.  

Let me know what you thnk of today's episode by emailing me at [email protected].

And if you'd like to be in the upcoming coaching groups, the email above is good for that too!

Chandler Creedon is a veteran educator with over 40 years of experience, working as a school psychologist, counselor, and college professor. He’s also a former professor of mine, and one of my mentors.  It was an honor to have him on the show.

Learn more about today's show at http://www.adhdessentials.com/whats-skill-set-thats-missing/

I'm going to be launching ADHD parent coaching groups soon. If you're interested, email me here: [email protected].

And, as usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com. 

Chandler Creedon is a veteran educator with over 40 years of experience, working as a school psychologist, counselor, and college professor. He’s also a former professor of mine, and one of my mentors.  It was an honor to have him on the show.

Learn more about today's show at http://www.adhdessentials.com/whats-skill-set-thats-missing/

I'm going to be launching ADHD parent coaching groups soon. If you're interested, email me here: [email protected].

And, as usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com. 

It was great to get to talk to my friend Kate Barrett again.  I know her from the ADHD coaching world.  She's the founding coach of Coaching CVilleout of Charlottesville, VA, as well as the mother of sons and the wife of a husband who have ADHD.  Her love for her family really shines through in this episode, and her coaching skills do as well.

If you're in the Charlottesville, VA area, and need a coach, I encourage you to reach out to Kate.  In today's episode, she shares only shares a few of her coaching strategies, but I'm sure they'll be a huge help.  We talk about treating ADHD issues as a symptom of a problem, rather than a problem in themselves, the value of ownership, and how to manage your non-ADHD kid, if the kid with ADHD tends to get more of the focus.

Kate can be found at https://coachingcville.com.

As usual, fee free to email me at [email protected].

And the website is www.ADHDessentials.com.

Enjoy the show!

In this episode, I'm talking exercise and fitness, while battlnig a cold!  Gabriel Villarreal is the owner of ADHD Counseling in the Roanoke Valley, as well as a strenth and conditioning coach.  It's that latter bit that we focus on in the episode.  We talk about the importance of struggling, growth from failure, and the neurological benefits of exercise for the ADHD brain.  (Though, that doesn't coem unitl the end.)

Gabriel was great to talk to, and you can be sure he's going to come back.  Both on and off the air we noticed that there were many intersting places for us to go in futire episodes.  I expect he'll become a "friend of the show".

Learn more about Gabriel at www.RoanokeADHD.com.

Or find him on his Facebook page.

Or just email him at [email protected].

And as usual, I can be reached at [email protected].

And the episode website is http://www.adhdessentials.com/podcast-16-struggle-makes-us-stronger-gabriel-villarreal-strength-condition-coach-mental-health-counselor-specialized-adhd/

Enjoy the show!

Marina Darlow from Vision Framework visits us to talk about how creating systems can benefit families affected by ADHD, as well as what makes for a good system.

We aslo discuss wanting to do good by your family, the characteristics of a good system, the benefits of having good systems, managing time vs. managing energy, and the value of transition rituals.

You can learn more about Marina at www.vision-framework.com

or at the following social media links:

Find more indepth show notes, and some free gifts from Maria, here:

And as usual, I can be reached at [email protected].

Enjoy the show!

In today's episode, I get to talk to Denielle Stasa, a middle school English teacher, and former co-worker of mine.  Denielle has flipped her classroom.  Her students watch instructional videos she’s created for them at home for homework, and then apply the lessons by doing the work in class with her where she can better support them, and monitor their progress.  

We talka bout how she flipped her classroom, the benefit of focusing on the process, and how success in writing leads to success in reading for her students.  There's lots of important ideas in here that can be readily applied both at home and at school.

Oh, and I finally describe the Wall of Awful.

I'm going to be launching ADHD parent coaching groups soon. If you're interested, email me here: [email protected].

And, as usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com. 

Kimberly has a son diagnosed with ADHD, and she sees that diagnosis as a manual to help her better understand how to help him succeed.  Over the course of the interview, she shares her son's passions and struggles, as well as the things she has learned as a result of their family's journey.

Let me know what you think of today's episode by emailing me at [email protected].

And, as usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com. 

P.S. You can find The Jordan Harbinger Show here.