ADHD Experts Podcast

Interrupting conversations. Appearing not to listen. Revealing too much personal information. Making friends as an adult with ADHD is hard for all these reasons and more. Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., explains how to overcome common social traps.

How to Make Friends as an Adult with ADHD: More Resources

• Download: The ADHD Friendship Guide for Adults
• Self-Test: 10 Questions That Reveal Toxic Behaviors
• Read: 3 Common ADHD Friendship Challenges
• Read: "How I'm Teaching My ADHD Brain to Listen"

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #496 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-make-friends-adult-adhd/

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Black children and adults with ADHD are less likely to receive an accurate diagnosis and treatment due to structural racism, socioeconomic inequalities, and stigma. Napoleon Higgins, M.D., explains how we can start addressing these racial disparities in health care.

Healthy Equity in ADHD: More Resources

• Get: 2024 Scorecard of ADHD Treatments
• Read: The Ongoing Work of Normalizing ADHD in BIPOC Communities
• Read: Why We Must Achieve Equitable ADHD Care for African American and Latinx Children
• Download: How Common Is ADHD in Adults?

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #495 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/health-equity-adhd-diagnosis-treatment/

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Despite being serious mental health conditions, and highly comorbid with ADHD, eating disorders often go undetected. Christine Peat, Ph.D., helps caregivers and others understand symptoms and treatments for different types of eating disorders.

Eating Disorders: More Resources

• Get: The Eating Disorders Linked to ADHD
• Self-Test: Eating Disorders in Adults
• Read: Body Image, Bigorexia, and Eating Disorders in Men and Boys
• Read: Red Flags and Recovery Steps for Teens

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #494 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/eating-disorders-adhd-arfid-anorexia/

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Brandon Slade provides educators with the tools they need to teach crucial executive function (EF) skills. While EFs lag in many children with ADHD and learning differences, integrating EF support strategies will help all students in your classroom.

Executive Function Skills for Students: More Resources

• Self-Test: Could Your Child Have an Executive Function Deficit?
• Read: A Classroom Exercise That Teaches Self-Advocacy and Celebrates Differences
• Get: The Ultimate Executive Function Guide
• Read: The Misconceptions That Stifle Students with ADHD

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #493 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/executive-function-skills-educators-guide/

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Tamara Rosier, Ph.D., highlights the behaviors linked to ADHD — procrastination, risk-taking, aiming for perfection, people-pleasing, etc. — that hold us back, and how to interrupt this self-defeating cycle with new habits that lift us up.

Self-Sabotage with ADHD: More Resources

• Read: 10 Corrosive Thoughts That Are Holding You Back
• Download: Scripts to Manage Anger & Reactivity
• Get: The Emotions of ADHD
• Read: 6 Pieces of Life Advice from ADHD Coaches

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #492 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/self-sabotage-perfectionism-procrastination-adhd/

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YouTube Powerhouse Jessica McCabe will discuss themes from her book, How to ADHD, including navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain, the economic cost of not treating ADHD, how she's learned to pay attention to time, and more.

Living with ADHD: More Resources

• Download: The Ages & Stages of ADHD
• Sign Up: 5-Week Guide to Building Healthier Habits
• Read: ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.
• Read: "Happily Neurodivergent — at Last"

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #491 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-adhd-jessica-mccabe/

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Caregivers in the "sandwich generation" face added demands and stress when managing ADHD in themselves, their children, and their aging parents. Danna McDonald, RMFT-SQ, RSW, shares strategies to address these challenges.

Sandwich Generation Stress: More Resources

• Symptom Test: 10 Questions to Reveal Parental Burnout
• Read: Never Good Enough: The Emotional Toll of Motherhood
• Understand: The Genetic Underpinnings of ADHD
• Understand: Epigenetics and ADHD: The Impacts of Environment, Lifestyle, and Stress
• Blog Post: "Let Me Tell You How ADHD Runs in My Family"

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #490 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/sandwich-generation-stress-how-to-manage-adhd/

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Sharon Saline, Psy.D., helps young adults with ADHD, and their parents, understand the unique challenges of 'adulting' with ADHD, including treatment adherence/cessation, independent living skills, emotional wellness, and signs of risky behavior.

The Young Adult's Guide to ADHD: More Resources

• Symptom Test: Could Your Teen Have an Executive Function Disorder?
• Read: 5 Life Skills Every Young Adult with ADHD Should (Eventually) Master
• eBook: The Parents' Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHD
• Read: "Mom and Dad, I'm Moving Back Home"

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #489 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/young-adult-guide-living-with-adhd/

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Lotta Borg Skoglund, M.D., Ph.D., presents an overview of the special challenges facing girls with ADHD, from anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation from fluctuating hormones during puberty to unrlenting social expectations.

ADHD Symptoms in Girls: More Resources

• Symptom Test: Common (and Commonly Overlooked) Signs of ADHD in Girls
• Read: 5 Things Every Doctor (and Parent) Should Know about Girls and ADHD
• eBook: Women with ADHD — How Hormones, Symptoms & Late Diagnoses Impact Females
• Read: Stop the Cycle of Shame for Girls with ADHD

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #488 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-symptoms-in-girls-emotional-dysregulation/

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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that takes hold during the dark winter months — and these "winter blues" are more common among people with ADHD. Learn about SAD symptoms and treatments from J.J. Sandra Kooij, M.D., Ph.D.

Seasonal Affective Disorder: More Resources:

• Read: Seasonal Affective Disorder and the ADHD Brain
• Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude
• Read: 6 Ways to Overcome Winter Depression
• Self-Test: Could You Have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome?

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #487 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/seasonal-affective-disorder-depression-adhd/

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