ADHD Experts Podcast

Hope is the belief that our future can be better than our past—and that we can make that future a reality. Join Chan M. Hellman, Ph.D., to explore the science of hope, and learn how its core components can be used to achieve goals and regulate emotions.

A Hopeful New Year: More Resources:

• Free Download: Your January 2024 Calendar of Small Goals That Add Up
• Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude
• Read: An Unusual New Year's Guidebook for People Who Think Different
• Read: From Denial to Hope: My Son's ADHD Diagnosis Journey

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #486 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/hopeful-science-of-hope-goals-self-regulation/

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As Tracy Otsuka explains, typical approaches to getting things done often don't work for ADHD brains. Learn how to recognize your strengths and use them to create customized strategies that resonate with who you already are.

New Year, New Habits: More Resources:

• Free Download: Your January 2024 Calendar of Small Goals That Add Up
• Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude
• Read: How to Finally Overcome Procrastination (and Get Things Done in 2024)
• Read: 4 Ways to Make New Behaviors Stick
• Read: The Antidote to ADHD Fatigue and Exhaustion? Stacking Habits (and Spoons)

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #485 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/new-year-new-habits-adhd-brain/

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Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D., discusses the role of estrogen in cognition; cognitive changes during the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause; the impact of menopause on ADHD; and more about the challenges of hormone fluctuation during the life cycle.

More Resources on Hormones & ADHD

• Download: Your Guide to Menopause & ADHD
• Read: How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies ADHD Symptoms
• Read: What We Know, What Research Is Needed

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/hormonal-fluctuations-lifespan-women-adhd/

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Exhaustion and anxiety are common byproducts of ADHD in females who are constantly juggling busy work and family schedules. Kate Moryoussef explains how to break the burnout cycle and harness self-awareness and self-compassion to live life on your terms.

More Resources on Preventing ADHD Burnout

• Read: Rising from the Burnout – A Recovery Kit for Women with ADHD
• Self-Test: Am I Burnt Out?
• Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook
• Read: ADHD Is Different in Women
• eBook: Women with ADHD – How Hormones, Symptoms, Relationships, and Late Diagnosis Impact Females

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-burnout-chronic-stress-women/

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Up to 40 percent of children with ADHD also experience symptoms of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). Learn about similarities and differences between CDS and ADHD, as well as evidence-based treatments, from Joseph Fredrick, Ph.D.

Free Resources on Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD:

• Download: Understand Why You Can't Sleep
• Read: What Is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome?
• Read: What Is Inattentive ADHD?

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/cognitive-disengagement-syndrome-adhd/

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Historically, parenting leaned heavily on punitive approaches. But, as Caroline Mendel, Psy.D., shares, research indicates that balancing warmth with limit-setting is important to raising well-adjusted children, especially when a child is neurodivergent.

Free Resources on Parenting Neurodivergent Children:

• Download: The ADHD Library for Parents
• Read: How Praise Triggers Better Control in the ADHD Brain
• Read: Sample Routines for Kids with ADHD

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/best-parenting-styles-neurodivergent-children/

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James Morton, Ph.D., presents research on the gut-brain axis that's shedding light on the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and describes current efforts in developing microbiome-based therapies.

Free Resources on the Human Microbiome and Autism:

• Download: Checklist of Autism Symptoms
• Read: GI Problems Linked to Underlying Anxiety in Youth with ASD
• Read: More Than Picky Eating

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/gut-brain-axis-development-of-autism/

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ADHD makes it harder to convert intentions into actions. Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, outlines a more useful way of thinking about executive functions that involves tweaking your environment, choosing the right tools, and other ways to externalize EFs.

Free Resources on Executive Functions and ADHD:

• Download: Is It Executive Function Disorder?
• Read: 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD
• Read: ADHD Minds Are Trapped in Now (& Other Time Management Truths)

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/executive-function-strategies-time-memory-adhd/

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Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., discusses why neurodivergent adults often have a history of relationship struggles, why it's common to adopt people-pleasing behaviors (and why this ultimately backfires), and how to be more authentic in your friendships.

Free Resources on Adult Friendship and ADHD:

• Download: Become a Small-Talk Superstar
• Read: "I'm Sorry — What Were You Saying?"
• Read: Where Does 'Introvert' End and Social Anxiety Begin?

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-make-friends-rejection-sensitivity-adhd-adults/

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Depression and ADHD frequently co-occur. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of depression and differentiate it from typical sadness, plus current treatments and supportive strategies for caregivers, from Karen L. Swartz, M.D.

Free Resources on Depression in Teens:

• Download: A Parent's Guide to Major Depressive Disorder
• Read: AAP Recommends Mental Health Screening for All U.S. Youth
• Read: Is My Child's Distress Normal? Or Do We Need Help
• Get the Depression Newsletter: Sign up to receive expert insights about depression, personal stories, and more from WebMD

Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/depression-in-teens-adolescent-symptoms/

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