ADHD Experts Podcast

Children with ADHD endure much too frequent criticism from people in their lives. Larisa Litvinov, Ph.D., offers practical tools to help counteract negative feedback and build resilience and self-confidence in children with ADHD, from elementary school through high school.

Self-confidence and Resilience with ADHD: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen's Emotional Control
• Read: How to Invest In Your Child's "Emotional Bank Account"
• Read: Why We Feel So Much — and Ways to Overcome It
• Read: 6 Behavioral Parent Training Programs for ADHD Families

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #566 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/self-confidence-resilience-kids-adhd/

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ADHD brings with it intense emotions, impatience, and stress. Mark Bertin, M.D., explains how mindfulness can offer a powerful counterbalance to these feelings, and how people with ADHD can apply specific mindfulness-based strategies.

Meditation for Emotional Regulation: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Make Mindfulness Work for You
• Read: Meditation for the Bored & Restless: How to Practice Mindfulness with ADHD
• Read: The Key to ADHD Emotional Regulation? Cultivating Gratitude, Pride & Compassion
• Read: The Ultimate List of Mindfulness Exercises
• eBook: Mindfulness & Meditation for ADHD Symptoms

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #565 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/meditation-for-emotional-regulation-adhd/

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Dave Anderson, Ph.D., shares practical strategies to help parents create a balanced summer routine that promotes fun and reduces stress for children with ADHD, including how to maintain a semi-structured schedule and manage screen time.

Summer Activities and ADHD: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Your Guide to a Smarter Summer
• Read: How to Survive Summer Vacation
• Read: Summer Survival Guide for Parents of Extreme Children
• Read: The Best Summer Is a Strategized Summer
• eBook: Your ADHD Summer Survival Guide

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #564 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/summer-activities-routine-behavior-adhd-kids/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., helps parents understand rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD). Learn why this reaction to real or perceived rejection or criticism is common with ADHD, how it can intensify emotional storms, and how to de-escalate a teen's outburst.

RSD in ADHD Teens: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen's Emotional Control
• Read: How ADHD Ignites RSD: Meaning & Medication Solutions
• Read: Have a Teen with ADHD? Encourage Communication & Avoid the Drama
• Read: The Key to ADHD Emotional Regulation? Cultivating Gratitude, Pride & Compassion
• eBook: The Parents' Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHD, Part One

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #563 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/rsd-in-adhd-teens-emotional-regulation/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., discusses the research supporting the neurological power of music, answering questions like: What areas of the brain are activated by music? How does listening to music help with ADHD? What type of music is best for promoting concentration?

Music and ADHD: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Your Free Guide to Music for Healthy ADHD Brains
• Read: Music That Focuses the Brain
• Read: Music Therapy: Sound Medicine for ADHD
• Read: Rhythm Notion: 10 Benefits of Music for ADHD Brains

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #562 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-does-music-affect-the-brain-adhd/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

This episode is also sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/additude and get on your way to being your best self.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Listen to a recording of a real-time Q&A session held on 5/30/25. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., responds live to questions from adults living with ADHD and parents raising neurodivergent children.

Life with ADHD: Additional Resources

• Sign Up! Free ADHD Parenting Class
• Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook
• eBook for Adults: The Adult's Guide to Stronger Executive Functions
• eBook for Parents: The ADHD Positive Parenting Guide

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #561 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-help-live-solve-my-problem/

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Dr. Jessica Eccles surveys the growing body of research that points to an association between neurodivergence, joint hypermobility, chronic pain, and anxiety. Learn why certain physical symptoms are more common in people with ADHD and autism, and about treatment options.

Joint Hypermobility, Pain, & Neurodivergence: Additional Resources

• Read: ADHD at the Center: A Whole-Life, Whole-Person Condition
• Read: How ADHD Can Intensify Physical Health Conditions
• Read: ADHD, Autism, and Neurodivergence Are Coming Into Focus
• Read: The Gut-Brain Axis Could Accelerate Autism Understanding
• Watch: The Surprising Association Between ADHD & Inflammation

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #560 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/joint-hypermobility-adhd-autism-inflammation-pain/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Diane Miller, Psy.D., M.Ed., explores the compounded impact of rejection sensitivity and double-masking (the survival strategy of suppressing both ADHD symptoms and aspects of cultural identity to avoid judgment or rejection) for Black women with ADHD.

RSD and ADHD in Black Women: Additional Resources

• Free Download: Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
• Read: New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
• Read: How ADHD Ignites RSD: Meaning & Medication Solutions
• Read: Rejection Sensitivity Is Worse for Girls and Women with ADHD
• Read: "I Could Have Been Myself for So Much Longer."
• Read: Why ADHD Is Different for People of Color

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #559 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/unmasking-adhd-rejection-sensitivity-black-women/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Paul Mitrani, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the impact of hormones on emotions and mental health during adolescence, explains how puberty affects boys and girls differently, and shares strategies to maintain strong parent-teen relationships.

Puberty and Mental Health: Additional Resources

• Free Download: How Hormones Impact ADHD Symptoms in Women and Girls
• Read: Boys vs. Girls: How Puberty Affects ADHD Symptoms
• Watch: How Puberty Aggravates ADHD Symptoms
• eBook: The Parents' Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHD, Part One

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #558 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/puberty-and-mental-health-adhd-teens/

This episode is sponsored by the podcast Sorry, I Missed This. Search for "Sorry I Missed This" in your podcast app or find links to listen at https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Amy Marlow-MaCoy, LPC, discusses the kinds of messages children internalize in emotionally unsupportive environments and the long-term impacts, signs of emotionally immature and narcissistic parenting, and shares self-care practices to begin healing.

Healing from Your Past: Additional Resources

• Read: Are You a Toxic Parent?
• Read: Why Won't My Parents Accept My ADHD Diagnosis?
• Read: How to Set Boundaries with Family
• From Readers: "What I Wish My Parents Had Known..."

Access the video and slides for podcast episode #557 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/emotionally-immature-parents-healing/

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/additude and get on your way to being your best self.

Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.