See in ADHD

My guest today, and I, had so much fun during our initial visit, we decided to just use it as the show! We talked about so many things, I don't want to ruin it for you. I will say though, his speaking about ADHD is from his experience, not textbooks.

Listen in, as he and I create my first backwards-style interview, meaning I don't introduce him until the end of the show.

DAN'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"In addition to being charming...I'm enthusiastic, creative, engaging, and inspirational and I give all the credit to ADHD."

Dan wants folks to understand that ADHD "isn't all bad." He's a professional speaker who usually talks about topics like perseverance and career transitions, but is now ready to launch into the ADHD and neurodiversity space. He's a man on a mission.

He knows he's been the way he is his whole life and wants to share ADHD through speaking to others not just about it, but with it. As you'll hear in our conversation, Dan's mind overs wanders off on tangents all the time, but I bet you'll agree with me, they're fun and he's just as charming as he engaging.

~ Jennie

Links:

Dan Galloway

Click to view: show page on Awesound

My guest today, and I, had so much fun during our initial visit, we decided to just use it as the show! We talked about so many things, I don't want to ruin it for you. I will say though, his speaking about ADHD is from his experience, not textbooks.

Listen in, as he and I create my first backwards-style interview, meaning I don't introduce him until the end of the show.

DAN'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"In addition to being charming...I'm enthusiastic, creative, engaging, and inspirational and I give all the credit to ADHD."

Dan wants folks to understand that ADHD "isn't all bad." He's a professional speaker who usually talks about topics like perseverance and career transitions, but is now ready to launch into the ADHD and neurodiversity space. He's a man on a mission.

He knows he's been the way he is his whole life and wants to share ADHD through speaking to others not just about it, but with it. As you'll hear in our conversation, Dan's mind overs wanders off on tangents all the time, but I bet you'll agree with me, they're fun and he's just as charming as he engaging.

~ Jennie

Links:

Dan Galloway

Click to view: show page on Awesound

My guest today, and I, had so much fun during our initial visit, we decided to just use it as the show! We talked about so many things, I don't want to ruin it for you. I will say though, his speaking about ADHD is from his experience, not textbooks.

Listen in, as he and I create my first backwards-style interview, meaning I don't introduce him until the end of the show.

DAN'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"In addition to being charming...I'm enthusiastic, creative, engaging, and inspirational and I give all the credit to ADHD."

Dan wants folks to understand that ADHD "isn't all bad." He's a professional speaker who usually talks about topics like perseverance and career transitions, but is now ready to launch into the ADHD and neurodiversity space. He's a man on a mission.

He knows he's been the way he is his whole life and wants to share ADHD through speaking to others not just about it, but with it. As you'll hear in our conversation, Dan's mind overs wanders off on tangents all the time, but I bet you'll agree with me, they're fun and he's just as charming as he engaging.

~ Jennie

Links:

Dan Galloway

Click to view: show page on Awesound

ADHD can be so confounding because it's not just about attention or deficit or disorder. It can seem like the double side of a coin, with one side being the worst of some aspect and the other side, the very best aspect of that same quality. It can mystify and have events seem serendiptitious.

There is a certain serendipity to Salif's story. In a video submitted for his school's Serendipity in Science (see below), Salif Mahamane spoke of his experience studying environments and attention in grad school while unknowingly having ADHD. In fact, it was during this same time when his girlfriend, in an unrelated way, learned of the condition and told him, thus, leading to his diagnosis.

In this episode he shares his goal of creating an inclusive group about neurodiversity at his university next Fall.

SALIF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

It's just not helpful to hear when somebody says,

"Well, everyone else in the world does it THIS way."

Double Side of  ADHD

Salif shares his observations about the double side of ADHD based off his own experience. He's hip to the duality the condition seemingly brings out in people and how that affects his relationships, as a partner, a father, a coworker, and friend. After all, it's hard to explain that yes, you are earning a doctoral degree in psychology and yes, you don't notice when there's dirty dishes piled on the countertop.

He's definitely figuring it all out, and in our time together, he's very open and optimistic that he can help affect positive change around the stigma surrounding ADHD, now that he's aware he has it.

~ Jennie

Links:

Salif Mahamane

Click to view: show page on Awesound

ADHD can be so confounding because it's not just about attention or deficit or disorder. It can seem like the double side of a coin, with one side being the worst of some aspect and the other side, the very best aspect of that same quality. It can mystify and have events seem serendiptitious.

There is a certain serendipity to Salif's story. In a video submitted for his school's Serendipity in Science (see below), Salif Mahamane spoke of his experience studying environments and attention in grad school while unknowingly having ADHD. In fact, it was during this same time when his girlfriend, in an unrelated way, learned of the condition and told him, thus, leading to his diagnosis.

In this episode he shares his goal of creating an inclusive group about neurodiversity at his university next Fall.

SALIF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

It's just not helpful to hear when somebody says,

"Well, everyone else in the world does it THIS way."

Double Side of  ADHD

Salif shares his observations about the double side of ADHD based off his own experience. He's hip to the duality the condition seemingly brings out in people and how that affects his relationships, as a partner, a father, a coworker, and friend. After all, it's hard to explain that yes, you are earning a doctoral degree in psychology and yes, you don't notice when there's dirty dishes piled on the countertop.

He's definitely figuring it all out, and in our time together, he's very open and optimistic that he can help affect positive change around the stigma surrounding ADHD, now that he's aware he has it.

~ Jennie

Links:

Salif Mahamane

Click to view: show page on Awesound

ADHD can be so confounding because it's not just about attention or deficit or disorder. It can seem like the double side of a coin, with one side being the worst of some aspect and the other side, the very best aspect of that same quality. It can mystify and have events seem serendiptitious.

There is a certain serendipity to Salif's story. In a video submitted for his school's Serendipity in Science (see below), Salif Mahamane spoke of his experience studying environments and attention in grad school while unknowingly having ADHD. In fact, it was during this same time when his girlfriend, in an unrelated way, learned of the condition and told him, thus, leading to his diagnosis.

In this episode he shares his goal of creating an inclusive group about neurodiversity at his university next Fall.

SALIF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

It's just not helpful to hear when somebody says,

"Well, everyone else in the world does it THIS way."

Double Side of  ADHD

Salif shares his observations about the double side of ADHD based off his own experience. He's hip to the duality the condition seemingly brings out in people and how that affects his relationships, as a partner, a father, a coworker, and friend. After all, it's hard to explain that yes, you are earning a doctoral degree in psychology and yes, you don't notice when there's dirty dishes piled on the countertop.

He's definitely figuring it all out, and in our time together, he's very open and optimistic that he can help affect positive change around the stigma surrounding ADHD, now that he's aware he has it.

~ Jennie

Links:

Salif Mahamane

Click to view: show page on Awesound

I was fascinated with all that Dr. Robert Melillo brought to the table in this episode, discussing the role of diet and nutrition and how to create balance in the brains of those with ADHD and other neurobiological conditions.

Ultimately, he explains, in ADHD and other conditions like Autism, it's about networks in the brain that are very underdeveloped, under regulated, and under integrated with one another.

ROBERT'S AWESOME QUOTE:

“Whenever you have something where there’s multiple systems involved, the problem is the brain.”

Diet and Nutrition in ADHD

Dr. Melillo cites The American Academy of Pediatrics' 2012 findings, directly associating "leaky gut" and with Autism and related neurobiological conditions, like ADHD. He goes on to describe how diet and nutrition play an integral role in creating healthy brains and optimal brain functioning.

What fascinated me was the simple truth that it is indeed our brains that control all of body's systems, so naturally keeping the brain in balance also keeps these system in check.

Listen in as Dr. Melillo lays out the facts about maintaining a healthy diet for your child is key in helping to ensure they have a healthy and balanced life.

~ Jennie

Links:

Dr. Robert Melillo

Brain Balance Achievement Centers

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