See in ADHD

It's Day 23 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Matt joins me today to share his experience post diagnosis.

After years of struggling in school he finally went to a doctor who confirmed a diagnosis of ADHD.

He explains that after a period of regret, wondering how life would've been had he known earlier, he began exploring treatment options, including ADHD medication.

MATT'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"It's not magic and it doesn't do it for you...but it's certainly helpful."

In listening to several podcasts, he was intrigued by See in ADHD because it seemed to cover all kinds of strategies, with no bias for or against any of them.

~ Jennie

Links:

Eric Willhelm

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 23 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Matt joins me today to share his experience post diagnosis.

After years of struggling in school he finally went to a doctor who confirmed a diagnosis of ADHD.

He explains that after a period of regret, wondering how life would've been had he known earlier, he began exploring treatment options, including ADHD medication.

MATT'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"It's not magic and it doesn't do it for you...but it's certainly helpful."

In listening to several podcasts, he was intrigued by See in ADHD because it seemed to cover all kinds of strategies, with no bias for or against any of them.

~ Jennie

Links:

Eric Willhelm

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 23 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Matt joins me today to share his experience post diagnosis.

After years of struggling in school he finally went to a doctor who confirmed a diagnosis of ADHD.

He explains that after a period of regret, wondering how life would've been had he known earlier, he began exploring treatment options, including ADHD medication.

MATT'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"It's not magic and it doesn't do it for you...but it's certainly helpful."

In listening to several podcasts, he was intrigued by See in ADHD because it seemed to cover all kinds of strategies, with no bias for or against any of them.

~ Jennie

Links:

Eric Willhelm

Click to view: show page on Awesound

Welcome to Day 22 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Today, my guest and I discuss an analogy of the ADHD brain performing much like a super fast and powerful race car.

Dr. Ned Hallowell made famous the analogy of the ADHD brain being like having a Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes.

Listen as Geoff takes a slightly different spin on it.

GEOFF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"Find your open road. Times Square, as a race car, doesn't always work."

According to Geoff, the ADHD brain is as a race car in that it's a high calibre, quality brain, it's just often in the garage.

Unlike your standard Corolla that you see puttering about everywhere going 40miles per hour, the race car is designed as a rocket ship car, built to perform fast and strong, but needs an open road.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

Welcome to Day 22 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Today, my guest and I discuss an analogy of the ADHD brain performing much like a super fast and powerful race car.

Dr. Ned Hallowell made famous the analogy of the ADHD brain being like having a Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes.

Listen as Geoff takes a slightly different spin on it.

GEOFF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"Find your open road. Times Square, as a race car, doesn't always work."

According to Geoff, the ADHD brain is as a race car in that it's a high calibre, quality brain, it's just often in the garage.

Unlike your standard Corolla that you see puttering about everywhere going 40miles per hour, the race car is designed as a rocket ship car, built to perform fast and strong, but needs an open road.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

Welcome to Day 22 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Today, my guest and I discuss an analogy of the ADHD brain performing much like a super fast and powerful race car.

Dr. Ned Hallowell made famous the analogy of the ADHD brain being like having a Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes.

Listen as Geoff takes a slightly different spin on it.

GEOFF'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"Find your open road. Times Square, as a race car, doesn't always work."

According to Geoff, the ADHD brain is as a race car in that it's a high calibre, quality brain, it's just often in the garage.

Unlike your standard Corolla that you see puttering about everywhere going 40miles per hour, the race car is designed as a rocket ship car, built to perform fast and strong, but needs an open road.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 21 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Black & white thinking is a common thing with folks that have ADHD.

It has to do with seeing things as a whole rather than in parts. Things and even situations become all or nothing, always or never, yes or no, wonderful or horrible.

The world of grey, of details, of degrees are not as obvious.

LARRY'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"If there's a glimmer of hope I can do it. If I feel I can't do it, why waste my time suffering on something, let me do something else."

My guest Larry is a gifted storyteller, so enjoy the show. We touch on immediate gratification as well.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 21 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Black & white thinking is a common thing with folks that have ADHD.

It has to do with seeing things as a whole rather than in parts. Things and even situations become all or nothing, always or never, yes or no, wonderful or horrible.

The world of grey, of details, of degrees are not as obvious.

LARRY'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"If there's a glimmer of hope I can do it. If I feel I can't do it, why waste my time suffering on something, let me do something else."

My guest Larry is a gifted storyteller, so enjoy the show. We touch on immediate gratification as well.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 21 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Black & white thinking is a common thing with folks that have ADHD.

It has to do with seeing things as a whole rather than in parts. Things and even situations become all or nothing, always or never, yes or no, wonderful or horrible.

The world of grey, of details, of degrees are not as obvious.

LARRY'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"If there's a glimmer of hope I can do it. If I feel I can't do it, why waste my time suffering on something, let me do something else."

My guest Larry is a gifted storyteller, so enjoy the show. We touch on immediate gratification as well.

~ Jennie

Click to view: show page on Awesound

It's Day 20 of ADHD Awareness Month 2016!

Listen as Michael shares his thoughts about matching up your strengths and skillets with opportunity.

With ADHD, as he explains, sometimes the focus is too much on trying to improve your weaknesses rather than fly with your strengths.

MICHAEL'S AWESOME QUOTE:

"People with ADHD have tons of ideas...you let them run, like a mustang, they'll take care of it."

Michael attributes his adventurous spirit to having no fear and being a big kid. More than anything, he enjoys just having fun.

Links:

twitter.com/adhdthinktank

Click to view: show page on Awesound