The ADHD Manual Podcast

Good news: I'm continuing the Executive Function Chronicles no one asked for! Today I'm talking about task initiation. How do we go from thinking about something to *doing* it? Why is that harder for ADHDers? And how do we make it easier?

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ADHD impacts several of our executive functions (planning, prioritizing, organizing, task initiation, etc) and today I will give an overview of working memory: what is it, why do ADHDers struggle with it, and what do we do about it?

You can read my article on working memory here.


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I'm back in the closet (studio)! Today I have announcements about exciting things on the horizon, and then I give a brief overview on how testosterone and estrogen fluctuation impacts ADHD symptoms.

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*TW: abuse*

In this second and final installment of my parents' interview, we get real about my tumultuous adolescence and why teens with ADHD are susceptible to abusive relationships. We conclude with some advice for parents of ADHD kids and a message for adult ADHDers who are in need of a loving Parent Pep Talk.
 

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Receiving an adult diagnosis of a lifelong condition such as ADHD can be illuminating and disorienting - not only for us, but also for our caregivers.

I am currently on the East Coast visiting family, so I took the opportunity to interview my parents about my Origin Story. They share their initial reactions to my diagnosis, moments in my childhood that could have been helped with more information about ADHD, and how they still managed to offer me a safe place to land.


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Today The ADHD Manual Podcast closes out our Pride series with Rachel Scanlon, L.A.-based comedian & co-host of the Two Dykes and a Mic podcast and comedy show. We discuss how living a life outside of the mainstream provides unique opportunity to create your own authentic identity.

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Welcome back to Pride: Extended Edition! Today I interview fellow ADHD podcaster Syd, of The Endy Enby podcast, about their experiences as a neurodivergent and non-binary person.

You can subscribe to The Endy Enby wherever you get podcasts, follow them on TikTok and Twitter, and support them on Ko-fi and Patreon.

Resources:
Normal Life by Dean Spade

Come back in two weeks for more Pride: Extended Edition, with a special guest you won't want to miss.


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Part Two of my conversation with Mike is here to close out the FIRST month of Pride. Here you'll find more discussion about the complexities of being queer and neurodivergent, the ways we have created our own "templates" for living despite the limited examples provided for us, and how our lives are different post-coming out and post-diagnosis. Enjoy!

Listen to Part One here

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Happy Pride! I can't think of a better way to kick off Pride season than a stimulating conversation with a very dear friend.

Mike and I cover a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to: the compounding challenges of being gay and neurodivergent; how queerness and ADHD have shaped our identities in complex and beautiful ways; and speculating on the whereabouts of the many pens and pencils we have lost in our lifetime.

This episode is genuine and personal, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. I enjoyed our talk so much in fact that I got carried away and had to split it into two parts - so come back next week for part two of the Gay-DHD Agenda.


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What do therapists, neurodivergents, and people living through a global pandemic all have in common?

A high risk of burnout. Today I need to talk about my place at the intersection of those three.

Resources:
"Neurodivergent burnout: the cost of closing the gap" by Abi Moorcock


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