The ADHD Skills Lab

Join Skye on this week’s ADHD Skills Lab podcast to hear from coach, expert and host of the ADHD Big Brother podcast, Russ Jones. The pair discuss ADHD and Depression and the importance of self-acceptance before exploring tried and tested techniques to wrangle order from ADHD-induced chaos.

Whether through one-on-one coaching, his hit podcast or online support forum, Russ is on a mission to help adults with ADHD learn the tools and strategies needed to live the life they want.

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Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel-Good Work
https://www.amazon.com/Careergasm-Find-Your-Feel-Good-Work/dp/1770413715

Bullet Journal
https://bulletjournal.com/

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Do you struggle to get going in the morning? You’re not alone! This week Sarah and Skye dig into the latest research around sleep inertia to get to the bottom of why so many of us with ADHD can be slow to start. They also examine a paper on the mechanics of distraction and discuss why ADHD can be a marker for obesity in later life.

Unconventional Organisation: https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
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Lingering on Distraction: Examining Distractor Rejection in Adults with ADHD
https://psyarxiv.com/cqe34/

Activity-Based Prospective Memory in ADHD during Motor Sleep Inertia
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/11/5181

Emotional problems mediate the association between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obesity in adolescents
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04882-x

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Join Skye on this week’s ADHD Skills Lab podcast to hear from six-time best-selling author, customer experience guru and neurodiversity oracle Peter Shankman. Tune in to find out how to channel your ADHD energy, discover tools and techniques to help you stay focused — and learn why it’s always important to be yourself.

Described by the New York Times as “a rock star who knows everything about social media and then some,” Peter is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and thought leader across ADHD, neurodiversity, PR, advertising and much more.

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On this week’s ADHD Skills Lab Research Recap, Skye and Sarah look at the latest research on ADHD and middle childhood. They explore how ADHD is experienced during this period, look at the connection between common symptoms and struggles at different stages of life and ask whether ADHD can change over time.

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1:38 Genetic overlap between midfrontal theta signals and ADHD and ASD in a longitudinal twin cohort
https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(23)01274-X/fulltext

11:46 Impairment’s Role in the Pathway From Externalizing Psychopathology to Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents With ADHD
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231159911

22:25 Predictors of Quality of Life and Functional Impairments in Emerging Adults With and Without ADHD: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231153962

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Join Skye and Sarah on this week’s ADHD Skills Lab podcast to hear from anti-diet dietitian, therapist, and Certified Body Trust® provider Aleta Storch. Together, they discuss how to set flexible rules and practice self-compassion when it comes to eating with ADHD -- and why any food is always better than no food! Aleta works with clients in her virtual practice, Wise Heart Nutrition, and is the creator of the groundbreaking Eating with ADHD® model.

Unconventional Organisation: https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
The ADHD Academy: https://courses.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

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This week, Sarah and Skye examine what motivates us to achieve with ADHD before discussing a heart-wrenching but ultimately uplifting paper which outlines the effects of late ADHD diagnosis in women. Come for the latest research, stay for the practical strategies and shared experiences.

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1:44 Retrospective Report of Academic Motivation Among College Students With Elevated ADHD Symptoms
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231172799

14:52 Miss. Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of ADHD in Adult Women
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231161533

 

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This week, Skye is joined by the founder of My Lady ADHD, Trina Haynes. The pair discuss their experiences navigating the workplace with ADHD and explore the best strategies for getting started and staying on track in the world of work. As well as running the 150,000-strong My Lady ADHD online community, Trina also hosts the podcast of the same name and works daily to educate people about ADHD, neurodiversity and the importance of seeing our strengths.

https://www.myladyadhd.com/
Unconventional Organisation: https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
The ADHD Academy: https://courses.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

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In each research recap, we pick over a few of the most recent peer-reviewed ADHD papers. This week, we explore the effect of mind-body interventions on symptoms of ADHD, discuss our attempts at mindfulness, and look at the controversial connection between Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and ADHD diagnosis. Finally, we examine an interesting study that dives deep into how people with ADHD perceive time. Come for the latest research, stay for the practical strategies and shared experiences.

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The Effect of Meditation-Based Mind-Body Interventions on Symptoms and Executive Function in People With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231154897

Executive Functions Contribute to the Differences Between ADHD and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) in Adults (2023)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10870547231153948

Time Perception Deficits in Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Meta-analysis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054720978557

Idea of New Attention Disorder Spurs Research, and Debate
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/health/idea-of-new-attention-disorder-spurs-research-and-debate.html

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Off-road cyclist and gravel racer Chelsea Bolton joins us to talk about her adult ADHD diagnosis and the strategies that helped her stay focused as she became a professional racer. 

Chelsea started her athletic career as a long-distance runner and transitioned to cycling in 2020 before winning the pro women's division at the 2022 Wasatch All-Road in Utah. You can find her on Instagram at @chels.bolton.

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Self-criticism and ADHD: Five strategies to check in, ground, and reset when you feel overwhelmed
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/post/self-criticism-and-adhd-five-strategies-to-check-in-...

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How do emotional regulation – and dysregulation – relate to ADHD? This week, we look at several studies about ADHD, executive function, and emotional dysregulation. Is emotional dysregulation tied to executive function? How do early childhood influences affect emotional dysregulation? And how does sleep – or the lack of it – affect emotional regulation and executive function? We'll discuss each study in depth and share our own experiences.
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The ADHD Academy: https://courses.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

Developmental antecedents of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in middle childhood: The role of father-child interactions and children’s emotional underregulation
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423000408

Evidence of emotion dysregulation as a core symptom of adult ADHD: A systematic review
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280131

Associations Between ADHD, Sleep Problems, and Mental Health Symptoms in Adolescents
https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231155871

Additional Research Discussed
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/post/adhd-and-mindfulness
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/post/self-criticism-and-adhd-five-strategies-to-check-in-ground-and-reset-when-you-feel-overwhelmed
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/post/adhd-and-sleep-twelve-tips-to-facilitate-a-better-night-s-rest
https://chadd.org/attention-article/adhd-and-the-myth-of-the-bad-parent/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-022-01358-4

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