ADHD Experts Podcast

When you have a big report to write or taxes to file... do you opt to mow the lawn or clean the bathroom instead? As J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D., finds, this is a common procrastination pattern for adults with ADHD. Learn how to outwit "procrastivity" and stop keeping yourself busy with tasks that don't move you toward your larger goals or priorities. Procrastivity and ADHD: More Resources Download:The ADHD Healthy Habits HandbookReplay:How CBT and ADHD Coaching Help Adults Manage Their Symptoms NaturallySelf-Test:How Seriously Do You Procrastinate?Read:Why the ADHD Brain Chooses the Less Important Task Access the video and slides for podcast episode #501 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/productive-procrastination-adhd-procrastivity/ This ADHD Experts podcast episode is brought to you 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.

Join Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., to learn about the symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders, how to distinguish them from ADHD and normal child and adolescent development, and how the conditions impact each other when they coexist. Depression, Anxiety, & ADHD in Teens: More Resources Download:A Parent’s Guide to Depression in TeensReplay:The ADHD-Depression Connection in AdultsLearn:Why Anxiety Disorder Is So Often MisdiagnosedQ&A:New Approaches to Treating Depression and ADHD Access the video and slides for podcast episode #500 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/teen-depression-anxiety-adhd/ 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.

David W. Goodman, M.D., discusses the emerging research on ADHD after age 50, including the disorder's possible association with dementia, the diagnostic process, and safe treatment options for older adults. ADHD in Older Adults: More Resources Download:What Your Doctor Needs to Know About ADHD in Older AdultsRead:“I Feared I Had Alzheimer’s. It Turns Out It Was Undiagnosed ADHD.”Read:First-Ever Adult ADHD Guidelines ForthcomingReplay:The Science Behind Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in Older Adults Access the video and slides for podcast episode #499 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-in-adults-symptoms-after-50/ 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.

College prep looks different for teens with ADHD, who may lag behind in independent living skills and college readiness. Laura Barr, M.Ed., provides a clear roadmap for teens and parents, including milestones, practical steps, and launch and college timeline checklists. College Prep for ADHD Brains: More Resources Download:How to Get ADHD Accommodations in CollegeGet:The Parents’ Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHDRead:College Packing List for ADHD UndergradsRead:Half of College Kids Stop Taking Their ADHD Medication. Make Sure Your Teen Isn’t One of Them. Access the video and slides for podcast episode #498 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/college-prep-teen-readiness-adhd/ This ADHD Experts podcast episode is brought to you 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.

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Ph.D., explains what makes a relationship toxic and how to identify the signs, why adolescents with ADHD are at particularly high risk, and how to support teens through ending and recovering from an unhealthy relationship. Teen Relationships: More Resources Download:Questions to Get Your Child TalkingReplay:Gaslighting, Love Bombing & BeyondRead:ADHD Teens and Dating — Relationship Advice for ParentsRead:“How Toxic Relationship Residue Poisoned My Love Life” Access the video and slides for podcast episode #497 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/toxic-relationships-teens-adhd/ 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.

Interrupting conversations. Appearing not to listen. Revealing too much personal information. Making friends as an adult with ADHD is hard for all these reasons and more. Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., explains how to overcome common social traps. How to Make Friends as an Adult with ADHD: More Resources Download:The ADHD Friendship Guide for AdultsSelf-Test:10 Questions That Reveal Toxic BehaviorsRead:3 Common ADHD Friendship ChallengesRead:“How I’m Teaching My ADHD Brain to Listen” Access the video and slides for podcast episode #496 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-make-friends-adult-adhd/ 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.

Black children and adults with ADHD are less likely to receive an accurate diagnosis and treatment due to structural racism, socioeconomic inequalities, and stigma. Napoleon Higgins, M.D., explains how we can start addressing these racial disparities in health care. Healthy Equity in ADHD: More Resources Get:2024 Scorecard of ADHD TreatmentsRead:The Ongoing Work of Normalizing ADHD in BIPOC CommunitiesRead:Why We Must Achieve Equitable ADHD Care for African American and Latinx ChildrenDownload:How Common Is ADHD in Adults? Access the video and slides for podcast episode #495 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/health-equity-adhd-diagnosis-treatment/ This ADHD Experts podcast episode is brought to you 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.

Despite being serious mental health conditions, and highly comorbid with ADHD, eating disorders often go undetected. Christine Peat, Ph.D., helps caregivers and others understand symptoms and treatments for different types of eating disorders. Eating Disorders: More Resources Get:The Eating Disorders Linked to ADHDSelf-Test:Eating Disorders in AdultsRead:Body Image, Bigorexia, and Eating Disorders in Men and BoysRead:Red Flags and Recovery Steps for Teens Access the video and slides for podcast episode #494 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/eating-disorders-adhd-arfid-anorexia/ 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.

Brandon Slade provides educators with the tools they need to teach crucial executive function (EF) skills. While EFs lag in many children with ADHD and learning differences, integrating EF support strategies will help all students in your classroom. Executive Function Skills for Students: More Resources Self-Test:Could Your Child Have an Executive Function Deficit?Read:A Classroom Exercise That Teaches Self-Advocacy and Celebrates DifferencesGet:The Ultimate Executive Function GuideRead:The Misconceptions That Stifle Students with ADHD Access the video and slides for podcast episode #493 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/executive-function-skills-educators-guide/ 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.

Tamara Rosier, Ph.D., highlights the behaviors linked to ADHD — procrastination, risk-taking, aiming for perfection, people-pleasing, etc. — that hold us back, and how to interrupt this self-defeating cycle with new habits that lift us up. Self-Sabotage with ADHD: More Resources Read:10 Corrosive Thoughts That Are Holding You BackDownload:Scripts to Manage Anger & ReactivityGet:The Emotions of ADHDRead:6 Pieces of Life Advice from ADHD Coaches Access the video and slides for podcast episode #492 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/self-sabotage-perfectionism-procrastination-adhd/ 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.

YouTube Powerhouse Jessica McCabe will discuss themes from her book, How to ADHD, including navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain, the economic cost of not treating ADHD, how she’s learned to pay attention to time, and more. Living with ADHD: More Resources Download:The Ages & Stages of ADHDSign Up:5-Week Guide to Building Healthier HabitsRead:ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.Read:“Happily Neurodivergent — at Last” Access the video and slides for podcast episode #491 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-adhd-jessica-mccabe/ 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.

Caregivers in the "sandwich generation" face added demands and stress when managing ADHD in themselves, their children, and their aging parents. Danna McDonald, RMFT-SQ, RSW, shares strategies to address these challenges. Sandwich Generation Stress: More Resources Symptom Test:10 Questions to Reveal Parental BurnoutRead:Never Good Enough: The Emotional Toll of MotherhoodUnderstand:The Genetic Underpinnings of ADHDUnderstand:Epigenetics and ADHD: The Impacts of Environment, Lifestyle, and StressBlog Post:“Let Me Tell You How ADHD Runs in My Family” Access the video and slides for podcast episode #490 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/sandwich-generation-stress-how-to-manage-adhd/ 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 young adults with ADHD, and their parents, understand the unique challenges of 'adulting' with ADHD, including treatment adherence/cessation, independent living skills, emotional wellness, and signs of risky behavior. The Young Adult’s Guide to ADHD: More Resources Symptom Test:Could Your Teen Have an Executive Function Disorder?Read:5 Life Skills Every Young Adult with ADHD Should (Eventually) MastereBook:The Parents’ Guide to Raising a Teen with ADHDRead:“Mom and Dad, I’m Moving Back Home” Access the video and slides for podcast episode #489 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/young-adult-guide-living-with-adhd/ 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.

Lotta Borg Skoglund, M.D., Ph.D., presents an overview of the special challenges facing girls with ADHD, from anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation from fluctuating hormones during puberty to unrlenting social expectations. ADHD Symptoms in Girls: More Resources Symptom Test:Common (and Commonly Overlooked) Signs of ADHD in GirlsRead:5 Things Every Doctor (and Parent) Should Know about Girls and ADHDeBook:Women with ADHD — How Hormones, Symptoms & Late Diagnoses Impact FemalesRead:Stop the Cycle of Shame for Girls with ADHD Access the video and slides for podcast episode #488 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-symptoms-in-girls-emotional-dysregulation/ 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.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that takes hold during the dark winter months — and these “winter blues” are more common among people with ADHD. Learn about SAD symptoms and treatments from J.J. Sandra Kooij, M.D., Ph.D. Seasonal Affective Disorder: More Resources: Read:Seasonal Affective Disorder and the ADHD BrainGet:The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitudeRead:6 Ways to Overcome Winter DepressionSelf-Test:Could You Have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome? Access the video and slides for podcast episode #487 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/seasonal-affective-disorder-depression-adhd/ 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.

Hope is the belief that our future can be better than our past—and that we can make that future a reality. Join Chan M. Hellman, Ph.D., to explore the science of hope, and learn how its core components can be used to achieve goals and regulate emotions. A Hopeful New Year: More Resources: Free Download:Your January 2024 Calendar of Small Goals That Add UpGet:The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitudeRead:An Unusual New Year’s Guidebook for People Who Think DifferentRead:From Denial to Hope: My Son’s ADHD Diagnosis Journey Access the video and slides for podcast episode #486 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/hopeful-science-of-hope-goals-self-regulation/ 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.

As Tracy Otsuka explains, typical approaches to getting things done often don’t work for ADHD brains. Learn how to recognize your strengths and use them to create customized strategies that resonate with who you already are. New Year, New Habits: More Resources: Free Download:Your January 2024 Calendar of Small Goals That Add UpGet:The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitudeRead:How to Finally Overcome Procrastination (and Get Things Done in 2024)Read:4 Ways to Make New Behaviors StickRead:The Antidote to ADHD Fatigue and Exhaustion? Stacking Habits (and Spoons) Access the video and slides for podcast episode #485 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/new-year-new-habits-adhd-brain/ 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.

Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D., discusses the role of estrogen in cognition; cognitive changes during the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause; the impact of menopause on ADHD; and more about the challenges of hormone fluctuation during the life cycle. More Resources on Hormones & ADHD Download:Your Guide to Menopause & ADHDRead:How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies ADHD SymptomsRead:What We Know, What Research Is Needed Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/hormonal-fluctuations-lifespan-women-adhd/ 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.

Exhaustion and anxiety are common byproducts of ADHD in females who are constantly juggling busy work and family schedules. Kate Moryoussef explains how to break the burnout cycle and harness self-awareness and self-compassion to live life on your terms. More Resources on Preventing ADHD Burnout Read:Rising from the Burnout – A Recovery Kit for Women with ADHDSelf-Test:Am I Burnt Out?Download:The ADHD Healthy Habits HandbookRead:ADHD Is Different in WomeneBook:Women with ADHD – How Hormones, Symptoms, Relationships, and Late Diagnosis Impact Females Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/adhd-burnout-chronic-stress-women/ 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.

Up to 40 percent of children with ADHD also experience symptoms of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). Learn about similarities and differences between CDS and ADHD, as well as evidence-based treatments, from Joseph Fredrick, Ph.D. Free Resources on Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD: Download:Understand Why You Can’t SleepRead:What Is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome?Read:What Is Inattentive ADHD? Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/cognitive-disengagement-syndrome-adhd/ 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.