As ADHD people, we can be so focused on the biggest signals that we lose ourselves in our own pictures. This week on the Translating ADHD podcast, Cam and Shelly pivot to introduce a new concept of agency and advocacy that will inform the next several episodes from articulating needs in relationships to whether to disclose your ADHD at your workplace.
The definition of agency we introduce is the social science definition that includes acting independently and exercising free choice. Often there are two camps when it comes to navigating conventional (and neurotypical) societal norms - to reject them wholeheartedly or to attempt to assimilate fully. We see agency as a path to navigate a rich middle ground.
Cam and Shelly also discuss their upcoming group coaching class Navigating the Lunch Counter and Cam shares a story of deliberately losing his executive functioning in the middle of the produce section of Wegmans Grocery.
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For more of the Translating ADHD podcast:
ADHD and Managing Signal Based Attention with REBEL
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Exposure to New Experiences
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Exposure to Time
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Balanced Attack
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Remember to Remind the Brain
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Expand the Mind
ADHD PoC Voices: Rhashidah Perry Jones Shares on ADHD Advocacy in Black Communities
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Limit Scope
Developing Competence and Confidence through Practice
Beyond Imposter Syndrome: Cultivating Confidence and Competence
ADHD and Imposter Syndrome
Grieving for our Past Selves after an ADHD Diagnosis
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: How to Use this Model to Create Change
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: Above the Lunch Counter
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: The Lunch Counter
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: The Valleys
Big Brain Fast Brain: An ADHD Modal Model
Developing Keystone Habits with ADHD
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 2)
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 1)
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