On May 9, 2018, Coaches Keith Griffin, ACC and Renee Crook hosted an "Ask the Coaches" event on Facebook Live. They covered a wide range of topics from the challanges of being diagnosed as an adult to the "8 Track Mind".
The next Ask the ADHD Coaches event will be held in July. Sign up to receive your invitation and submit a question to be answered.
Topics Covered:
Paying Attention While at School and At Home
- Working in Sprints
- Taking Breaks
- Working with Your Brain, Not Against
The 3 Types of ADHD
- Hyperactive (ADHD-H)
- Inattentive (ADHD-PI)Coach Keith calls this "ADHD with a silent H"
- Combined (ADHD-C)- both hyperactive & inattentive
Co-existing Depression and/or Anxiety
Challenges of Diagnosis as an Adult
The Power of Talking About Our ADHD with our Tribe
Anger & ADHD
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Mood disorders vs. ADHD
- Anger before diagnosis
- Delayed emotional responses
How ADHD Helps in a Crisis
- ADHD Friendly Jobs that Harness this Strength
Recharging
- How do we both recharge
- Conference overwhelm & planning for it
Procrastination
- Avoidance
- Time Blindness
- Perfectionism
The "8 Track Mind"
- How ADHD may influence conversations
Associational thinking - challenges & gifts
Work-related Challenges
Being responsible from beginning to end
Feeling Shame About Medication
- Greater stigma around ADHD
- Some see ADHD medications as a choice
- Fear of dependency/need
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