Making friends as a kid felt effortless—one shared lunch, one game of tag, and suddenly, you had a best friend. But as adults, friendship is more complicated, especially for those with ADHD, where forgetfulness, time blindness, and social missteps can make connection feel just out of reach. Caroline Maguire understands this better than anyone and she’s back this week to help.
Through Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright strive to help listeners with support, life management strategies, and time and technology tips, dedicated to anyone looking to take control of their lives in the face ADHD.
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That’s right, we wrote a book! We’re incredibly proud of it and what it represents of our experience working with—and living with—ADHD. Our hope is that you find yourself on these pages, and that your reflections as you read it lead you down a path of joy, insight, discovery, and structure as you continue to refine how you plan for the most important things in your life.
We hope you find something along the way that inspires you to pre-order it, ready to learn and enjoy when it’s officially released on September 4, 2024!
Making friends as a kid felt effortless—one shared lunch, one game of tag, and suddenly, you had a best friend. But as adults, friendship is more complicated, especially for those with ADHD, where forgetfulness, time blindness, and social missteps can make connection feel just out of reach. Caroline Maguire understands this better than anyone and she’s back this week to help.
What if the very quality that makes those early, intoxicating moments of romance so vibrant—the spontaneous weekend getaway, the surprise bouquet of flowers—later becomes the source of relationship friction? The human brain, particularly one wired with ADHD, contains multitudes of contradictions, and nowhere is this more evident than in how impulsivity shapes our intimate partnerships.
This week on The ADHD Podcast, we embark on a three-part exploration into ADHD and relationships. Our guide this first week: Jonathan Hassall, an ADHD and executive function coach who has spent years decoding the paradoxes that arise when ADHD meets the relentless machinery of relationships.
How does ADHD shape the way we connect with others? This week, we explore the challenges—and surprising strengths—ADHD brings to all kinds of relationships, targeting considerations that can help foster deeper connections in love, family, work, and friendship.