Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

Yes, you know what ADHD does to your attention. But did you know that part of your distractibility might just be because you’re … human?

Building and maintaining strong friendships is critical to emotional well-being. When we announced that we were doing a show on friendships and ADHD, you spoke up.

Building and maintaining strong friendships is critical to emotional well-being. But ADHD characteristics can put a damper on social convention. How to cope?

We’re talking about memory this week, the functions of memory that may be impaired with ADHD and strategies for improving your memory that come from some surprising places!

This week on the show we’re talking about routines… those we’ve started, those we’ve broken, and how we can work to change our definition of success in our routines so we’re not so deeply tied to the perils of consistency.

We’ve been working hard over the last few weeks to talk about how we define success. The lesson, from your own contributions, is largely that we as a group need to get better at it. We’re stuck in a place where success, to us, means defiant win. But the s

Acknowledging our successes is not an easy thing to do — and it’s even harder when saddled with the judgment of ADHD. So how do you celebrate your successes and pat yourself on the back?

How can you tell the difference between a legitimate reason you’re not able to do something and an excuse that you’ve started telling to get yourself out of it?

Do you have FOLI? Never heard of it? Don’t worry, we hadn’t either. But if you’re living with ADHD, once we tell you about “Fear of Losing Interest,” we’re pretty sure you’ll be able to relate.

If you’re living with ADHD, you know what it’s like to feel misunderstood. That isolation can lead you to a place where advice like, “you should just get out more,” is tough to take seriously. Today on the show, we’re talking all about loneliness.