Adhd Experts Podcast

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 Brain Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude Read: 6 Ways to Overcome Winter Depression Self-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 Up Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude Read: An Unusual New Year’s Guidebook for People Who Think Different Read: 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 Up Get: The Free Healthy Habits Handbook from ADDitude Read: How to Finally Overcome Procrastination (and Get Things Done in 2024) Read: 4 Ways to Make New Behaviors Stick Read: 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 & ADHD Read: How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies ADHD Symptoms Read: 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 ADHD Self-Test: Am I Burnt Out? Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook Read: ADHD Is Different in Women eBook: 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 Sleep Read: 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.

Historically, parenting leaned heavily on punitive approaches. But, as Caroline Mendel, Psy.D., shares, research indicates that balancing warmth with limit-setting is important to raising well-adjusted children, especially when a child is neurodivergent. Free Resources on Parenting Neurodivergent Children: Download: The ADHD Library for Parents Read: How Praise Triggers Better Control in the ADHD Brain Read: Sample Routines for Kids with ADHD Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/best-parenting-styles-neurodivergent-children/ 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.

James Morton, Ph.D., presents research on the gut-brain axis that's shedding light on the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and describes current efforts in developing microbiome-based therapies. Free Resources on the Human Microbiome and Autism: Download: Checklist of Autism Symptoms Read: GI Problems Linked to Underlying Anxiety in Youth with ASD Read: More Than Picky Eating Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/gut-brain-axis-development-of-autism/ 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.

ADHD makes it harder to convert intentions into actions. Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA, outlines a more useful way of thinking about executive functions that involves tweaking your environment, choosing the right tools, and other ways to externalize EFs. Free Resources on Executive Functions and ADHD: Download: Is It Executive Function Disorder? Read: 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD Read: ADHD Minds Are Trapped in Now (& Other Time Management Truths) Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/executive-function-strategies-time-memory-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.

Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., discusses why neurodivergent adults often have a history of relationship struggles, why it's common to adopt people-pleasing behaviors (and why this ultimately backfires), and how to be more authentic in your friendships. Free Resources on Adult Friendship and ADHD: Download: Become a Small-Talk Superstar Read: “I’m Sorry — What Were You Saying?” Read: Where Does ‘Introvert’ End and Social Anxiety Begin? Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/how-to-make-friends-rejection-sensitivity-adhd-adults/ 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.

Depression and ADHD frequently co-occur. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of depression and differentiate it from typical sadness, plus current treatments and supportive strategies for caregivers, from Karen L. Swartz, M.D.  Free Resources on Depression in Teens: Download: A Parent’s Guide to Major Depressive Disorder Read: AAP Recommends Mental Health Screening for All U.S. Youth Read: Is My Child’s Distress Normal? Or Do We Need Help Get the Depression Newsletter: Sign up to receive expert insights about depression, personal stories, and more from WebMD Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/depression-in-teens-adolescent-symptoms/ 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.

Rejection sensitive dysphoria refers to unbearable feelings of pain following an actual or perceived rejection — and it is almost ubiquitous with ADHD. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., explains how RSD manifests, and strategies for managing emotional sensitivity. Free Resources on RSD and ADHD: Download: Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Read: Challenging the Fallacy of “Not Good Enough” Read: Rejection Sensitivity Is Worse for Girls and Women with ADHD Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/emotional-dysregulation-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-toolkit/ 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.

Kids with ADHD are better able to focus on schoolwork when the home they live in is organized and conducive to learning. But that order is tricky to achieve when caregivers have ADHD too. Learn strategies that work from Ann Dolin, M.Ed. Free Resources on Motivating Students with ADHD Download: Transform Your Teen’s Apathy Into Engagement Read: Your Child’s 7 Executive Functions — and How to Boost Them Read: Same Family, Different ADHD Symptoms Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/lack-of-motivation-organization-adhd-students/ 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.

Stigma, myths about ADHD, historical mistrust of the medical community, and a shortage of clinicians of color all contribute to challenges around adequate care in communities of color. Learn more from Evelyn Polk Green, M.S.Ed. Free Resources on Health Equity & ADHD: Download: How to Prepare for Your ADHD Evaluation Read: Why ADHD Is Different for People of Color Read: We Need to Talk About ADHD Stigma in BIPOC Communities Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/health-equity-racial-disparities-adhd-diagnosis-treatment/ 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.

ADHD is likely influenced by both genetics and the environment, starting before birth. Charlotte Cecil, Ph.D., shares insights from early research involving ADHD and epigenetics, and what the future may hold in terms of potential clinical applications. Free Resources on Epigenetics & ADHD: Download: Is It Adult ADHD? Read: The Impacts of Environment, Lifestyle, and Stress Read: Prenatal and Early Life Risk Factors Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/genetics-environment-epigenetics-risk-factors-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.  

Given the prevalence of ADHD, every educator should assume they’ll be teaching at least one student with the condition. Evelyn Polk Green, M.S.Ed., highlights myths about ADHD, and the facts and accommodations teachers need to know. Free Resources on Teaching Students with ADHD: Download: “The ADHD Iceberg” Poster for School Read: 7 Surprising Ways ADHD Shows Up in the Classroom Read: How to Get Students Engaged in Learning Email Series: The ADHD Learning Series for Educators Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/what-educators-dont-know-about-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.

Lawrence Amsel, M.D., explains the unique challenges primary care providers and mental health clinicians face when engaging and treating patients with depression, and how to build trust and improve communication and outcomes. Free Resources on Depression Treatment Barriers: Download: How to Recognize and Treat Depression Self-Test: Depression in Adults Read: ADHD and Trauma: Untangling Causes, Symptoms & Treatments Read: How to Close the Depression Treatment Gap for Teens Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/depression-treatment-barriers-challenges-for-clinicians/ 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.

Studies suggest that ADHD increases the risk for postpartum depression. PPD may also exacerbate ADHD and can impact the wellbeing of the entire family. Jayne Singer, Ph.D., provides an overview of symptoms and treatment options. Free Resources on Postpartum Depression: Download: Free Guide to Hormones and ADHD in Women Self-Test: Signs of Postpartum Depression Read: ADHD Increases Risk for Postpartum Depression, Anxiety Read: Bringing Up Baby: Motherhood with ADHD Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/postpartum-depression-mental-health-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.

Laura Barr, M.Ed., counsels caregivers and neurodivergent college-bound students on factors to consider during a college search and how to make the process much less stressful for applicants with executive functioning challenges. Free Resources on ADHD in College: Download: Securing ADHD Accommodations in College Read: The College Packing List for ADHD Undergrads Read: 13 Survival Tips from College Graduates with ADHD Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/college-applications-guide-neurodivergent-students-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.

Peter Jensen, M.D., reviews the current research involving genetic and environmental factors associated with ADHD and discusses the scientific advances we may see in the next decade or more, including the diagnosis of more subtypes and novel treatments. Free Resources on ADHD Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Download: How Common Is ADHD in Adults? Read: The Buzz Around Neuroimaging Read: The History of ADHD and Its Treatment Access the video and slides for this episode here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/what-causes-adhd-advances-research-diagnosis-treatment/ 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.