Episode 113 | Markers for ADHD

Dr. Brown and Eric Tivers began the 113th Episode of ADHD reWired by discussing “Cookies and Accountability”. It was a great story about Dr. Brown and his wife and the temptations of a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

Eric got a lot of information out of Dr. Brown and this show will most likely call for a second or possibly third listen to get it all.

2 conditions under which those with ADHD do well.

• Interest
• Pressure

Most ADHD people have no problem focusing on tasks they are interested in or tasks for which they are afraid of consequences.

Dr. Brown went through the 6 different markers he looks for when diagnosing and during treatment of his ADHD patients.

• Activation
  • Can they get organized and/or get started?
  • How much are they procrastinating
• Attention / Focus
  • Can they focus or shift focus.
  • Do they get locked on to one thing and can’t get back on the current task
• Alertness
  • Do they finish things in a reasonable amount of time?
    • Many people do not get the necessary amount of sleep
  • Are they able to sustain effort?
• Managing frustration & Emotions
  • Do their emotions come on too strong or too weak
    • Some of them get excited with “What ifs”
    • Obsessing about things they will do or buy at a later time.
  • Working Memory
    • Can they keep one thing in mind while doing something else?
      • No so much the long term but short term memory
    • Monitor and self-regulate actions
      • Do you come across to others as you intend to.

To contact Dr. Thomas Brown:

http://understood.org

http://drthomasebrown.com

Episode 12

Improvement through Improv

Dr. Doug Puryear, over the last few years, has established himself a blogger an author and an advocate for ADHD people and professionals. Doug provides real life strategies for those with ADHD to learn ways to cope with the problems they have has a result.
In this episode, one of the ADHD community’s heroes, Doug Puryear joins the ADHD reWired virtual studios. This is truly one of the most amazing episodes we have ever put out. Doug shares details of his life seemingly without fear or reservation.
This certainly is among the more powerful episodes of ADHD reWired. Doug speaks about his childhood with ADHD and the abuse he suffered. Doug battled most of his life with ADHD and was not aware of it until age 64.
Doug has a new book out called “The Bully” This is the story of Doug going from being a bully to being the fun-loving guy so many have come to love

Website: http://addadultstrategies.com
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=126804881&trk=tab_pro
Blog: http://addadultstrategies.wordpress.com

110 | A Healthier Relationship with Medication

guest Stephen Tonti

Stephen’s primary focus is writing and directing for film and various other multimedia projects. On top of being a film director, Stephen also tours as a public speaker advocating for men and women diagnosed with ADHD. In 2013, Stephen was selected for the Carnegie Mellon University TEDx Student Speaker Competition. He gave his first speech on the subject there, in front of over 700 fellow students, professors, and various educators. His talk is on YouTube and has gathered almost 680,000 views to date. Stephen is yet unsigned, but will begin giving an updated version of his TED talk on tour later this year.

Stephen graced the ADHD reWired virtual studio this past January. Stephen is quite a character. Stephen, like many ADHD people is quite stubborn, to the tune that he while having an argument with his girlfriend about whether he was ADHD or simply had ADHD, he proceeded to give a public talk to further affirm his point of view. This lead to the end of that relationship.

Stephen has since grown in his knowledge of ADHD. Once believing that medication was only a last result for adults only, he now does not advocate one way or the other. Stephen states that medication alone is no guarantee of success, and that medication too often gets the credit.

Stephens’s ADHD life philosophy is:

DISCOVER                            Discover it exists

UNDERSTAND                       Understand and research to find out what ADHD is. Get the whole picture

ACCEPT                                  ADHD is real. You have ADHD. ADHD is not made up

SSUPPORT                              Get support for your ADHD. Support others who have ADHD. Give ADHD. Avoid shame at all costs!

Today it is quite normal to see and/or hear Stephen Tonti talking to himself. That is talking to himself out loud. He does this even if others are around. There is no need to be frightened this is just one of his own methods he uses to coach himself.

If you would like to contact Stephen you can reach him at

http://www.stephentonti.com/

https://potentialwithinreach.com/

ADHD reWired

 Episode 109 | Kirsten Has Come Out to Play

Who is that lady with the purple feathers in her hair? Is it….. Could it be…. Oh Yes! It is the very lovely, very playful, and Returning Guest, Dr. Kirsten Milliken gracing the virtual studios of ADHD reWired for her second appearance since episode 26.

Eric and Kirsten discuss her new book “PLAYDHD”.  She wrote this book three times so that we could read it once. Kirsten and Eric discuss the book and a very wide array of topics, including:

• Do you prefer to make your own decisions?
• Would you want to be a passenger on the space shuttle?
• Do you prefer your vacations to be planned?

 Dr. Kirsten Milliken takes a unique approach to treating ADHD as she combats this with play. She explains those of us with ADHD as we go through our daily routine do so with less dopamine than other neuro-typical individuals. While many of those with ADHD use a variety of things to deal with their own challenges, perhaps there are alternatives to the methods commonly employed.

As is always the case with which Kirsten is associated, this episode is no different. Kirsten discuses some of “The players” from her book.

The Joker

This is the most primitive. This might be the class clown, or anyone who is constantly seeking attention

The Explorer

The explorer is in a constant search for what else might be out there. Perhaps not content with things the way they are currently in their lives.

Others include the performer, and the collector. You will just have to wait until April 1rst to see the category into which you fall.

Dr. Kirsten Milliken will be charring the upcoming International ADHD Professionals Conference in Weston VA sponsored by the ADHD Coaching Organization on April 28th- May 1st

Some of the highlights of this episode:

• Eric and Kirsten playing the conversation starter game.
• Contest to win a free copy of PLAYDHD
• Eric & Kirsten’s Possible new ice cream Business

PLAYDHD.com

ADHD Professionals Conference

Purchase PlayDHD

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ADHD ReWired Episode 108. Meet Shelly Collins

Shelly has been organizing businesses, homes, and people since 2011 She does what she loves for a living every day.

“Organizing is a means to an end: being organized gives me the time, room, and clarity to live a life I love.”

Shelly Collins

Hear from Shelly:

I have a great sense of humor. I hope you do, too.

Organizing doesn’t have to be scary or depressing. I love laughing my way through a session with my clients. It makes the time pass quickly and makes the work seem fun! That doesn’t mean you won’t have a bad day or a tough session, but I’ll be there to help support you so we can get back to laughing through our sessions. Organizing can be fun. I promise.

Yes, I am a real person! A really real, really non-judgmental person.

My house gets messy too. Sometimes my office looks like someone set off a paper bomb.  I truly believe that sometimes you need a fresh set of eyes on your space when you are too overwhelmed to organize on your own, which is why I occasionally call in reinforcements by hiring an organizing colleague to help dig me out of my own mess. Clients often ask me if they are the worst case I’ve ever seen. Honestly, there is no worst – you are an individual and your situation is unique. I can assure you, though you may look at your space and only see clutter, I’m busy thinking ahead to the many organized possibilities.

Contact: 
http://www.gatewayorganizers.com

Twitter @gatewayorganize

Facebook Page

Memberships: 

• Active member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) since 2011
• Active member of NAPO-St. Louis since 2011
• Subscriber to the Institute For Challenging Disorganization (ICD) since 2013
• Member of the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Summa Cum Laude Honors – Lindenwood University
• 4x Attendee: NAPO National Conference (2012-2015)
• 1x Attendee: ICD National Conference (2014)
• Graduate: Coaching Essentials – Coach Approach for Organizers
• Graduate: Foundations Courses – Coach Approach for Organizers
• Graduate: Graduate Course, Coaching the ADHD Client – Coach Approach for Organizers

Industry Leadership: 

• Currently serving as POINT Committee Chair for NAPO National
• Currently serving on the Corporate Associate Member Advisory Council for NAPO National
• Served on the Nominating Committee for NAPO National (2014-2015)
• Former Director of Professional Development for NAPO-St. Louis (2012-2014)
• Former Vice President for NAPO-St. Louis (2013-2014)

ADHD reWired Episode 107

Title:  Awareness Engagement Completion with Cameron Gott

Guest: Cameron Gott

Cameron Gott is the co-developer and senior trainer of the Coach Approach for Organizers™ program. An ADHD coach, Cameron works with professionals who want to match action with intention and take their game to the next level. Besides coaching adults with ADHD, Cam mentors ADHD coaches-in-training and writes about a variety of ADHD work topics at his Global Creative blog . He is the chief architect of The AEC Model utilized in our advanced ADHD coach training course.  With a background in education, Cam took his first coaching training in 1998 and subsequently received training and certification through the demanding program at The Coaches Training Institute™.

Cameron’s Story

• After being Diagnosed with ADHD Cameron discovered that articulating ADHD is a critical step in ADHD Awareness
• Half of the people in the world do not think about thinking
• Cameron was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 28 while working as a teacher at a Quaker School
• Cameron was a “Gentle Giant” when he was a student and did not cause problems and was therefore overlooked as being a person who needed help
• Cameron realized he was ADHD during a presentation at a retreat he was hosting in his own home
• Cameron goes speaks about what the Quakers believe, how they live and what his job at school entailed. He further discusses the difficulties is ADHD presented him.
• One of the biggest challenges ADHD presents for Cameron is writing.
• Cameron struggled in College and took calculus 7 times.
• Worried his ADHD would prevent him from graduating he hired a coach, without whom he never thought he would graduate.
• Cameron struggled as an ADHD coach in the beginning

AEC

• Awareness Engagement Completion
• AEC is a theory developed by Cameron and Denslow Brown aka The Organizer Coach
• In order to complete a task, you have to engage a task
• “The problem is not usually the engine, it’s the gearbox” ADHD people spend too much time revving our engines while in neutral.
• Cameron helps his ADHD clients to discover the tasks they need to do and the ones they can simply shed.
• People are either too far into awareness and do not achieve completion or they are trying so hard to complete a task that they simply are not aware.

How to reach Cameron Gott

Website – http://thecoachapproachfororganizers.com

Website - http://camerongott.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CameronGottCoach/

Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/coachcamg

GooglePlus - https://plus.google.com/+CamerongottCoaching/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/camerongott

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