Overcoming The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan, MEd., MS — 2025

The Wall of Awful© is my model for the emotional impact of repeated failure that comes with the executive function challenges of ADHD and related neurodiverse issues.  I’m writing a book about it and am in the process of signing with the Balance imprint at Hachette.

About Brendan Mahan, MED., MS:

Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., MS., hosts the ADHD Essentials Podcast, and is an internationally recognized expert on ADHD/Executive Function, anxiety, and neurodiversity.

A former educator and mental health counselor, Brendan helps individuals, families, and organizations manage neurodiverse challenges through an approach blending education, collaborative problem-solving, and accountability with compassion, humor, a focus on strengths and growth, and his “Wall of Awful©” model.

Brendan is on the board of the Men’s ADHD Support Group, and the organizing committee for the ADHD Conference, and has featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Bustle, LinkedIn, Understood, Tilt Parenting, How to ADHD, and ADDitude.