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Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., is a child and adult psychiatrist, leading authority in the field of ADHD, the host of “Distraction” – a weekly podcast for thriving in this CrazyBusy world, NY Times best-selling author, world-renowned speaker and the founder of The Hallowell Centers in Boston MetroWest, NYC, San Francisco and Seattle. Learn more at drhallowell.com.

Website: drhallowell.com/
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PDF: What It’s Like to Have ADHD

Dr. Hallowell shares his experiences in this document designed to shed light into what it genuinely feels like to have ADHD. Although some people say the so-called syndrome doesn’t even exist, Dr. Hallowell knows it does.

When we are mired in shame it can be difficult to even believe that change is possible. Researcher Brené Brown says that shame needs 3 things to survive: silence, secrecy and judgement. And the antidote to shame is empathy. Knowing that you’re not alone, and sharing your struggle with others that get it provides a sense of belonging that allows us to begin healing from years of feeling like we are not enough. And when we know that we are enough and can be engaged in healthy striving with others who are in the journey with us, we can cultivate a more resilient spirit. Reliselecy is the key to thriving with ADHD. We’re all going to fall from time to time. Thriving is all about how we get back up. And with a supportive ADHD community, you don’t have to try to get back up alone.

Eric Tivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the host of ADHD reWired, the #1 rated ADHD podcast on iTunes. He’s a leader in providing intensive online, video-based coaching and accountability groups for adults with ADHD. He’s a productivity enthusiast, loves technology, and believes in living life in constant beta mode.

He loves learning and enjoys listening to podcasts and audiobooks. He’s a self-taught pianist. He loves seeing live music. And recently started playing pickleball, which is now his new favorite thing. He’s on a mission to turn as many people on to the wonderful world of podcasts, and to his podcast, ADHD reWired. Eric wants to reach as many people as possible with ADHD through his podcast so they can feel understood and so they know they are not alone.

Website: adhdrewired.com
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Join Executive Function skills expert Michael Delman in an informative and interesting conversation about how families can stay sane together, especially in the Age of Inattention when most everyone is struggling to get things done. Are you feeling overwhelmed at home, not only with your own struggles but with those of a spouse and a kid or two? Come learn what you can do for yourself and those you love to create a household culture where the day-to-day tasks can be completed without drama so that everyone can shift from a feeling of just surviving to that of truly thriving.

Massachusetts Distinguished Educator Michael Delman is the CEO of Beyond BookSmart, the nation’s leader in executive function coaching. He is the author of Your Kid’s Gonna Be Okay: Building the Executive Function Skills Your Child Needs in the Age of Attention. Michael is a pioneer and leader in the area of Executive Function coaching. He originated the application of Dr. James Prochaska’s Transtheoretical Model of Change to help students improve academic performance. Michael is also the co-founder of the McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School in Framingham, Massachusetts. He presents frequently around the country at conferences and to professionals and parent groups.

Website: Beyond BookSmart
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BOOK CHAPTER: Your Kid’s Gonna’ Be Okay: Chapter 1, Motivation

Do you have a tough time starting and completing things that you need to do? Many women with ADHD feel frustrated and thwarted in their efforts to begin, stick with and accomplish tasks in their lives. Successfully motivating yourself requires more than constant reminders and last-minute deadlines. Women with ADHD procrastinate and avoid doing things that they think are boring, overwhelming or unachievable. Instead of throwing in the towel, you can achieve your goals by breaking motivation down into these four executive functioning skills and dealing with them individually: initiation, time management, organization and persistence. Armed the right tools and effective tips for each component, you’ll feel more successful and satisfied.

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author What Your ADHD Child  Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life, specializes in working with kids, young adults and families living  with ADHD, learning disabilities and mental health issues. Her unique perspective as a sibling in an ADHD home, combined with decades of experience as a clinical psychologist and educator clinician consultant assists her in guiding families and adults towards effective communication and closer connections. She lectures and facilitates workshops on topics such as understanding ADHD, executive functioning, different learners and the teen brain. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Brown University and received her master’s degree in psychology from New College of California and her doctorate in psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

Website: http://drsharonsaline.com
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Most adults with ADHD struggle getting started on tasks. Why do you keep waiting until the last minute and what can you do about it? Follow Dr. Saline’s tips to improve your motivation.

Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright bring an ADHD-friendly approach to thinking about what you do digitally every day. A workflow is a set of steps required to complete a process. Most people stop at the steps… and forget the flow. Our objective is to create systems that — from an ADHD perspective — we can execute with the least possible friction, get our processes done quickly, and reduce distraction along the way.

Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright are the co-hosts of Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast. Where they strive to help listeners with support, life management strategies, time and technology tips. Nikki is a certified ADHD Coach, who works with Adults and College Students. Her passion is to partner with individuals to help them build positive life habits and reduce stress. Pete is a podcaster, photographer, teacher, and technologist. He was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and has been working for more than a decade to build the living and organizational systems to support his work.

Website: takecontroladhd.com
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Living with ADHD in your relationship is rarely boring, and sometimes the surprises get to be too much, leading to discontent in both partners. Melissa will explore the most common surprises couples face, as well as how each partner can respond to keep your relationship healthy.

Founder of ADHDmarriage.com, Melissa Orlov is a marriage consultant, a top expert in how ADHD affects relationships, and an award-winning author. She has been writing and speaking about the topic since 2007, researching it since 2005. She teaches couples, therapists, counselors and coaches about how ADHD impacts relationships and offers private counseling to couples who wish to improve their ADHD-impacted relationships. Her very popular couples seminar has helped many struggling couples turn their relationships around. Melissa is the author of The ADHD Effect on Marriage (“Best psychology book of 2010″) and The Couple’s Guide to Thriving with ADHD, which won 3 book awards, including best psychology book of 2014. She blogs for Psychology Today, at ADHDmarriage.com, and guest writes for many others. She wrote the Your Relationships column for ADDitude Magazine from 2008-2014. Find out more about Melissa and about how adult ADHD impacts relationships at ADHDmarriage.com.

Website: ADHDMarriage.com
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VIDEO: Say What?! George and Melissa Orlov reflect on surprises in their marriage

You don’t often get to hear both sides of the ADHD/non-ADHD story. In this video, Melissa and George Orlov explore (seriously, and not so seriously) how they’ve dealt with the unexpected in their relationship.

Procrastivity is a specific type of procrastination in which priority tasks are avoided by engaging in other tasks that themselves are productive and necessary, but which end up being self-defeating because they take time, effort, and energy away from priority tasks. Thus, adults with ADHD may be busy all day but not feel productive on the most important endeavors. However, there are many useful lessons learned from procrastivity that can help increase follow through on priority tasks, including better understanding of the core cognitive themes or thinking styles in adult ADHD.

Dr. J. Russell (“Russ”) Ramsay is co-founder and co-director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program and an associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry in the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He has authored four books (and is currently working on his fifth, Thinking Through Adult ADHD, which will include a section on“procrastivity”), and numerous peer-reviewed professional and scientific articles, research abstracts, as well as book chapters on issues related to adult ADHD. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Attention Disorders, and is on the Professional Advisory Boards of ADDA, CHADD, and Totally ADD, on the Board of Directors of APSARD, on the scientific advisory board of Additude Magazine, is past winner of the Szuba award for excellence in clinical teaching and research at Penn, and is in the CHADD Hall of Fame.

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Timothy Gallwey’s 1974 book “The Inner Game of Tennis” basically birthed modern-day personal coaching, by putting forth the idea that change had to be discovered from within the athlete/client. So it is with productivity. Classic productivity tools, apps, etc., are key to getting more done with less drama, but if we don’t have an “inner game,” we negate all that. Productivity coach Alan P. Brown shares the fundamentals of a powerful mental game, including: brain hacks to beat procrastination and the overwhelm that hobbles so many over-subscribed women; the simple trick to stay on task so you can FINISH — and more.

An entrepreneur, ADHD/productivity coach and host of Crusher™TV (www.CrusherTV.com), Alan P. Brown is the creative force behind ADD Crusher™, the award-winning video series designed for ADHD teens and adults. He’s a featured presenter at ADHD conferences in the U.S. and abroad, at TEDx, and co-hosts ADDA’s weekly webinars. Get Alan’s free eBook, “5 Things You’re Doing Every Day that Make Your ADHD Worse” at www.ADDCrusher.com.

Website: addcrusher.com
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VIDEOS: Productivity Accelerator Video Series

Are you in total control of your time every day? Do you get everything done each day that you hoped to get done? At the end of the day, do you feel like, “Ya, I put in the work, and I moved my important tasks forward.” If not, you’ll want to get Alan Brown’s 4-video series, The Productivity Accelerator: Simple Ways to Take Control of Your Time, Energy and Sanity, where Alan shares foolproof hacks to help you take control of your day so you can get more done, in less time with less stress. He’ll show you the secrets to beating procrastination and running your day like the top performer you know you can be!

Many with ADHD feel miscast in life… like someone playing the wrong role in a movie. They long to be nominated for an ADHD Academy Award. Such nominations come down to casting yourself in a life you were born to play, that is, about understanding who you are. Attention and ADHD coach Jeff Copper shares his Strengths Formula (click here to download) and use it as a contextual tool. He also shares real stories to put into perspective around the concept of casting with the goal of setting up your mind to think differently and begin to see what isn’t obvious!

Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG, is an attention coach and expert on attention issues. He founded DIG Coaching Practice and is host and founder of Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video. He coaches individuals with ADD/ADHD symptoms who are seeking personal and business results by helping them realize their potential. As someone who has had to learn to manage attention and deal with his own challenges, Jeff helps his clients understand themselves and how their minds work. To this end, Jeff developed his anatomy of attention construct to help them regain control of their attention and move past barriers so they can achieve what they are capable of faster and with less stress. Jeff holds an undergraduate degree from Indiana University, an MBA from University of Tampa, professional designations from International Coaches Federation (ICF), Professional Association for ADHD Coaches, and certification programs at ADD Coach Academy and Coaches Training Institute. Jeff is a member of Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), CHADD, ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO), Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC), ADD Resources, and the International Coach Federation.

Website: digcoaching.com
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EBOOK: Surfing Attention – Fun and Facts

Free downloadable cartoon eBook PLUS a chance to win a 1-on-1 call (60 minutes) with ADHD and attention coach Jeff Copper.

Are you always playing catch up, missing deadlines, or focusing on things that are less important? If so, you are not alone. According to researchers procrastination has quadrupled in the last 30 years!
The problem is more than getting things done at the last minute. Procrastination robs us of money, time and happiness. It impacts our health, relationships, and self-confidence.

As a trained Nurse Practitioner and ADHD Life Coach for over 17 years, Laurie Dupar knows that you are not a born procrastinator. Listen into this session to learn about your procrastination style and the specific strategies that will turn your “to-dos” into “TA-DAs!”

At Coaching for ADHD, Laurie Dupar, Senior Certified ADHD Coach, Certified Mentor Coach and trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, specializes in working with ADD/ADHD clients of all ages who want to finally understand how their brain works, minimize their challenges, and get things done! In 2015 she founded the International ADHD Coach Training Center (IACTCenter) where she trains and mentors emerging ADHD coaches to help them build a successful and profitable coaching business they love.

Website: coachingforadhd.com and iactcenter.com
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EBOOK: Discover Your ADHD Procrastination Style

Procrastination has quadrupled in the last 30 years! If you are always playing catch up, missing deadlines, or focusing on things that are less important, you are not alone.  Procrastination robs us of money, time and happiness. It impacts our health, relationships, and self-confidence. Learn about your unique ADHD procrastination style and what specific strategies will take from a procrastinator to a pro “activator”!

Many parents think that it’s harder to raise a kid with ADHD if you have it yourself, but I feel quite the opposite! Sure, it’s got its challenges. But having ADHD myself actually helps me be a better parent to my complex kids! Find out how having ADHD — and learning to manage it for yourself — may actually be a secret weapon to success in parenting when your kids have ADHD, too!

Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC, and Diane Dempster MHSA, PCC, CPC, are co-founders of ImpactADHD.com, an online resource for parents raising kids with ADHD, LD, Anxiety and related challenges. Parent educators and certified coaches with 6 complex kids between two families, Elaine and Diane are internationally recognized as leaders in the fields of parenting, coaching, and ADHD. The authors of Parenting ADHD Now, they help parents reduce the stress of raising complex children.

Website: ImpactADHD.com
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EBOOK: What the heck is Executive Function, and why do I care?

Many years ago, we set out to serve parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It wasn’t long before we realized that most families were dealing with complex challenges—more than “just” ADHD. In one form or another, there was a common thread – all of their kids seemed to be dealing with Executive Function challenges. It turns out that co-existing conditions are more common than an exception, and executive function challenges show up in almost all of the conditions our children are facing. This ebook is a streamlined summary on the fundamentals of executive function: a basic starter kit on complex kids (for parents and other travelers).

Clinical Anxiety affects approximately 30% of people with ADHD. Many times, the anxiety is a direct result of ADHD symptoms. Other times, the anxiety is independent of the ADHD, but can exacerbate ADHD symptoms. Women with ADHD can experience significant anxiety, whether it is at work, as a parent and/or as the executive manager of the household. Learning the signs of anxiety and practical ways to manage it is important for one’s overall health and well-being.

Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, OCD, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). He is an internationally recognized expert in eating disorders and body image problems in boys and men. He has appeared in publications such as TIME, GQ, and Rolling Stone, and has been featured on Good Morning America, EXTRA, CBS This Morning, CNN, and VH1. He has spoken on numerous radio and webinar shows and presents at many talks and conferences around the country. He currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude Magazine and serves on the Professional Advisory Boards for Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD), the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders. He is an active member of Decoding Dyslexia-Massachusetts, an advocacy group promoting the needs of individuals with Dyslexia.

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Contact: roberto_olivardia@hms.harvard.edu

Many ask why their ADHD is getting worse, concerned that they may be developing dementia. However, there are many factors as to why your ADHD is getting worse and it’s not just about aging! I will discuss 15 reasons that can cause your ADHD to get- or seem to get worse- regardless of age.

Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, and coach, specializing in women with ADHD. She is the author of the award winning books, The Queen of Distraction and Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD, and runs ADDconsults.com, an online resource serving adults worldwide with ADHD, and QueensOfDistraction.com, an online coaching program for women with ADHD. A nationally recognized expert and speaker on ADHD, she served for many years on the board of directors of ADDA and is immediate past coordinator of the E. Oakland County CHADD Chapter in Michigan. Terry is the co-founder, with Linda Roggli, of the ADHD Women’s Palooza.

Website: ADDconsults.com and QueensOfDistraction.com
Contact: terry@ADDconsults.com

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DIGITAL WORKBOOK: Terry Matlen’s Medical Info Toolkit

Terry Matlen’s Medical Info Toolkit e-workbook has something for every member of the family. In this guide, you will be able to document medications, medical appointments and medical history. This workbook will allow you to create a ready to go package in case you or a loved one ever has to go to the emergency room.

If you have tried all the different tips and strategies from leading ADHD experts and you are still feeling stuck, you may have energetic blocks. Energetic blocks may contribute to being stuck and get in the way of moving forward. During this talk Tara McGillicuddy will discuss the concept of energetic blocks and how they relate to Women with ADHD. She will also discuss the types of things which may be contributing to and increasing energetic blockages. She will also look at why women with ADHD may be more prone to energetic blocks than women with out ADHD. Finally she will talk about ways to prevent energetic blocks and ways to remove and clear energetic blocks.

Tara McGillicuddy, SCAC is an internationally recognized Adult ADD / ADHD Expert. Since 1997 Tara has been providing virtual support and Education to people affected by ADD / ADHD. Tara has a passion for helping people affected by ADD/ ADHD lead happy and productive lives. Through the use of online technology Tara has spent the last 2 decades connecting people affected by ADD /ADHD with Education and Support resources. She is also Reiki Master, Intuitive Empath and Evidental Medium.

Website: www.taramcgillicuddy.com
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VIDEO SERIES: 5 Session ADHD Energetic Block Clearing Package

This Free on-demand 5 session clearing package will help you to remove energetic blocks associated with: Time Management, Organizing, Clutter, Productivity, Success at Work

This presentation will focus on the topic of ADHD and addiction, an often overlooked and underappreciated problem. There are many similarities between the ADHD brain and the addicted brain, and this talk will explore the neuroscience of both. The conversation will explore the complex interplay between the two disorders, and focus will also be placed on prevention, early identification, treatment, and advocacy. Special focus will be given to the problem of internet-related addictions, as individuals with ADHD are particularly vulnerable to the unending novelty that is the internet.

Todd Love, PsyD, JD, LPC, BCC is a licensed professional counselor, licensed attorney, and board-certified coach, and runs a men’s counseling and coaching practice in Athens, Georgia, and online. He has published multiple scholarly publications on the topic of behavioral addictions and is an advocate for the awareness of the risk factors people with ADHD face regarding internet-related addictions. Counseling is Dr. Love’s third career. Previously he was a DUI/criminal defense attorney who made a career transition after realizing that he enjoyed counseling his clients into treatment and recovery more than lawyering for them. Dr. Love’s first career was a 14-year tenure in the corporate information technology field. Diagnosed with ADHD as a young child, Dr. Love has a lifetime of experience working with the condition. He considers his ADHD superpowers to be both helpful and unhelpful. Helpful in terms of enabling many exiting life experiences and large amounts of schooling. Unhelpful in terms of overly exciting life experiences eventually resulting in personal bouts of unhealthy behavior patterns. He considers the combination of his personal life experiences with his professional training to greatly aid his ADHD coaching and professional counseling practice.

Website: doctoddlove.com
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After graduating with a BSc. in Physics, Rick Green became a comedy writer, actor, director, and producer. He has worked on 700 episodes of television and radio, including History Bites; Prisoners of Gravity; The Red Green Show; and The Frantics. In 2009 Rick and his wife, Ava, created the award-winning website TotallyADD.com, plus two ground-breaking PBS documentaries on adult ADHD: ADD & Loving It?! and ADD & Mastering It!, and 16 full-length videos on every aspect of ADHD. These program feature 60 doctors, specialists, researchers, coaches, and authors. Combining practical information with a warm, lively, and visual style, these videos offer sensible answers on parenting, holistic strategies, success at school and university, medication, mindfulness, sleep, emotional sensitivity, and more. For his work helping millions of people affected by ADHD, Rick was appointed to The Order of Ontario and The Order of Canada.

Website: TotallyADD.com
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Although ADHD usually is first noticed during childhood or adolescence, for some ADHD is not apparent until the challenges of adulthood. For some women, ADHD symptoms first appear as their estrogen level drops during menopause. Our group has published research showing that medications used for ADHD can be helpful for women who develop ADHD symptoms at mid-life.

Thomas E. Brown earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Yale University and then served on the clinical faculty of the Dept. of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine for 20 years while operating a clinic in CT for children and adults with ADHD and related problems. In May, 2017 he relocated to California where he opened his Brown Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in Manhattan Beach, California. He has taught continuing medical education courses on ADHD for the American Psychiatric Association for the past 20 years and has given lectures and workshops in hospitals, medical schools, universities and for professional and advocacy groups throughout the U.S. and in more than 40 other countries. Dr. Brown is now Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has published 30 articles in professional journals and 5 books on ADHD. His most recent books are Smart, but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD and Outside the Box: Rethinking ADD/ADHD in Children and Adults-A Practical Guide.

Website: BrownADHDClinic.com
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Jessica McCabe is the creator and host of “How to ADHD,” a YouTube series committed to educating and supporting ADHD brains around the world. Her outreach and her message have been featured by Upworthy, ADDitude Magazine, Today.com, and in her recent TEDx talk. She posts new episodes for her subscribers every week at http://howtoadhd.com.

Website: http://howtoadhd.com
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Globe-Trotting Public Speaker | Author | Founder and CEO of http://www.ArianePoole.com Cosmetics.

Website: arianepoole.com
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Barbara’s article in the December issue of Attention Magazine described what life is like living with inattentive ADHD. She will talk to us about strategies and supports that have helped her be successful and appreciate her ADHD brain wiring.

Barbara Luther is Director of Training at the ADD Coach Academy and a Master Certified ADHD Coach who specializes in working with inattentives. You can reach her at Barbara@addca.com.

Website: addca.com
Contact: Barbara@addca.com

What you pay attention to grows. It not only grows in the external physical world, it grows internally by affecting the chemistry of your brain, which facilitates your ability to optimally function and successfully perform daily activities. If you don’t learn to pause and pay attention to dominant thoughts related to perfectionism, those thoughts will become beliefs which can paralyze your ability to function. During this interview, you will learn the sources of perfectionism, how ADHD Coaching will empower you to utilize the power of the pause, and other strategies to conquer perfectionism and live a more productive, fulfilling life.

David Giwerc is a Master Certified ADHD Coach, MCAC, with the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC) and a Master Certified Coach, MCC, with the International Coach Federation (ICF). He is also the Founder and President of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), the first and largest comprehensive ADHD coach training program fully accredited by the ICF and PAAC, the governing bodies of the Life Coaching and ADHD Coaching Professions.

David has an internationally recognized coaching practice dedicated to empowering ADHD entrepreneurs, executives, and CEOs from businesses of all sizes. David’s ADHD coaching skills, intuitive business sense, and diverse experience have been credited with helping to transform struggling businesses into profitable thriving enterprises.
David has been recognized for his many contributions in the field of ADHD coaching and research. He was inducted into the 2016 International CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Hall of Fame, and also received the 2016 ACO Founders Award from the ADHD Coaches Organization.

In his groundbreaking book, Permission to Proceed: The Keys to Creating a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Possibility for Adults with ADHD, David shares his unique and effective coaching models for gaining control of one’s ADHD at home, work, and in the community.

Website: addca.com
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Gaslighters and narcissists ­they’ll leave you emotionally (and many times, financially) spent. They’re every where ­ family, friends, coworkers, spouses, partners. These emotional vampires are so good at manipulation even the most seasoned mental health professionals find them difficult to spot. Discover why gaslighters and narcissists prey on people with ADHD ­ and learn how to identify it and protect yourself.

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD is a bestselling author and psychotherapist specializing in gaslighting, ADHD, and anxiety. She is the author of several books, including Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People and Break Free. She is a Diplomate and Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Child and Adolescent Counseling with the American Mental Health Counselors Association, one of 20 in the United States with that dual designation. She is also a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Mediator.

Dr. Sarkis is the founder of the Sarkis Institute, and is a blogger for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post. She has a PhD, EdS, and MEd in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida. She is also an expert in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic pain, and anxiety disorders. She is in private practice in Tampa, Florida.

Website: stephaniesarkis.com
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This presentation will discuss the ways in which women with ADHD tend to shrink back from their lives and forfeit their basic rights, needs, and desires. We will focus on ways that women with ADHD can stop making themselves small and start expanding instead, by claiming their natural rights to connection, support, meaning, equality, respect, and more.

Dr. Frank is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in ADHD. She aims to help her clients learn how to live successfully with ADHD, and without shame. Dr. Frank is the co-author of the upcoming book, A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD, written in collaboration with Sari Solden, that will be published this summer by New Harbinger. She has been interviewed by several notable media outlets on the topic of women and ADHD. Dr. Frank presents nationally on ADHD, women’s issues, neurodiversity, self-esteem, academic challenges, and more.

Website: soldenfrank.com
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This talk is based on the premise of our upcoming book with my co author, Dr. Michelle Frank, which is the “radical” but simple idea that instead of trying to fix herself, a woman with ADHD can simply learn to be herself. The key is learning to untangle her core sense of self worth from her brain based challenges. As we say, “only dogs and furniture need fixing.” Women can learn to embrace their neurodiversity and lead full and bold lives without waiting for their executive function challenges to go away!

Sari Solden, M.S., is a psychotherapist, author, speaker, and consultant based in Ann Arbor, Michigan who has counseled adults with AD/HD for over 30 years. She is the author of the pioneering books Women with Attention Deficit Disorder, Journeys Through ADDulthood, and is the co- author of the upcoming book, A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD to be released July, 2019. Ms. Solden is a prominent keynote speaker at national and international conferences. She serves on the professional advisory board of ADDA and was a past recipient of their award for outstanding service by a helping professional. Her areas of specialization and focus include women’s issues, inattentive ADHD, acceptance of neurodiversity and the shame, self image, and emotional consequences that occur when one’s self- worth becomes tangled up with brain based challenges. Ms. Solden trains mental health and helping professionals in the subtleties of the internalized gender role expectations for women and the healing process for women as well as adults who grew up with undiagnosed ADHD. Ms Solden works with individuals, couples, and groups as well as mental health professionals with ADHD.

Website: soldenfrank.com
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EBOOK: Our Brief Systems Primer Family Systems Quick Primer for Women with ADHD

In this bonus gift, we want to give you a brief introduction about how “systems,” or social groups and units like our families, affect our beliefs about being different and the fears we have internalized about those differences.

If you google “women and 2e” all of the results are for extra wide sneakers! This sums it up – being a woman and 2e is just not an easy fit in this world. Women identified with ADHD and diagnosed gifted, experience strengths and struggles personally and professionally. What is your job satisfaction? What is your relationship satisfaction? How do you feed your soul? These questions are all interrelated. In this session, Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. will help you understand what it means to be 2e (twice exceptional), how that affects your satisfaction in the world, and what to do about it.

Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., is the founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, providing compassionate guidance and strategies for parents and educators of 2e children. Julie produces the global virtual conference, “2 Days of 2e.” She serves as Secretary to the Maryland Superintendent’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, is the SENG Maryland liaison, an SMPG facilitator and publishes the monthly on-line Newsletter, “Gifted & Distractible.” Most importantly, Julie is the mother of three twice exceptional children who keep her on her toes and uproariously laughing.

Website: WithUnderstandingComesCalm.com
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ADHD makes it harder to direct your own intentions, actions, and thoughts. Therefore life outcomes tend to be less rosy. But, many adults with ADHD are high achievers. With what we know about life outcomes and ADHD, how can it be that so many people with ADHD are such high achievers?

In this presentation, I will discuss four characteristics that high achievers with ADHD share to help take the mystery out of the high achiever with ADHD.

Casey Dixon is a Life Coach with a unique focus on science-based, innovative collaborative coaching for lawyers, professors, and other demand-ridden professionals having ADHD. Comfortable and familiar with the paradox of competence and accomplishment smacked up against dysregulation and stuckness, Casey listens intensely without judgment, adding a logical voice and sometimes a bit of humor. Casey has become recognized for helping clients excel in authentic and creative ways using ADHD-informed approaches. Casey is recognized as an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Senior Certified ADHD Coach, and Board Certified Coach. As an in-demand ADHD Coach, Casey has developed her expertise as an entrepreneur, author, interviewee, CLE presenter, and educational speaker.

Website: dixonlifecoaching.com
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WORKSHEET: The mysterious paradox of being a high achiever with ADHD Workbook

How can it be that so many people with ADHD are such high achievers? Use this brief 7-page workbooklet to develop your own high-achiever characteristics!

Appearances and guesswork are out – predictability, measured biomedical data, experience, focused research and Critical Thinking are all in. Ask yourself: If we’re only treating the behaviors of “ADHD” without targeting thinking in this thinking disorder, what’s happening regarding treatment objectives throughout the rest of psychiatric care? ADHD can be caused by different factors, including biologic imbalances and genetic factors. We will discuss the different biologic issues that can cause ADHD and then how those biologic issues can be addressed with different treatment modalities.

Dr. Parker is a Neuroscience Consultant, Child and Adult psychiatrist, and psychopharmacologist. He specializes in diagnostic and medical services for troubled children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Parker’s philosophy starts with a consistent practice of teamwork with everyone from the family in the office to a growing team of national and international providers with whom he regularly consults. With 45 + years of experience he works with a variety of treatment issues from the challenging to the apparently simple, with patients who have multiple issues and treatment trials, and those uncomfortable with that first psychiatric consultation. Frequently he presents to a variety of national audiences on topics from neuroimaging to advances in psychopharmacology, and the growing pervasive problems with the downstream brain effects of neurotoxins. Dr. Parker’s diverse background includes psychoanalysis training in personal coaching; certification for use of Nuclear Medicine Pharmaceuticals and as a Radiation Safety Officer by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the use of neuroimaging for precise clinical guidelines to choose specific medical interventions with a wide variety of brain conditions. Dr. Parker is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the Medical Society of Virginia, Society for Neuroscience, and the medical staff of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Website: http://corebrainjournal.com
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PDF: Biomedical testing increases accuracy, efficiency and outcome measures on multiple levels, but because many in managed care don’t see how testing will remarkably improve their bottom line, they repeatedly focus on labels that encourage the denial of biological reality. Too often they simply don’t support inquiries for new markers to correct mental imbalances. The result, they are short-sighted, misinformed and miss the underlying income/economics they could save/earn if they began to insist on data reality vs speculations. Inaccuracy costs more in dollars and suffering over time.  Downoad this PDF with over 25 links to interviews conducted by Dr. Parker and thought leaders around the globe who discuss Biologic Reality.

A diagnosis of ADHD can lead to anger over missed opportunities from the past because untreated ADHD interfered, as well as worries for what is possible in the future. Whether you yourself have ADHD, or your child or romantic partner does, adjusting to a diagnosis can involve mourning both the past as well as some future options. This clears the way for acceptance and makes it easier to figure out what is possible and how best to get there. This presentation will help attendees explore where they are in this process of mourning and thereby create a more meaningful life for themselves. ADHD will remain a part of their lives but doesn’t need to unnecessarily define or limit those lives.

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA has given more than 350 presentations and routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complicated information understandable and useful. He is the author of three books: Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, More Attention, Less Deficit and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD. His More Attention, Less Deficit podcast has more than 100 episodes and more than two million downloads. He is a psychologist in private practice in West Chester, PA, a former board member of CHADD National, and co-chair of the CHADD conference committee.

Website: adultadhdbook.com
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Linda Roggli is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), award-winning author and founder of the A-D-Diva Network for ADHD women 40-and-better. She is an internationally-recognized expert in midlife and senior ADHD. She co-founded the Annual ADHD Women’s Palooza, a week of online conversation with 35 of the world’s top ADHD women’s experts. She will launch the first ADHD Parents’ Palooza in August 2018.

Linda’s book Confessions of an ADDiva- midlife in the non-linear lane won first prize for women’s issues in the prestigious Next Generation Indy Book Awards competition. She is a regular contributor to “ADDitude Magazine” and a popular speaker online and at on-site conferences. She lives in Durham, NC with her slightly OCD husband and two adorable ADHD Shelties

Website: ADDiva Network
Contact: linda@addiva.net

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William Dodson, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist who specialize in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Although he is primarily a clinical practitioner who combines evidence-based practice techniques with practice-based evidence.

During his 25-year career, he has served on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.  In 2012, he was named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in recognition of his clinical contributions to the field of ADHD. He was honored with theMaxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities and he is one of two experts from the United States to the World Anti-Doping program chosen to develop guidelines for using ADHD stimulant medications for the world’s athletes.

Dr. Dodson has a private practice in Greenwood Village, CO, specializing in adults with ADHD.

Website: dodsonadhdcenter.com
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