After more than thirty years of counseling women with chronic and severe executive function challenges of ADHD, Sari Solden is turning her attention to helping professionals understand the importance of moving away from a pathological lens and toward a person centered approach to helping women with ADHD; one that moves away from an over focus on symptom elimination as the most important measure of successful treatment or focus of treatment. In this interview Sari discusses the importance of applying the principle of “radical acceptance” to living with ADHD for women and emphasizes that the disowning of oneself is far more destructive and difficult than living with ADHD and the chronic disorganization it often causes.

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. 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
Contact: email via website

Registration link for Professional Consultation Group April 25, 2020 @ 3:00 – 4:30PM: bit.ly/solden-nantais

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Excerpts from A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD

How to feel like you are in charge of your ADHD, and strategies for managing both at home and at work. At work, many women feel like their ADHD is better than at home. Why is that and how can you manage it? What do you do when you have an ADHD family?

Dr. Sarah Cheyette is a pediatric neurologist who specializes in ADHD. She is the author of ADHD and the Focused Mind, as well as Winning With ADHD, two books that focus on the non-medication strategies that make people with ADHD winners. She sees adults and kids in her office and has an appreciation for how ADHD can affect families.

Website: sarahcheyette.com
Contact: Contact via Website

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Non-Medication Strategies to Manage ADHD (pdf): Women with ADHD often think in an unfocused way too much of the time. To move from unfocused to focused thinking, you need to think about what makes you INTEND to focus.

Many women with ADHD have a prevailing idea that they are bad. They spend tremendous energy striving to be good (more productive, on time, meeting others’ expectations, less ADHD). Often this very thing can get in the way of making positive changes. How do you know if you are trying too hard to be good? Are you over-focusing on trivial matters, over-working to prove you’re a hard worker, or over-anticipating how you’ll be judged? Women with ADHD can go from bad to Badass, freeing up time, energy, and focus so they can implement positive changes that stick around.

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
Contact: email via website

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How to Go from Bad to Badass with ADHD Worksheet — We have created an eBook that includes a write-up about being a badass, a case study about a woman who became a badass, a worksheet for the reader to use to walk through the bad —> badass process, and two sample worksheets with examples you can use as guidance.

Sex can be a great way to connect with your partner (or yourself), but what do you do when you can’t focus enough to enjoy it? Or when sex sounds good in theory, but somehow you just don’t get around to making it happen? Psychologist, sex therapist, and ADHD expert Dr. Ari Tuckman not only has some recommendations, he even did some research on this important topic (which sounds like a euphemism but actually isn’t).

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST has given more than 400 presentations and routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complicated information understandable and useful. He is the author of four books: “ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship”, “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 and sex therapist 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
Contact: email via website

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Chapter 5 of ADHD After Dark: titled “Sex Makes You a Better Person”: The process of maintaining a satisfying sex life (and relationship) over the long haul requires both partners to bring their best, at least most of the time. To keep the sex hot, you each need to work on your part of the relationship–and no one will call us out more than a long-term romantic partner. This chapter explains how relationships push us to become better people and how sexuality is an important part of that. Both you and your partner will benefit from the lessons in what was the most difficult chapter that Dr. Tuckman has written.

There are many reasons we may not find the job or career best suited to us. ADHD is not one of those reasons. So how to find that elusive profession you thrive in? Discovering this takes diligence, a willingness to experiment with different work situations, a lot of soul searching and a bit of luck. And like many people with ADHD, it is a circuitous route ending very differently than they could have anticipated. Join Laurie Dupar Nurse Practitioner and Certified ADHD Life Coach to find out the eight steps to finding a job, career or profession where you thrive!

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
Contact: email via webform

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Discover Your Core Life Values Work Book: Whether you know what they are or not, your core life values influence your thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Everyone’s are different. Knowing your personal core life values is like having a personal blueprint to a satisfying, balanced, energized and fulfilled life.

Yesterday wasn’t the first time you said the wrong thing or told someone you barely knew your whole life story, including gory details. Some details and topics, especially about others, are just not meant to be shared.. and yet, here you go again. Women with ADHD often move too fast in relationships, sharing too much, too soon. You crave closeness, hate boring dialog and often misread or fail to grasp social cues. Caroline Maguire, author of Why Will No One Play with Me, shares valuable insight on how to better read others’ attempts at friendship, how to control the impulse to over-share and how to repair a friendship when you mistakenly said too much. Friendships and connection are a basic human need, so learn how to build mutual respect and intimacy in all of your relationships.

Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC, is a top expert in the field of social skills development for children, teens and young adults who struggle socially and the families who support them. She is the founder of a new training curriculum, The Fundamentals of ADHD Coaching for Families, at the ADD Coaching Academy; the only Coach Training program accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Ms. Maguire guides parents, clinicians and academic professionals to recognize and address the challenges associated with executive function and social isolation challenges.

Ms. Maguire funnels her decades of expertise into Why Will No One Play With Me, a number one new release book on Amazon and training methodology that has sparked a revolution in our understanding of the importance of social skills in all children. She is a favored contributor to journalists for publications including U.S. News & World Report, Mind Body Green, Salon, Huffington Post, Today Parenting, ADDitude, Attention Magazine and WebMD and is a sought-after lecturer and workshop facilitator.

Join her Facebook Chat every first Monday #AskCoachCaroline, follow her @CoachCarolineCM, and sign up with your email address to receive her free Play Better Plan Mini-Course.

Website: https://www.carolinemaguireauthor.com/
Contact: email via website

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Changing Your Social Approach Video to help women learn to control the impulse to overshare: Do you want to change your brand? Do you want to feel comfortable in your own skin? In a series of exercises Caroline Maguire will lead you through the steps to learn how to control the impulse to overshare and to repair relationships.

What is working memory? You might be surprised at how taxed working memory really is for someone with ADHD. Working memory is the ability to hold thoughts in your mind while organizing and sequencing them without forgetting what they are. A taxed working memory impacts almost every facet of life when it comes to activation. Join us for some insightful attention exercises to increase awareness of the challenges of working memory to problem-solve more effectively to help those around you who have ADHD.

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
Contact: email via website

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Fact or Funny Bonus & 1-on-1 Drawing: Free downloadable cartoon eBook, PLUS a chance to win a 1-on-1 call (60 minutes) with ADHD and attention coach Jeff Copper

Who doesn’t love a good Netflix binge?

Sometimes we just need to turn down the volume on the mental chatter. It takes a lot of energy to manage an ADHD brain. Unfortunately, many of the behaviors we engage in while trying to quiet our minds, actually create more brain drain and we’re left feeling even more depleted and overwhelmed.

Listen in as Linda and Liz discuss the complex relationship between ADHD and numbing out.

Liz Lewis is a forty-year-old ADHD advocate and community builder. I’m also a proud wife, and mother to an ADHD/Aspergers boy. My favorite legal, addictive stimulant is coffee. Other vices include grapefruit seltzer and dark chocolate. I couldn’t find the resources and support I wanted so I created my own. As I continue to learn from these women I’ve grown more confident in my abilities, and the community has grown with me. Now I provide educational resources and run a private membership.

Website: Healthyadhd.com
Contact: email via the website

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ADHD Explained Card Deck: A colorful and inspirational guide to ADHD and the basics of Executive Function. The card deck can be printed on paper and laminated, or on card stock.

Inspiring quotes, stories of people who pulled themselves up by the bootstraps; the how-to book that changed a friend’s life and she now begs you to read it; an online course about setting boundaries or living happily on a budget has your co-worker over the moon. Maybe you buy them all or possibly you park them in your Amazon cart, so you’ll be forced to decide soon, only to discover that when you dig in, the content seems useful– just not life-altering.

Why do some things resonate so powerfully for others and not for you? You feel let down and once again, like an outsider. Without realizing it, your brain processes another “defeat”. The world “got” something that you don’t. Well, bull shirt as Ellen of The Good Place, says. The reality: Around the clock, our world translates revolutionary ideas and the self-improvement books into 30+ languages ….just not into ADHD-ese. What to do? Become the brilliant expert translator for your uniquely wired brain.

An ADHD Executive Coach, entrepreneur, and teacher, Sherri works with professionals across industries and especially those in technology organizations. She has led more than 1400 leadership and personal development workshops across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Her favorite thing is to witness her clients growing more confident and clearer as they weave their unique core strengths and passions into daily life. She is a featured speaker at ADHD Conferences in the U.S. and blogs at https://www.beyondthebellcurve.life/off-the-bell-curve-blog/

Website: https://www.beyondthebellcurve.life
Contact:  sherri@beyondthebellcurve.life

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Confessions of a “High-Functioning” ADHD Woman: The ADHD brain has a mind of its own. In this 3-part video lesson, Sherri discusses brain-shaming, her past tendency to self-bully, and proposes steps for ADHD women to claim more focused and fulfilling lives. How? Stop accepting, and start inspecting each bit of “conventional” wisdom. Though others mean well, advice given to ADHDers is almost always neurotypical by design. Have fun learning with Sherri as she shares her experiences in translating the world for her own uniquely wired brain. This gift includes video & audio formats and pdf worksheet.

Imagine if there were a handy tool to help you decide on your priorities; helped you stay focused on any given task; improved your time management; and generally boosted your everyday productivity. There is such a tool. And its many benefits are the reason busy (and busy-brained) women need “theming” – ways to organize time and tasks to reduce stress level and free up more time. All these benefits accrue to those who theme: whether you theme your days of the week, your months – or just a chunk of your day. ADHD/Productivity Coach Alan P. Brown shares simple ways to use this indispensable – dare we say magical – tool.

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
Contact: email via website

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David Giwerc, Master Certified ADHD Coach, PAAC, and Founder/President of the ADD Coach Academy, will share how he coaches women with ADHD to shift their focus away from the dominant, negative beliefs which often immobilize them, and refocus their attention on accessing positive memories to inspire a pursuit of their heartfelt purpose. Too many women with ADHD are stuck, held back, trying to survive the daily demands of life. This interview is not about how women with ADHD are able to survive but how they learn, explore and discover how to thrive with their ADHD!

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
Contact: email via website

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$250 Discount: Receive $250 off of ADDCA’s Basic or Advanced ADHD/Life Coach Training Certification Programs

ADHD and their non-ADHD partners are very different and this can cause a lot of friction. Yet underneath they seek many of the same things. Melissa will talk about what it takes to create a relationship that is healthy, happy and meets the needs of both partners.

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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The Surprising Ways ADHD Impacts Your Relationship: You have ADHD and you know it makes a difference, but does your partner? This brief handout introduces some of the key patterns having ADHD in a relationship encourages, and can help you get others you love engaged in finding a ‘just right’ relationship.

With more than 35,000 ADHD women in her Facebook support group, Terry Matlen urges ADHD women to self-advocate to counterbalance a continuing lack of accurate information about feminine ADHD. Touching on the impact of hormones on ADHD, Terry and Linda share their own experiences while encouraging more education, not only for ADHD women but for the professionals who treat them. An inspiring session!

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

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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In this talk we will look at the unique ways ADHD can affect women and how mindfulness can help manage the common difficulties. We will talk about strategies to tame anxiety, stress and overwhelm; ways to regulate intense emotions; and the practice of tuning into your deeper feelings or needs. Whether it is being constantly on the go or easily distracted, the ADHD symptoms can make it hard to tune to one’s inner experiences. Mindfulness can be a way to fully understand who you are, how to embrace your strengths and weaknesses, and how to advocate for yourself effectively.

Lidia Zylowska MD, ABIHM is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and a faculty member of the University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing. She is internationally recognized as an expert in adult ADHD and mindfulness-based therapies and she is a co-founding member of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Her research work pioneered the application of mindfulness in ADHD and developed the Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) for ADHD program. She has published in the peer-reviewed journals about the use of mindfulness in adult ADHD and she is an author of an award-winning book The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD.

Website: https://lidiazylowska.com/
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Book Excerpt: The Mindfulness Prescription for ADHD

Disclosing that you, or a loved one, has ADHD, is tricky. It can lead to breakthroughs in understanding, increased compassion from friends and family, and sensible accommodations at work or school. But it can also backfire and end friendships, damage careers, or further entrench the common attitude that “ADHD is not real. It’s just an excuse.” Rick will discuss simple strategies to minimize the risk, maximize the benefits, and help you choose who should you trust, and who you should not.

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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Defending Your Diagnosis! Five Ways to Shut Down People Who Deny, Dismiss, or Minimize ADHD

DATE: Monday, March 16 | TIME: 8:00 pm Eastern | LENGTH: 50 minutes

Everybody has an opinion about ADHD. Very few people have the facts. And it is exhausting, frustrating, and upsetting to spend time and energy arguing with people who have no idea what they are talking about, but still keep talking and talking. We’ll see why arguing simply makes people more entrenched in their beliefs. Often these are well-meaning people who are simply repeating the same nonsense they’ve heard over the years:

• ADHD isn’t real.
• It’s an excuse for laziness.
• It’s too much sugar.
• It’s those video games.

And of course these folks can’t wait to tell you what you’re doing wrong and how a doctor in Tibet is ‘curing’ ADHD with Yak Extract.

In this live, interactive conversation you’ll discover how to quickly and easily protect yourself, your child, or loved ones.

You’ll be able to bust myths and silence the ‘know-it-alls’ who are spreading misinformation and perpetuating myths. What’s more, you’ll discover how to turn ‘enemies’ into allies with simple questions that expose their ignorance. These strategies save you time and energy that you can better use to manage the challenges of having ADHD.

Medication for women with ADHD, like everything else in ADHD-land, can be challenging: What’s the right medication? The effective dose? The right age to start? Dr. Lentzsch-Parcells discusses ADHD medication across the female lifespan in this fascinating and informative session, which includes the hormonal influence on ADHD symptoms.

Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells is a board-certified pediatrician and the owner and President of Girls to Women/Young Men’s Health and Wellness Fort Worth, a multi-faceted clinic providing integrated medical care dedicated to meeting the physical and emotional needs of young women and men ages 10-25 years old. As a physician with ADHD herself, she has a special interest in caring for patients with ADHD and learning issues.

Dr. Parcells regularly speaks to parent, student, and professional audiences on subjects such as parenting, ADHD, depression, anxiety and stress, adolescent development, sexuality, and preparing for college.

Website: http://www.gtw-health.com/teammember/carolyn-lentzsch-parcells-md/
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What if managing your own ADHD were a whole lot simpler? I don’t mean easy, but what if it didn’t have to be so hard? After a decade of using the Impact Model to tackle challenging issues facing kids with ADHD, its time to share a little secret: this model works for moms, too (and yes, for spouses!). Join us for an impactful conversation about how you can actually coach yourself through ADHD — without adding one more thing to your to-do list! Learn a simple approach — really, it’s not complicated —that will reduce your stress, improve your confidence and help you get a handle on your ADHD, starting today.

Elaine Taylor-Klaus – author, parent educator, certified coach, mom to 3 (successful!) young adults in ADHD+ Family of 5. The co-founder of ImpactADHD.com (2011) with Diane Dempster, they support parents & educators of complex kids & teens – online and on the phone. A lifelong advocate for public health, Elaine has been a parent advisor for the American Academy of Pediatrics, a National Board of Directors member of CHADD, and is regularly featured in ADDitude and Attention magazines. An international voice for parents of children with ADHD, Elaine is the co-author of Parenting ADHD Now! Easy Intervention Strategies to Empower Kids with ADHD and the creator of Sanity School®, a behavior therapy training program for educators and parents. She provides 1:1 and group coaching, training in behavior management, and support that’s accessible, affordable and proven effective. Find a wealth of free resources like recommended reading, referrals to experts and an award-winning blog on ImpactADHD.com. When adults get the training, coaching, and support they need – they can help complex kids become independent and successful.

Website: ImpactADHD.com
Contact: email via website

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The Self-Care Bundle: Includes 1) a short video training on learning to take care of yourself (a topic that so many parents with complex kids struggle with!) 2) a downloadable PDF tipsheet with 10 essential tips for self care that you cannot afford to avoid – seriously!

Mention the word “trauma” and most people conjure up a devastating major life event but growing up in an ADHD household or even having ADHD as a child can initiate a life-long erosion of self-confidence that closely parallels trauma. ADHD women, in particular, suffer the effects of this type of trauma, which often leads to unexplained anxiety. A Must Watch session — especially if you have a dual diagnosis of ADHD and anxiety or depression.

Ellen B. Littman, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist licensed in New York State, attended Brown University, Yale University, the clinical psychology doctoral program at Long Island University, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She has been involved with the field of attentional disorders for over 27 years. Dr. Littman specializes in identifying and treating complex presentations of ADHD that may be misinterpreted or overlooked. Described by the American Psychological Association as a pioneer in the identification of gender differences in ADHD, she has particular expertise with issues affecting women and girls. Internationally recognized and published, Dr. Littman is co-author of the book Understanding Girls with ADHD and contributing author of the books The Hidden Side of Adult ADHD, Understanding Women with ADHD, and Gender Differences in ADHD, among others.

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Flash anger among ADHD women can be a direct result of ADHD emotional dysregulation. Dr. Stephanie Sarkis discussed the reasons behind anger and rage and offers suggestions about how to moderate strong emotions in this session. The topic expands to include information about gaslighting both to and from ADHD women. Strongly recommended!

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis Ph.D. 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 Ph.D., 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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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for ADHD symptoms, but how does it work? Dr. Mary Solanto, a pioneer in the study of CBT and ADHD, discusses her research, the specifics of CBT sessions and how they benefit ADHD children and adults. An important session if you are looking for a CBT professional for help with your ADHD.

Dr. Solanto is a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Zucker School of  Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (Long Island, New York) and a Senior Psychologist at Northwell Health and Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She completed her undergraduate education at Princeton University and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Buffalo.  She subsequently completed an NIMH post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2017-2018, Dr. Solanto was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in the Netherlands where she taught and conducted research about ADHD.

Dr. Solanto has extensive experience in the diagnosis and behavioral/cognitive-behavioral treatment of ADHD throughout the lifespan – from preschool to senior citizen.  She developed a novel cognitive-behavioral intervention to target problems of executive self-management in adults with ADHD, which was the focus of an NIMH-sponsored treatment efficacy study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry (2010).  The manual for therapists, titled Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction was published by Guilford Press (2011). The program was recognized as the Innovative Program of the Year by CHADD (2011). This program has recently been revised and tailored to address the needs of college students with ADHD.

Dr. Solanto serves on the Professional Advisory Boards of CHADD (National), as well as APSARD (American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders), and the NCLD (National Center for Learning Disabilities).

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There is a very strong tendency that we see in most ADDers to give up their own work to help others with their projects. While admirable that we are so willing to help others, this can be a hindrance to completing our own projects. Barbara spoke on this topic at the 2019 CHADD conference and had a great deal of interest. We will explore how this tendency catches us, how to watch out for it, then how we can use this others-over-self tendency to help ourselves get our own work done.

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

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

How to increase health, happiness, functioning, and reduce symptoms that make life difficult using Functional Nutrition, Environmental Health, and Nutrition for mental health, and lifestyle principles.

After 17+ medication injuries, 30+ doctors, 13+ years of suffering from auto-immune disease, minor stroke, multiple low spine fractures, mental health challenges (PTSD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression) and more, Christine passionately helps guide you in FREEing yourself from the grip of mood swings & food cravings to improve your productivity, mood, focus, weight and fitness goals. She uses Research PROVEN POWER of Nourishment from Nature, Nutrition, Community and Lifestyle Behavior Enhancements – secrets of what she learned the hard way… and all without pharmaceuticals.

Christine holds a BS in Human Performance, minor Behavior Modification, Addiction & Art Therapy, is a Board Cert Holistic Health Practitioner, graduate of the Institute of Functional Medicine’s AFMCP, Biotransformation, & G.I. Programs, ADDCA’s Advanced Life/ADHD coach training, Functional Nutrition Lab’s Full Body Systems, Nutrition for Mental Health & Addiction (AAMHN/AAS), and LA’s Environmental Educator Certification Course.

She shares her Organic mini-hobby Farm & Apiary with her husband of 23+years, 2 Mastiffs (1 is her beloved Service Dog), mini donkey, and beehives. She is an entertaining Speaker, hosts group programs, and is co-founder of Veterans in Functional Medicine, and in 2020 will hold Mind-Body day retreats for Professionals.

Website: https://my.practicebetter.io/#/5ace697967c6b91788b818ee/profile
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If you are a woman with ADHD, you are a force of nature! You’ve navigated your way to where you are now with sheer determination. It may not feel like you are powerful, but Dr. Sharon Saline will guide you to recognize – and harness – this GRIT for your next big hurdle.

In this presentation, Dr. Saline will help you:
– Use her tried-and-true formula to summon your GRIT for those challenging moments and activities.
– Build your self-confidence so you can tap into your resiliency and put it to work!
– Become more productive and effective, especially with those pesky, uninteresting and unpleasant tasks.

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., a 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: https://drsharonsaline.com/
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You’ve Got Grit: Keys to Successful Motivation and Better Self-Confidence

As a career coach, the questions I am asked the most are, “should I disclose my ADHD at work?” and “can I get accommodations for my ADHD at work?” An increasing amount of women are being diagnosed with ADHD and are realizing that their executive functioning deficits are causing problems at work. Although there are strict laws in the United States for people with disabilities, they are not always clear and straightforward.

Lynn Miner-Rosen, M.Ed., ACC, is a certified Career Coach, ADHD Coach and Life Coach for teens, college students and adults, worldwide. As a Career Coach Lynn partners with her clients to support them through choosing or changing careers, networking and job search strategies, interviews/resumes/LinkedIn and ADHD “On the Job” Coaching.

Lynn has been coaching for over 8 years and has a private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. Prior to coaching, Lynn was a special education teacher, business teacher and IEP coordinator with the NY City Schools for 12 years. She holds two master’s degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education. Before teaching Lynn worked in the business world for small and large companies and as a bachelor degree in Business Administration and Marketing.

Website: LMRCoaching.com
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Strategies for Success on the Job: With or Without ADHD (e-book): Anyone that signs up for this BONUS will receive a link to download a unique FREE 4-page downloadable PDF that will have a complete list of on-the-job strategies for people with ADHD.

Key Takeaways: Create a weekly routine for household management that will free up 5+ hours during the workweek. How to empty your thoughts on paper to clear your mind and make better use of your time, energy & finances.

Lisa Woodruff is a productivity and home organization expert motivating and teaching busy women to take back control of their lives with functional systems that work. She’s the founder and CEO of Organize 365 and is the host of the top-rated Podcast featured as Woman’s Day podcast of the month where she shares strategies for reducing the overwhelm, clearing the mental clutter and living a productive and organized life. She has authored several Amazon bestselling books and is a sought-after trainer and speaker.

Website: http://organize365.com
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Sunday Basket Planning Printables: Save hours of time each week by planning your week on Sunday. These weekly checklists will help you start your week off on the right foot and help you save 5+ hours during the work week.

Many women with ADHD are highly intuitive and may even have psychic abilities. During this session Tara McGillicuddy will share her own experiences of being a woman with ADHD with psychic abilities. She will also share what she’s learned about others with both ADHD and Psychic abilities. She will  also share steps women with ADHD can take to improve their own intuition and other abilities.

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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For busy women like you, life happens at dangerous speeds. We’re in a constant battle to tame the stress, but as we try to do more, life careens ever faster, riding the edge of a complete loss of control. Unfortunately, the intersection of ADHD and your passion for what you do introduces factors that amplify your risk of stress-related overwhelm and burnout. In this session, you’ll discover why women entrepreneurs, especially those with ADHD, are at a higher risk for overwhelm and burnout. You’ll learn steps you can take to prevent a crisis and create your very own “Overwhelm First Aid Kit.” We’ll also reveal what you need to know if you’re already in crisis and burning out, because burnout recovery strategies ultimately fail when women entrepreneurs have ADHD.

Linda Walker, PCC, works with entrepreneurs, adults with ADHD and other Creative Geniuses. Through her unique programs that pair training, coaching and community, Linda has helped adults with ADHD move from chaos and overwhelm to productivity and control. Her multi-modal approach has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, professionals and other Creative Geniuses succeed. Being your own boss isn’t easy. But ADHD throws up additional roadblocks for entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals, obstacles that will leave you overwhelmed and burnt out. Traditional approaches to help you focus, improve productivity and get organized fall short for adults with ADHD. Since 2005, Linda has created unique programs for Creative Geniuses on the journey from chaos and overwhelm to productivity and control. She is also the author of With Time to Spare. Get your copy of the Top 3 Creative Genius Productivity Hacks and don’t miss her next free online workshop at www.CreativeGeniusReport.com.

Website: http://CreativeGeniusReport.com
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Brand new, revamped Your Path Forward online program — Series of 10 weekly video lessons, A new job, a divorce or even retiring can rip out the “scaffolding” in your life that helps you cope. The resulting out-of-control ADHD can quickly lead to overwhelm and even burnout. I created Your Path Forward to help you build a new scaffolding and take back control of your life. You’ll take small but significant steps to improve your life with ADHD. One of the biggest challenges preventing adults with ADHD from changing their lives is taking the first step. This program introduces a new concept each week to help you take small steps that lead to real, positive, change in your life.

Individuals with ADHD, particularly women with ADHD, often struggle to take care of themselves and their health. Creating a wellness plan to encompass nutrition, sleep, exercise and managing stress can go a long way to helping create and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Alan R. Graham, Ph.D., PCC, MCAC is Dean of ADD Coach Training for Mentorcoach. Dr. Graham coaches executives with business and organizational challenges and adults, teens, children and parents impacted by ADHD. His website, ADDvisor.com, offers practical information about ADHD. He has helped many individuals benefit from Cogmed Working Memory Training. He has served on the board of the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC) and the Editorial Board of The Journal of Attention Disorders. Dr. Graham is the lead author of Lemonade: The Leader’s Guide to Resilience at Work (2012) and the Resilience at Work Assessment (RAW-A). Dr. Graham is the editor of The Guide to ADHD Coaching: How to Find and ADHD Coach and What to Do When You Get One, (2018). The book includes chapters from some of the finest credentialed ADHD coaches in the USA and abroad.

Website: http://addvisor.com
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Connecting ADHD and Wellness Slides: Slides from the presentation, Connecting ADHD and Wellness: presented at the 2019 CHADD conference

So often I hear, “we all have ADHD, and race doesn’t matter.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. Intersections teach us how taking one factor and adding another can complicate the lives of people who live with them. For people to whom it applies, race plays an important part in the discussion around ADHD.

René Brooks has taken a late-life diagnosis and used it to uplift others. After being diagnosed with ADHD 3 times (age 7, 11, and 25), at 25 she was able to get the treatment she deserved. She is the founder of Black Girl, Lost Keys, a blog that empowers black women with ADHD and shows them how to live well with the disorder. René has contributed to ADDitude Magazine, Kaleidoscope Society, PBS’s Roadtrip Nation, ADHD Rollercoaster, See in ADHD, Mindfully ADD, and ADHD Rewired. ADDitude Magazine named her one of “5 Women with ADHD Who Are Changing The Conversation”.

In addition to Black Girl, Lost Keys, René has written for Healthline and is a Patient Contributor to TEVA Pharmaceutical’s Life Effects project. She has spoken at The International Alliance Of Patients Organization’s 8th Annual Congress.

Website: https://blackgirllostkeys.com
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Suicide rates are rising in this country. Research studies have demonstrated that having ADHD significantly elevates ones risk for self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide. There are various reasons for this higher risk including increased depression and anxiety due to ADHD symptoms and executive functioning problems, neurological predispositions to emotional dysregulation, other common comorbid disorders seen with ADHD (particularly substance abuse) and higher degrees of impulsivity. The presenter will address myths and facts about suicide, risk factors for women with ADHD and important treatment considerations. The importance of reducing stigma and increasing outreach will be discussed.

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

Website: arianepoole.com
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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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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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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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