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ADHD Podcast for Parents and Educators
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Aug 3, 2018
Aug 3, 2018
41 min
This is a powerful one. Diann Wingert, LCSW shares her journey with ADHD. It's a tale the encompasses her professional work and her role in her family, and mirrors our modern undernstanding of ADHD. She shares her struggles, uncertainty, successes, and growth.
Diann Wingert is a coach and psychotherapist on a mission to help others achieve their true potential through radical self acceptance, leveraging their strengths and creating an ADHD friendly business and life. She helps creative entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals overcome their struggles with procrastination, perfectionism and people pleasing. Find Diann at www.diannwingertcoaching.com.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- What counted as ADHD in the early to mid-90s and how still that colors views today
- How our understanding of ADHD has evolved
- The patterns of ADHD across generations
- How a child’s diagnosis might affect their parents
- ADHD & Trauma
- Why people with ADHD might not get diagnosed until college
- The rainbow of colors of ADHD
- What ADHD adds to our parenting
- Empathic Time Travel
- Blame vs. Responsibility
- The transition from parenting children to parenting adults
- The echoes of WWII (Wait… What!?!)
- Radical Self-Acceptance
Links and Such:
From Our Guest:
From Our Host:
ADHD Essentials Facebook Group
Jul 27, 2018
Jul 27, 2018
54 min
On the pod today is Meg Flannagan of MilKids. Meg is a former teacher turned education consultant. She’s a military wife, and she started MilKids to support military families, but it has since grown into a flourishing education blog. She’s also the author of “Talk to the Teacher”.
Her book is an outstanding resource for ADHD parents because of the sheer amount of structure it provides around communicating with school.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- Similarities between
- Questions to ask when homework takes too long
- How long homework should take
- Homework strategies
- The lack of breaks and time to move for kids in school
- Heavy Screen Use at School
- Assigning playtime for homework
- Navigating homework resistance
- #1 Teaching Secret: Kahn Academy
- How to effectively communicate with teachers
- “New” Math is in Puberty
- School in Japan vs. America
- How the book supports school communication record keeping
- What to do if the parent/teacher relationship becomes adversarial
- Ways to keep the parent/teacher relationship from becoming adversarial
Links and Such:
From Our Guest
From the Episode:
ADHD Essentials Episode 8 on brain breaks w/Steph Letourneau
"What Teachers Make" slam poetry by Taylor Mali
From Your Host:
Jul 19, 2018
Jul 19, 2018
39 min
Disclaimer:
Part of today’s show includes our guest sharing a time of struggle, when she considered ending her life. Obviously she didn’t, and we spend the majority of the episode on other topics, including some of the strategies she used to move past that stage, and being a mom with ADHD. But I want to be mindful of my listeners, so I’m telling you in advance. That said, I also recognize that shying away from such topics doesn’t help anyone.
People consider suicide when their emotional pain overwhelms their coping resources, often when they are in the depths of depression.
If you, or someone you know, is considering suicide:
- Please call the national suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
- Text “HOME” to 741741
- Or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org
This is episode 29.
Today, I’m talking to talking my friend, Kat. Kat is a single mother with ADHD, whose child is neurotypical. She is among the strongest people I know.
In this episode, Kat tells us about her journey with ADHD and depression. Along the way, she’ll share why she initially found her ADHD diagnosis to be so devastating, her 3 Ts of Thought, tips on co-parenting, and, of course, her love for her son.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- Kat’s Journey with ADHD & Depression
- Kat’s Three Ts of Thought and how they have helped her
- Getting help for suicidal ideation
- The moralization of ADHD and how it impacts ADHDers
- Divorce
- How shame can affect friendships
- The wrong way to tell your kids they have ADHD
- Being a mom with ADHD of a neurotypical son
- The Cult of Being Busy
Jul 12, 2018
Jul 12, 2018
39 min
In this episode, I talk to talking to Katelynn Shea and Stephanie Kozlowski of Dynamy Internship Year. Katelynn is the Director of Admissions at Dynamy, and Stephanie is the Business Manager and Onsite Coordinator for USA Gap Year Fairs.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- What is a Gap Year?
- The benefits of taking a Gap Year for kids with ADHD
- How Dynamy develops executive function skills
- Navigating the area between structure and independence
- The value of natural consequences
- The value of participating in an internship (perhaps one in blacksmithing?)
- How Gap Years help kids who are college bound, but not college ready
- Why colleges like kids who take Gap Years
- How Gap Years help students make better career choices
- Finding a good Gap Program with Gap Matcher
- The USA Gap Year Fairs
Links and Such:
Learn more about USA Gap Year Fairs here:
Learn more about Dynamy here:
www.dynamy.org
Take the Gap Matcher Quiz here:
https://gapmatcher.com
Contact Katelynn Shea at SheaK@youinc.org
Contact Katelynn Kozlowski at KozlowskiS@youinc.org
And, as always, you can learn more about ADHD Essentials at:
Contact me at Brendan@ADHDessentials.com.
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
33 min
Episode 27 features Richard Podgur. Richard is a music teacher in private practice. He teaches all ages, toddlers on adulthood, but specializes in teaching kids with ADHD. As I spoke to him I was struck by just how much Richard’s approach to teaching and managing kids with ADHD applied to situations beyond the teaching of music. I think you’ll find many of the ideas discussed in today’s episode useful at home.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- Getting kids to practice
- Time as the great limiting factor
- Shame and ADHD
- Taking in the view from a mile up
- Why ukuleles are better than guitars
- The importance of creativity and imagination
- Why kids with ADHD love music
- Ways to manage kids with ADHD
- How to help kids struggle through the early learning stages
As usual, I can be found at www.ADHDessentials.com.
Email any questions you have to brendan@ADHDessentiasl.com.
Jun 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018
10 min
Today's episode is a bit different. The kids are home from school, I'm launching my first coaching groups, and I get to spend all day Friday driving out of state to visit the in-laws. So, time has been limited this week. As a result, rather than posting an interview, I'd discussing the challenges of ADHD as it relates to time. I hope you enjoy it.
We will return to our ususal interview format next week!
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- The difficulty folks with ADHD have with time awareness
- The role shortened time horizons play in goal setting and doing things last minute
- How long it takes your humble host to mow his lawn
- And why he timed it to find out.
Jun 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018
41 min
In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jack Gantos. Jack is the author of the Joey Pigza book series, about a boy who has ADHD. The first book of which, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, is a National Book Award Finalist, and celebrates it’s 20thanniversary this year.
Learn more about Jack, and all of his books at http://www.jackgantos.com.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- A spolier-free overview of the Joey Pigza books.
- Why writing the books was a labor of love for Jack.
- How things have changed for kids with ADHD over the past 20 years.
- Rambling childhoods.
- The value of Audiobooks.
Registration for the ADHD Parenting groups closes on Monday, June 25th! To learn more,and get on the registration list, go to www.ADHDessentials/parentgroups.
Jun 15, 2018
Jun 15, 2018
45 min
In today’s episode, we get to learn from James Garrett of Brain By Design. James has been studying and teaching about the brain for over a decade. He’s passionate about turning this academic knowledge about the brain into practical tools that anyone can use. And today, he’s doing it through the lens on ADHD!
In Today’s Episode:
- The Four Qualities of restorative activities.
- The important role that resting (and recess!) plays in performance.
- Why tablets, phones, & TV exhaust our mental resources.
- Managing the pull of our phones.
- And nutrient rich boredom.
James can be found at https://www.brainbydesign.com.
Also,Stephanie Letourneau from episode 8 is trying to build a curriculum on Mindfulness for her third grade classroom. Click Here for her Donors Choose page.
And, if you're interested in the upcoming ADHD Essentials Parent Coaching Groups, registration closes on June 25th. So now's the time to register. Here's a link to the ADHD Essentials Parent Coaching Groups information page if you want to know more.
Jun 8, 2018
Jun 8, 2018
46 min
Meg is surrounded by ADHD! But she works in the theater, so she can handle it.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
- Why extended family dinners make it hard for kids to eat
- How to get younger kids to eat a more varied diet
- How letting go of control can help you maintain it
- Why theater is a good choice for middle and high school kids with ADHD
- Skills kids learn doing theater
- And transitions
Want to learn more aobut the ADHD Essentials parent coaching groups?
Go to www.ADHDessentials.com/parentgroups.
Or join by emailing me at Brendan@ADHDessentials.com.
Registration for the Parent Coaching Groups closes on Monday, June 25th.
Jun 1, 2018
Jun 1, 2018
34 min
The ADHD Parenting groups are filling up! Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Twice a week, for six weeks, we’ll be looking at ADHD parenting through the themes of structure and systems, communication, emotions, self-care, connection, and questions. We’ll strategize ways to make mornings smoother, compliance easier, and conversations deeper.
Space is limited! Email me today to save a spot! Brendan@ADHDessentials.com
My Guest today is Ryan McRae. The ADHD Nerd!
Ryan is a former residence director, and taught freshmen how to succeed in college. With so many kids getting ready to take that step, I thought we’d get out ahead of it! But don’t be fooled. The tips in today’s episode apply to all ages, elementary school through adulthood!
We talk about why high school is a restaurant and college is a buffet, strategies for organizing a calendar, how to get more reading in, and the value of an emergency productivity kit!
Ryan can be found at his blog, www.theADHDnerd.com, dedicated to helping people be more productive, successful and happy. And if you go to www.theADHDnerd.com/essentials, you’ll find a free book waiting for you: 4 Apps to Help You Focus.