Episodes
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Gifted and Distractible with Julie Skolnick, MA, JD
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
In today’s episode we talk to Julie Skolnick, founder of With Understanding Comes Calm.
Julie guides parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors 2e adults, trains educators and advises professionals on how to bring out the best in, and raise self-confidence of, the 2e people in their lives.
Julie talks to us about her new book, "Gifted and Distractible". She talks to us about what 2e means, her Cycle for Success model, the overexcitability of gifted folks, asynchronous development, and how to advocate for ourselves and others.
Guest Links:
- Buy "Gifted and Distractable" Here!!!
- Learn more about Julie and her work at https://www.withunderstandingcomescalm.com/
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
ROUGH CUT: ADHD Con 2023 Day 1
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
In this episode, I continue the tradition of dragging a bunch of people into my room to reflect on the day's events of the ADHD Conference. There were a bunch of us - Members of the Men's ADHD Support Group, Inger Shay Colzie, ADHD Nerd Dad, Teresa Taylor, ADHDruid, and Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells - we had pizza.
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Helping Kids Learn Learnfully with Suchi Deshpande
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
In today’s episode we talk to Suchi Deshpande. Suchi is the founder of Learnfully, a digital learning platform, balanced with insights from machine learning and expert human interaction. that connects specialists and caregivers to gain a deeper, more accurate, and actionable understanding of the learning needs of their kids.
Suchi talks to us about how Learnfully helps neurodiverse kids access education. She discusses the importance of figuring out your kid’s learning profile, the role anxiety plays in education, why support has to work for both the family and the kid, the power of getting diagnosed as an adult, and the importance of trying differently rather than harder.
Guest Links:
- Learn more about Suchi and her work at https://learnfully.com/
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
The Art of Talking with Children with Rebecca Rolland
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
In today’s episode of ADHD Essentials, we talk to Rebecca Rolland. Rebecca is an author, speech language pathologist and lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
She talks to us about her book, “The Art of Talking with Children”. We discuss the Zone of Proximal Development, the role of temperament in conversation, the principles of social talk, and boundary setting.
Guest Links:
- Learn more about Rebecca and her work at https://rebeccarolland.com/
- Buy Rebecca's book here
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Focus 101 with Cris Rat
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
In today’s episode, we talk to Cris -a web developer and software engineer who has created Focus101.com, an outstanding virtual body-doubling tool.
Cris talks to us about how Focus 101 works, the power of co-working and bodydoubling, and the importance of playing with your own creations.
Guest Links:
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Reflections on Helping with Your Helpful Host Brendan Mahan
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
It's just me for this episode. I'm sharing some reflections and lessons on helping that I've learned after the trials of the COVID pandemic, caring for a son with OCD, and supporting a dad with cancer. And stay to the end for a special announcement about my latest project!
Links to the Friends and Colleagues I Thanked in this Episode:
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Masking, Immigration, and Mindfulness with Ying aka ADHDAsianGirl
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
In today’s episode, we talk to Ying, a Chinese immigrant to the United States who has ADHD who goes by the handle, ADHD Asian Girl on Twitter.
She talks to us about how Asian cultural expectations affect her ADHD, cultural and neurodiverse masking, how ADHD increases challenges of being an immigrant, as well as mindfulness and the calming power of shaking and dancing.
>>>Learn About Both ADHD Conferences Here<<<
Guest Links:
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Extra Focus with ADHD Jesse
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
In today’s episode, we talk to Jesse Anderson!
Jessie is an ADHD influencer who goes by the handle ADHDJesse, and the author of “Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD”.
Jesse talks to us about his new book, “Extra Focus, and shares some tips from it. We discuss the modern view of ADHD, Jesse’s four Cs of motivation, and juggling chainsaws.
Guest Links:
Learn more about Jesse and his work here!
Get Jesse's book, "Extra Focus" here!
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
The AntiPlanner with Dani Donovan
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
In today’s episode, we talk to ADHD creator and friend of the show, Dani Donovan! (Dani has created the Anti-Planner, a phenomenal tool for helping folks with ADHD get stuff done.)
Dani talks to us about the Anti-Planner, and why it it such a powerful tool for folks with ADHD. She shares some of the strategies in it. Strategies that she actually used in creating it! (Like letting yourself bounce from one strategy to another, paper football decision-making, KanBan boards, even strategies for meal planning!)
Register for the ADHD Essentials Parenting Groups Here
Guest Links:
Check Out Dani's work here!
And buy the Anti-planner Here!
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The Men’s ADHD Support Group with Marc Almodovar and Kristian Moton
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
In today’s episode, we talk about the Men’s ADHD Support Group with founders Marc Almodovar and Kristian Moton. Marc and Kristian discuss the reason they started the group, and the needs they’re meeting with it.
They talk about the shame that ADHD and similar mental health struggles can create for men, how the cultural resistance to male vulnerability both impedes healing and leads to anger, the power of self-talk, the importance of community, and their goals for the Men’s ADHD Support Group.
Register for the ADHD Essentials Parenting Groups Here
Guest Links:
Learn more about the Men's ADHD Support Group Here
ADHD Essentials Links:
- Learn about & Register for the The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups
- Join Our Facebook Community
- Check out the ADHD Essentials Homepage
- Contact Brendan at brendan@ADHDessentials.com