Bonus | The No.1 ADHD Expert: How To Level Up Your ADHD

Dr Ned Hallowell is a Harvard educated psychiatrist, author, and the world's No.1 authority on ADHD. Today, in this special bonus virtual episode, he shares how you can level up your ADHD!

Chapters:

Common ADHD tough patches
Common ADHD blind spots
What can feeling lost, or different, do to the human brain and its development?
Why is it important to fit "into the pack" and what effect does it have on a person's self-esteem
In a person's upbringing, how important is it to have the understanding and support of their parents
Evolutionary, what effect does our parent's opinion have on us that is specific to that parental relationship?
Do we seek our parent's approval even if we believe them to be wrong?
What are some common comments ADHDers might receive from Neurotypicals
With childhood trauma, I've heard that you stay at the age you are when this trauma is inflicted, is this true and why does it keep you stuck in this time?
How can having people constantly doubting you or seeing your eccentricities as faults impact your self-esteem and then inflict on that person's capacity for shame?
What is shame and does shame have a purpose?
How to conquer the ‘boom and bust’ cycle
Is it a curse to suffer from RSD, or can it be a blessing to feel emotions so deeply?
Other than just "fitting in", does masking serve other purposes?
Do you think people mask because it’s is a good way to not have the "true them" rejected?
What would you say to the female community who have had a diagnosis later in their life
What would you say to the ADHD community who have been told that they are "too much" in past relationships
Can being misunderstood manifest itself in anger or even hatred?
Have you experienced people with ADHD in your practice that are so overwhelmed that they just can't function
Do you have a mental list of eccentric behaviours that, if there are some undiagnosed people watching, might help them put 2 and 2 together and seek a diagnosis
ADHD positives
Reframing ADHD to VAST
For those listening at home now who are thinking "I really wish I didn't have this ADHD thing" in two minutes, explain to them why they should want it.

Dr. Hallowell's website: drhallowell.com
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