ADHD Experts Podcast

J.J. Sandra Kooij, M.D., Ph. D., explains how ADHD night owls can reset their internal clocks and achieve more restful sleep. This special episode is a feature article from the Fall 2025 issue of ADDitude magazine. To listen to the full issue — and receive new issues as they're published — subscribe now at additudemag.com/subscribe . ADHD and Sleep: More Resources Free Download: How to Sleep Bette...

Social-emotional learning (SEL) teaches five core competencies: self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills, and problem-solving. Steven Tobias, Psy. D., explains how to teach SEL skills to students with ADHD. Social-Emotional Learning: Additional Resources Free Download: 5 Ways to Improve Emotional Control at Home Read: Your Child Is Not Giving You a Hard Time. Your Chi...

Nicole C. Kear explores the research that explains why tedium is intolerable for people with ADHD — and how to bear boredom better. This special episode is a feature article from the Fall 2025 issue of ADDitude magazine. To listen to the full issue — and receive new issues as they're published — subscribe now at additudemag.com/subscribe . ADHD and Boredom: More Resources It's Borture! What ADHD B...

Mark A. Stein, Ph. D., will provide an overview of pediatric ADHD treatment options, explain why it's crucial to personalize treatment, and how to combine and sequence medication and other treatments for optimal care. ADHD Treatments for Children: Additional Resources Free Download: Take Charge of Your Child's Medication Read: ADHD Treatment Options for Children Read: What Is Complex ADHD? Symptom...

Kathleen Nadeau, Ph. D., and Bruce Hughes, M.A., will guide you through a proven process for discovering your ideal work environment that best fits your interests, strengths, and executive functioning needs. You'll also learn how to avoid workplace mismatches. Jobs for Creative People with ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: What to Ask Yourself to Find the Perfect Job Read: Great Job! A Car...

Join Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., to learn how to partner with your teen boy to navigate the frustrations, defiance, emotional volatility of adolescence with ADHD and help them grow into the capable, compassionate adult you know they can be. Challenges and Solutions for ADHD Boys: Additional Resources Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen's Emotional Control Read: ADHD Symptoms in Teens: Your Guide to Warnin...

Steven W. Evans, Ph. D., explains why youth with ADHD often have problems with academic and social functioning, and shares evidence-based approaches proven to help in these problematic areas at home and at school. Social Skills for Teens with ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Free Guide to Improving Your Students' Social Skills Read: The Social Executive Function Skills That Elude Kids wit...

Productivity hacks and strategies are helpful — but only if you use them. The right mindset, however, can keep you track at work and in your personal life. Ari Tuckman, Psy. D., teachers us how to develop a resilient, productivity mindset. Productivity Hacks for ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Focus Your ADHD Brain With 5 Helpful Hacks Read: Popular Productivity Advice That Torpedoes the...

Children with ADHD endure much too frequent criticism from people in their lives. Larisa Litvinov, Ph. D., offers practical tools to help counteract negative feedback and build resilience and self-confidence in children with ADHD, from elementary school through high school. Self-confidence and Resilience with ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen's Emotional Control Read: Ho...

ADHD brings with it intense emotions, impatience, and stress. Mark Bertin, M.D., explains how mindfulness can offer a powerful counterbalance to these feelings, and how people with ADHD can apply specific mindfulness-based strategies. Meditation for Emotional Regulation: Additional Resources Free Download: Make Mindfulness Work for You Read: Meditation for the Bored & Restless: How to Practice Min...

Dave Anderson, Ph. D., shares practical strategies to help parents create a balanced summer routine that promotes fun and reduces stress for children with ADHD, including how to maintain a semi-structured schedule and manage screen time. Summer Activities and ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Your Guide to a Smarter Summer Read: How to Survive Summer Vacation Read: Summer Survival Guide fo...

Sharon Saline, Psy. D., helps parents understand rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD). Learn why this reaction to real or perceived rejection or criticism is common with ADHD, how it can intensify emotional storms, and how to de-escalate a teen's outburst. RSD in ADHD Teens: Additional Resources Free Download: Evaluate Your Teen's Emotional Control Read: How ADHD Ignites RSD: Meaning & Medication S...

Roberto Olivardia, Ph. D., discusses the research supporting the neurological power of music, answering questions like: What areas of the brain are activated by music? How does listening to music help with ADHD? What type of music is best for promoting concentration? Music and ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Your Free Guide to Music for Healthy ADHD Brains Read: Music That Focuses the Br...

Listen to a recording of a real-time Q&A session held on 5/30/25. Sharon Saline, Psy. D., responds live to questions from adults living with ADHD and parents raising neurodivergent children. Life with ADHD: Additional Resources Sign Up! Free ADHD Parenting Class Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook eBook for Adults: The Adult's Guide to Stronger Executive Functions eBook for Parents: The ADH...

Dr. Jessica Eccles surveys the growing body of research that points to an association between neurodivergence, joint hypermobility, chronic pain, and anxiety. Learn why certain physical symptoms are more common in people with ADHD and autism, and about treatment options. Joint Hypermobility, Pain, & Neurodivergence: Additional Resources Read: ADHD at the Center: A Whole-Life, Whole-Person Conditio...

Diane Miller, Psy. D., M.Ed., explores the compounded impact of rejection sensitivity and double-masking (the survival strategy of suppressing both ADHD symptoms and aspects of cultural identity to avoid judgment or rejection) for Black women with ADHD. RSD and ADHD in Black Women: Additional Resources Free Download: Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Read: New Insights Into Rejection Sen...

Paul Mitrani, M.D., Ph. D., discusses the impact of hormones on emotions and mental health during adolescence, explains how puberty affects boys and girls differently, and shares strategies to maintain strong parent-teen relationships. Puberty and Mental Health: Additional Resources Free Download: How Hormones Impact ADHD Symptoms in Women and Girls Read: Boys vs. Girls: How Puberty Affects ADHD S...

Amy Marlow-MaCoy, LPC, discusses the kinds of messages children internalize in emotionally unsupportive environments and the long-term impacts, signs of emotionally immature and narcissistic parenting, and shares self-care practices to begin healing. Healing from Your Past: Additional Resources Read: Are You a Toxic Parent? Read: Why Won't My Parents Accept My ADHD Diagnosis? Read: How to Set Boun...

Amy Marschall, Psy. D., discusses why autistic people mask, and how this leads to stress and burnout; how to identify warning signs of burnout (and how this differs from depression and other mental health issues); and shares strategies to prevent or recover from burnout. AuDHD: Additional Resources Take This Self-Test: Autism in Women Read: AuDHD — An Overview Read: "A Living Contradiction": The A...

Listen to a recording of a real-time Q&A session held on 4/25/25. Sharon Saline, Psy. D., responds live to questions from adults living with ADHD and parents raising neurodivergent children. Life with ADHD: Additional Resources Sign Up! Free ADHD Parenting Class Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook eBook for Adults: The Adult's Guide to Stronger Executive Functions eBook for Parents: The ADH...

Mary J. Goodwin-Oquendo, Esq., discusses how the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) may impact students with ADHD and learning disabilities who receive special education services and accommodations through IEPs and 504 Plans. ADHD Accommodations and Educational Rights: Additional Resources Free Download: Your Child's Legal Rights at School Read: "Is My Child's IEP in Danger?" Re...

Learn why behavioral parent training (BPT) is recommended as a first-line treatment for young children with ADHD, and how it can improve the parent-child relationship and promote calm in the household, from Nicole Schatz, Ph. D. ADHD Parent Training: Additional Resources Sign Up: Parenting Class for ADHD Families Read: Train the Parent, Help the Child Read: How Behavioral Therapy Targets Executive...

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph. D., shares the latest research findings about non-medication approaches to ADHD management and helps listeners separate science from hype when assessing the many alternative interventions marketed for ADHD. Managing ADHD: Additional Resources Free Download: Scorecard of ADHD Treatments Sign Up for This Guided Course! The Adult's Guide to Treating ADHD Read: ADHD Medication Ov...

Thomas E. Brown, Ph. D., discusses a form of social anxiety common in teens and young adults with ADHD — a fear of being embarrassed in social situations, or anxiety about how others may perceive them. Learn how to recognize and support teens who harbor such fears. Social Anxiety: Additional Resources Free Download: Social Anxiety Facts and Falsehoods Self-Test: Social Anxiety Test for Teens Read:...

Listen to a recording of a real-time Q&A session held on 3/28/25. Sharon Saline, Psy. D., responds live to questions from adults living with ADHD and parents raising neurodivergent children. Life with ADHD: Additional Resources Sign Up! Free ADHD Parenting Class Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook eBook for Adults: The Adult's Guide to Stronger Executive Functions eBook for Parents: The ADH...