Attention Talk Radio

Are you autistic with ADHD and struggle with managing it? How do you manage and treat it effectively? In this show, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks with Dr. Sarah Cheyette (www.sarahcheyette.com) on the two conditions, their challenges, and the art of treating and managing the two conditions together. If you have ADHD and autism or are impacted by someone with both conditions, t...

ADHD is not so much a deficit of attention, but rather an issue of self-regulation. Two things you need to regulate: One is your attention, and the other is emotion. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks about emotions, what they are, their nature, and their challenges. He also boils them down to their simplest form. Awareness will enable you t...

ADHD is largely an issue of self-regulation. Sometimes those with ADHD can self-regulate, but other times it's more difficult. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews ADD Crusher Alan P. Brown (www.addcrusher.com). They talk about self-regulation and self-awareness, and how much more difficult it is to self-regulate when you’re tired, lonely...

Many with ADHD feel disorganized. Professional organizer Cris Sgrott of Organizing Maniacs (www.organizingmaniacs.com), often finds herself deleting systems of those with ADHD because they tend to make everything more complicated than they need to be. In this episode, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks with Cris about her experience and insights on the topic. If you have ADHD and s...

If you've got ADHD, you've probably tried to do a little research to understand the condition. If you're like many others, you're overwhelmed by it. There's so much information, but you can't seem to find what you're looking for. In this edition of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) discusses the issue with ADD Crusher Alan P. Brown (www.addcrusher.com). They give y...

Those with ADHD often feel overwhelmed and believe they were chronically disorganized.  One of our favorite quotes is “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Question is, what if you looked at your life as if it were organized? As if you had systems? What might you see? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) will t...

Often, people with ADHD focus on what they think that they should do, never acknowledging what they actually do. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and Dr. Sharon Saline (www.drsharonsaline.com) will discuss the concepts of what you should do, versus looking honestly at what you’ll actually do, as a form of self-awareness with the goal of helping...

Those with ADHD struggle to manage their attention and emotions, which is difficult enough. What is worse is when you have to manage your emotions and the emotions of others around you. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews ADHD parent coach Cindy Goldrich (www.ptscoaching.com). The two discuss the need to manage emotions, the dynamics of...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is being recognized as an executive functioning challenge. Part of Dr. Barkley's executive function construct is emotional self-regulation. Humans are the only animals that have the ability to change their emotions, which is important but challenging for those with ADHD. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) a...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is being recognized as an executive functioning challenge. One of the key executive functioning challenges is self-restraint. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and Dr. Ari Tuckman (www.adultadhdbook.com) talk about the essence of self-restraint and how it relates to ADHD and the challenges of self-regulati...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is being recognized as an executive functioning challenge. One role of executive function relates to self-awareness. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) and Dr. Ari Tuckman (http://adultadhdbook.com) talk about the essence of self-awareness, times when it can get confusing, its role in executive function...

Got ADHD? Have you ever thought about how thinking towards a goal plays a role in your focus issues? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) summarizes and brings context to thinking and the material covered in four previous episodes: “ADHD and Working Memory: The Mind’s Eye” (http://tobtr.com/11950517); “ADHD and Working Memory: The Mind’s Voice” (htt...

Got ADHD?  Have you ever thought about the notion that playing with information in your mind towards a goal is a problem under your struggle to focus? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) talks about playing with information in your mind (the mind's playground) in the context of Dr. Russell Barkley's ADHD construct. Jeff shares his experience coa...

Got ADHD? Do you talk a lot? Have you ever wondered why? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) talks about verbal working memory (the mind's voice) in the context of Dr. Russell Barkley's ADHD construct. Jeff shares his understanding of Dr. Barkley's construct and executive functioning and why those with ADHD have an impaired verbal working memor...

Got ADHD? The problem is focus; right? Question is, is there a problem beneath the problem? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) talks about visual working memory (the mind's eye) in the context of Dr. Russell Barkley's ADHD construct. Jeff shares ways of understanding visual working memory, talk about its challenges with those with ADHD, and lo...

When you think about it, observable behavior is a kind of shadow of cognitive behavior that is influenced by cognitive constraints. Question is, what role do cognitive constraints and cognitive behavior have on procrastination? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD Coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) has an informative conversation with Leslie Josel (https://orderoochaos.com) on he...

ADHD isn't so much a deficit of attention but more of self-regulation. Research suggests that those with ADHD have earlier onsets of smoking and of smoking longer. Much of this is related right back to the challenges of self-regulation. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. John Mitchell at Duke University (http://sites.duke.edu/ad...

Self-restraint is an executive function. Self-restraint is born out of self-awareness, which is something those with ADHD struggle with. Collectively self-awareness and self-restraint result in self-regulation. Social media, politicians, the news media, and corporate America prey upon this challenge. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) talks ab...

ADHD is not so much a deficit of attention, but rather an issue of self-regulation with thinking challenges. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Daniel Franklin (https://franklined.com) about thinking and the process of learning. They talk about foundation principles around learning and the role social interaction plays in the pr...

We think of ADHD as a deficit of attention. As we learn more and more, we find it's more an issue of self-regulation. Many episodes on Attention Talk Radio have highlighted the role working memory plays in ADHD. In this episode, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. John Eastwood. They have an open and frank conversation about thinking, mental effort, and the challenges p...

Got ADHD? Looking for help? Feel like you are painted into a corner? We want to help you, but our hands are tied. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Ari Tuckman (www.adultadhdbook.com) around the frustrations and challenges they face when trying to help those who have ADHD with what seems to be unsolvable problems. They share the th...

Got ADHD? Do you procrastinate? Does the root of the problem come down to motivation or willpower? Could it be that the root of procrastination is often complex?  Think about it… ambiguity, trial-and-error thinking, an overburdened ADHD working memory. Have you ever stopped to dissect what is really going on? Or do you just shame yourself using names like “procrastinator,” “unmotivated,” or “lazy”...

Those with ADHD struggle to manage themselves, especially within the system society has built. In simple terms, it is easy for society if you do it their way. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) has a conversation with an anonymous individual who ha ADHD and is struggling to manage her medications based on systems built by healthcare, pharmacy,...

You've read the books, attended conferences and webinars, and still you struggle to manage your ADHD. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (https://digcoaching.com) talks with ADHD coach Vidya Guhan (https://calmseascoaching.com) about the difference between knowing about ADHD and owning it. If you're struggling with ADHD and having trouble getting started, this is a sho...

Those with ADHD struggle with self-regulation. In our current environment, everybody is obsessed over the COVID-19 pandemic. In its shadow is another pandemic few are talking about. And that is the addiction pandemic. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews Dr. Clifford Sussman (https://cliffordsussmanmd.com). They talk about what they have...