The ADHD Skills Lab

Looking for an episode about finding balance with ADHD and embracing the way we’re wired?! Listen now for that conversation with Lisa Ballard, Director at Google Cloud! From tackling overwhelm and being intentional to discovering your unique strengths with ADHD, Lisa shares practical insights for every walk of life. You’ll want to press play on this week’s episode of The ADHD Skills Lab! Come for...

tl;dr Is it ADHD, ASD, or both?! As it turns out, the experts still aren't sure. This week on The ADHD Skills Lab, I have a labor of love for you, in the form of a Research Recap!  We looked at several articles and an editorial ( hello, asynchronous interview ) to discuss the question above. Curious about what's inside? Research & expert opinions Implications for treatment Why is the...

Hello! Thanks for tuning into another week of The ADHD Skills Lab! Skye brings us an interview with the wonderful E. Prybylski, wearer of many hats. They cover the essentials - daily ADHD strategies - but the conversation really gets interesting when they delve into, "how to write" and "how to get published." I will personally be relistening to the bit on connecting authentical...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! I have a very exciting Research Recap this week on treatment for adult ADHD. The results of these papers are promising, but the most interesting discussion piece comes from "the scientific community" itself. Curious about what's inside? CBT and medication Support group for parents  Interesting exclusion criteria Thanks for being here! Until next...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! This week we are highlighting a conversation between Skye and Dr. Anna Burns, an experienced pelvic floor therapist whose own ADHD diagnosis sparked a new passion. Please enjoy this very relatable story of new motherhood during COVID and the extra bits that come with a late ADHD diagnosis. Thanks for being here! Until next time, Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Sk...

Hello and welcome to The ADHD Skills Lab! This week's research recap is short and sweet, focusing on the atypical communication patterns observed amongst ADHDer's. But the real excitement lies in the potential to reduce accessibility issues within the diagnostic process itself! Thanks for being here! Until next time, Sarah (Podcast Producer) References 00:47 - Assessment of pragmatic ski...

Hi and welcome back to the ADHD Skills Lab! This week we are offering up an interview with high energy entrepreneur, Kathryn Palmer, who came with lots to share! Curious about what's inside? Talk of misdiagnosis and stigma How to thrive while working from home  What is the reward for masking and when is it worth it? Thanks for being here! Until next time, Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Skills...

Skye jumping in here. Would you like to work with me? I'm looking for eight professionals who were diagnosed late with ADHD, have been struggling with the burnout cycle, and want to have intentional and balanced days in the next six weeks. If that sounds like you, please email me EIGHT at skye@unconventionalorganisation.com, and I'll send you the details. Thanks so much for listening. Ok...

Hello! Welcome to another interview in The ADHD Skills Lab! Skye recently sat down with Chris Backe to discuss entrepreneurship in the highly creative industry of tabletop games. Whether you're a fan of tabletop games or looking to start your own creative venture, you'll find value in this chat. Thanks for being here! Until next time, Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Skills Discussed: Reduc...

Welcome back to another week of The ADHD Skills Lab! Presenting you with a very special episode all about Dopamine and ADHD. We looked at the landscape of the research then and now, in an effort to bring you the most up to date observations from the scientific community. Curious about what's inside? The various ways dopamine behaves differently in ADHD brains. Where does dopamine actually com...

Hello and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! This week I am pleased to present a chat Skye had with Leslie Poston, Media Psychologist and founder of Mind Media Tech. Curious about what's inside? Leslie shares her greatest ADHD career strengths. As usual, we get a little personal and talk diagnosis. "The best way to manage your ADHD at work..."  Thank you for being here. Until next...

Welcome back to this week's Research Recap in The ADHD Skills Lab! Curious about what's inside: What is the HiTOP model and could it replace the DSM? How might the neurodivergent community evolve in the face of collapsing labels? A little study on ADHD and memory performance tasks... Thanks for being here! Until next time, ~ Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Skills Discussed: using jingles a...

Hello and welcome to another interview in the ADHD Skills Lab! Heather Taylor, accomplished screenwriter and co-host of the Braaains podcast, met with us to discuss her lived experience with ADHD and the many ways it failed to resonate with her early on. Curious about what's inside? How externalizing symptoms become internalizing symptoms How Heather started healing the guilt and shame Wait,...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! This is Sarah, bringing you more details from our latest research recap, examining ADHD prevalence rates! Curious about what's inside? Why terms matter: screener vs. diagnosis What is a WEIRD country? Should we be looking at regional ADHD prevalence rates more often? Thanks for being here! Until next time, ~ Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Skills Discussed:...

Hi and welcome to another episode of the ADHD Skills Lab! I'm Sarah, your producer, presenting a very special episode. Jeremy Didier from CHADD joins us to share the story of how she built ADHD supports into her own life, not just for her kids. She also leaves behind a treasure trove of strategies that are sure to intrigue all ADHD'ers among us! Thanks for being here. Until next time, ~...

Hello and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! Producer Sarah here, diving deep into an apparently contentious topic: Attachment Styles and ADHD! In 2024, we understand that ADHD can impact relationships and communication, but when did attachment styles enter the chat? Curious about what we'll cover? Attachment Theory Defined - Then and now ADHD Subtype correlation  What's the correlatio...

Hello and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! Producer Sarah here, thrilled to share this Research Recap on Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD! A very relevant, but little discussed topic for ADHD'ers. Curious about what's inside? What is sensory processing disorder? Why there aren't more papers on this ( *speculation ) What is low registration, and where did that bruise come fro...

Hello and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! Producer Sarah here, excited to share this interview with Guardian editor Lucy Robinson, one year after her work on the article, "Is it really too easy to be diagnosed with ADHD?" Curious about what's inside? The challenges of having a new baby and undiagnosed ADHD The complexities of a struggling mental health system The real travesty...

Hello and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab podcast! This is Producer Sarah, delivering another slightly controversial Research Recap! Curious about what's inside? Defining sleep disturbance What exactly is Internet Gaming Disorder? Can a paper choose to "deviate from the requirements" and still get published? Yeah, turns out you can. BONUS: Does anyone know of an interdisciplinar...

Hi and welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab podcast! This is Producer Sarah speaking, thrilled to be bringing you this LIVE interview with Jamie Cutino, founder of Outsmart ADHD. Curious what Jamie has to share? Her origin story: ADHD diagnosis, loss of a parent, etc. HOT take: Impulsivity can be a strength for an entrepreneur Neuroscience & other research mentions: Dopamine, Norepinephrine, an...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! This is Producer Sarah speaking; ready to give you the long and short about what you'll find this week: Understanding the link between mind wandering, rumination and mindfulness What happens when you screen a bunch of neurotypicals for ADHD and emotional dysregulation? High co-morbidity between ADHD and mood disorders? What's that about... *BONUS: I g...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! This is Producer Sarah speaking; I'm here to provide you some details about what's inside: An incredible chat with Marie Ng, founder of Llama Life, self-taught coder, and fellow ADHD'er Research on ADHD and Time Perception Candid conversation regarding ADHD's dark side... it's really not always a superpower Thanks for being here! Until...

Welcome back to this weeks episode of The ADHD Skills Lab! Producer Sarah here, ready to give you this weeks breakdown. Going to start by flagging that this episode was deeply emotional all around, from initial research all the way through to reviewing post-edit. That said... ***TRIGGER WARNING: strong mentions and verbal depictions of social stigma and rejection.. if you would like to skip ahead...

Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! I'm Sarah, your producer, and I'm here to let you know what you can expect from this week's episode. Skye and I were thrilled to sit down with Stephanie Scheller, the founder of Grow Disrupt. It was our mission to explore all of the strategies for modifying your environment, and this convo did not disappoint! Highlights: What is different about a...

Hey there, Sarah here! Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab. This week I am serving up a research recap of very large samples coming from interesting sources... Curious about what we discuss? The interesting way they measured ADHD in these samples Why these results may be an underestimate The surprising risk-factor for ADHD Thanks for being here. Until next time, ~ Sarah (Podcast Producer) ADHD Ski...