149 | OCD and ADHD

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Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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4.7 • 919 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This Week’s Episode: Dr. Roberto Olivardia returns to the podcast this week to talk about OCD and ADHD. Roberto is a clinical psychologist and an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. 30% of people with OCD also have ADHD. In this conversation, you will hear Roberto and I talk about some of the traits of OCD, specifically when it exists with ADHD. Roberto states that, “OCD always gets worse without treatment” and he describes some of his personal experiences as a clinical psychologist. Connect with Dr. Roberto Olivardia: Email: You’ll Learn: [05:55] - Roberto talks about the frequency that OCD and ADHD coexist. 30% of the people that have OCD also have ADHD. [8:20] - There’s a lot of misconceptions about OCD. Roberto defines and describes OCD. [13:00] - Roberto provides an example of what real-life OCD is like. [15:15] - Roberto explains teasing out what is OCD and what is ADHD when he works with people that have both. [22:00] - Roberto shares some of his personal traits and habits. [27:17] - Roberto explains that many of his patients that have ADHD and OCD are unable to take medication for ADHD because it causes them to have better focus on their obsessions. [33:55] - Roberto talks about a recent session with one of his clients. In this session, Roberto ended up with a knife to his throat. [37:05] - Roberto shares an example of a teenage client with OCD and ADHD. [39:59] - Roberto talks about his experience with PANDAS. [41:50] - We talk about Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). [51:52] - I ask a question about workaholism with people with OCD and ADHD. Resources: Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: Not sure where to start on Audible? Start with Brené Brown’s or ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group! We have dates for our winter sessions for the group. The winter session will start on January 16th. We have two spots left for our winter session! Go to and schedule a call if you are certain you want to join. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live! These will continue in 2017 on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30pm. Tuesday, January 10th is our January Q&A. Go to . ADHD Friendly Guide to Understanding Insurance Go from “WTF!” to “Done!” with our three-part series. Jessica Stillwell will be presenting the information and answering all of your questions. Go to to register! ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group Do you want to improve your productivity, develop better habits, and experience the true power of accountability from members of our own tribe? Learn more at . Want to be a guest? Hey! What about you? Do you have a story? Are you a Coach? Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

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0:00.0	So I'm avoiding this task of writing this paper because I know when I write the paper I have to
0:07.4	Write something like five times before I it can be on paper if I don't do it five times, I'm going to not do well
0:15.2	on the paper, for example.
0:16.9	Or I don't want to read that because I have to reread it
0:20.4	10 times, not because their comprehension is poor, not because they have
0:24.3	dyslexia, but it's because their brain is telling them if you don't do that in
0:29.2	tens or in a multiple of seven or whatnot, something bad is going to happen.
0:33.7	80-H-D, rewired episode 149. This is the...
0:37.7	AIDHD, Rewired, episode 149. This is the show designed for those of us with really good
0:48.2	intentions but a slightly wandering attention. My name is Eric Tivers. I'm a licensed clinical social worker,
0:55.4	coach, and speaker. The website is ADHD rewired.com. We know that starting is the hardest part so let's get started but first let me tell you about this
1:09.5	Hey there at the HD rewired listeners happy new year. I want to wish all of you a very very happy new year and they want to thank everybody who registered for this winter's coaching group
1:20.8	we had a very successful registration.
1:25.0	Do you remember how on last week's episode, I was sharing with you that based on all the past
1:29.8	registrations that I knew that most of you would register last Thursday or Friday, the last two days of registration.
1:37.0	And do I know you guys are what?
1:39.0	So I'm recording this on Monday, January 2nd.
1:42.0	And I just want to tell you, we still have two spots left.
1:45.5	I think I had 15 people register between Thursday and Friday.
1:49.5	So if you are hearing this, the week of January 3rdrd and you're still interested, please listen carefully.
1:55.3	Our 1030 a.m. session is full, but we have one spot left in our 12.30 p.m. section and one spot in our 3 to 4 PM sections are all central time.
2:04.5	So I'm still wanted to hear from a couple people but if you've been listening to
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