Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Hello everyone and we're glad you can attend Attitudes Weekly ADHD

experts webinar. We hope that everyone is staying safe and staying well.

A little housekeeping before we get started,

if you've listened to one of our webinar's before,

you know we offer attendees a certificate of attendance.

When the webinar ends, a post-event survey will pop up.

It will list three questions about the quality of the webinar,

followed by three questions title,

required for certificate. If you would like a certificate of attendance

email to you, you should answer those three questions. If you don't want a certificate, then obviously

don't bother. So today's topic is key to adults and

kids as you know I'm sure. Many people don't really acknowledge the existence of ADHD or that is even real.

This lack of validation and empathy impacts a person's self-esteem,

particularly when it is repeated over a lifetime.

We all know about feeling less than.

Numerous studies have shown that arguing about ADHD ignorance,

like other hot topics, actually makes people more entrenched in their opinions.

So how can an adult with ADHD and their child effectively make change?

Confronting hostility toward and ignorance of ADHD with wit and

authenticity can educate naysayers and change minds.

Thankfully we have Rick Green here today to give us perspective and strategies for

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