Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.

I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor,

and challenges of adulting, relationships,

working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain,

unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.

Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter, and you have tuned into the I Have ADHD podcast. I am

medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. Today we're having a conversation that is near

and dear to my heart. We're going to talk about autism and ADHD, which is the combination

diagnosis of autism and ADHD. With me, I have a very special

guest, Dr. Robert Nassif. He has a distinct voice as a psychologist and father of an adult

son with autism. He's spoken around the country and trained professionals internationally

in treating autism and other developmental disorders and

supporting families. He has a special interest in the psychology of men and fatherhood. He gave a TEDx talk,

which we're going to link in the show notes. I just watched it. It's beautiful. The TEDx talk is

entitled, How Autism teaches us about being human. Dr. Nassif is also a member of the panel

of professional advisors of the Autism Society of America. He serves as the Leadership Council at

Drexel Autism Institute. It's amazing. I'm going to link his website in the show notes, which is

Dr. Robert Nassif.com. And I want to share that I have a very,

I have a very personal reason why I want Dr. Nassif here. I've actually interacted with him.

He's had a big influence on my own family, on my extended family, on my friend group. It's been a wonderful

thing for me and my circle of influence to have his authority on autism and ADHD in my life.

So I'm so grateful. Robert, thanks so much for being here. My pleasure. So glad to have you. So glad to finally

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