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

Good afternoon that Susan Coffin for Attitude magazine. Today's Attitude

ADHD expert topic is one of great importance to all of us with ADHD. it's about distractibility, distractions and

interruptions. Those pesky interruptions that keep us from getting things done

both at home and at work. Our guest today is Geraldine Markle PhD. She's an educational

psychologist and principal of managing your mind coaching and seminars. She has long experience with providing strategies for both adults and

adolescents to help enhance productivity and manage interruptions. Her most

recent book is called Actions Against Distractions, Managing Your Scattered Disorganized

and Forget The Mind.

Geraldine, thank you very much for joining us today.

We appreciate it.

Thank you.

It's great to be here with you.

Why don't we get started and please post your questions.

Thank you.

Well today's topic is distractions and it's no secret that today much of society just acts as if they

have ADHD and the population seems to be suffering as those with ADHD from a continuous partial attention

where tension is going in and out and technology in many cases is a culprit a main distraction because according to for

example one report by CNN where they

used their smart phone in the most intimate moments,

perhaps in the shower or church or its dinner and when they looked at the whole group

75% always had their phones five feet. Now this is the general population and I think it becomes more acute for

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