376- ADHD Ages & Stages Part 3: Common Challenges and Practical Strategies for Adults with ADHD

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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ADHD is a chronic, life-long condition that impacts individuals through the school years and into their adult lives. Meg Leahy, MS, NCC, BCC, surveys the common challenges for adults with ADHD and offers practical strategies.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude Magazine.
0:15.3	Hello, my name is Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the Attitude Team, I'm pleased to welcome
0:20.6	you to today's ADHD experts presentation titled ADHD Ages and Stages Part 3. Common challenges
0:29.4	and practical strategies for adults with ADHD. It was not long ago that many practitioners and
0:37.6	researchers believed that ADHD was a childhood disorder. We now know that that is false.
0:45.2	ADHD is chronic. It's a lifelong condition. There was a study published actually in the American
0:52.0	Journal of Psychiatry just this last August that showed that 90% of individuals with childhood
0:58.8	ADHD will continue to struggle with residual, though sometimes fluctuating symptoms and impairments,
1:06.9	and that's a quote from the study. So that's precisely what we're here today to discuss.
1:12.4	How do symptoms fluctuate and present in adulthood? What are some of the most common challenges
1:19.2	faced in the realms of relationships, emotional dysregulation, career success,
1:24.4	disorganization, feelings of shame? We'll be delving into all of that and discussing practical
1:32.0	strategies for support with today's webinar expert renowned ADHD expert, Certified Counselor
1:40.5	and Coach Meg Leahy. Meg is a nationally certified counselor and board certified coach with
1:48.8	special certifications in life, leadership and career coaching. An educator, counselor, coach,
1:56.6	author, and mentor for more than 20 years, Meg believes in providing the skills, understanding
2:03.6	and resources to really help people change their lives. She's the author of two editions of the book
2:11.2	attention deficit hyper activity disorders throughout the lifespan and has written numerous
2:17.2	articles, blogs, webinars on ADHD and mental health issues. She's also worked closely with college
2:24.4	students and adults as a clinical associate in the adult ADHD treatment and research program,
2:31.9	which is in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. And she's a mentor
2:38.0	in the Macy undergraduate leadership fellows panel at Drexel University. To learn more about Meg,
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