506 - Lisa's Executive Function Profile
Organize 365 Podcast
Lisa Woodruff
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
This month I've been exploring the topic of ADHD and more specifically, discovering if I have ADHD.
Last week, I shared my journey to reach the point of deciding to be tested for ADHD. First I took the assessment from ADHD Online and was told that I DO have a medical ADHD diagnosis.
In this episode, I'm talking with my friend Barbara Hunter about whether she thinks I have ADHD... or not. She gave me The BRIEF-A to make her determination. This is the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® Adult Version.
The BRIEF-A is given in three parts: I took the assessment. Then both my husband, Greg, and my chief of staff, Stephanie, took the assessment to give their perspective on me.
Barbara walked through the sections of the test with me to explain what the various sections mean and my results compared to Greg and Stephanie's opinions of me, as well as ways to improve my executive functioning in some areas.
The final result? According to The BRIEF-A, Barbara says that this current assessment of my executive function says that I do NOT have ADHD.
So, where do I go from here? I contacted a doctor in the Cincinnati area to do more testing so I can definitively find out if I have ADHD or not. More to come!
Looking for more information on ADHD and Organization? Start with my book, How ADHD Affects Home Organization. It's available for free as an audiobook on the ADHD Playlist!
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: How ADHD Affects Home Organization
- ADHD Online
- Springer School and Center
- Barbara Hunter and Integrated Learning Designs
- The BRIEF-A
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| 0:00.0 | This week's mailbag comes to us from Catherine. |
| 0:04.0 | Hi, I have a success story to share. |
| 0:07.0 | A friend is collecting kitchen items to take to folks in Kentucky who have lost everything in the recent floods. |
| 0:14.0 | Because I had done the 100-day home organization program last fall, which is now the productive home solution, |
| 0:21.0 | and put a lot of my seldom-used kitchen gadgets in a box in our storage area, I knew right where to look. |
| 0:29.0 | I went through the box and was able to donate a large part of it. |
| 0:33.0 | Also, in storage, I found some small appliances and dishes we no longer needed. |
| 0:39.0 | My friend was so happy to receive them, and I feel so good about being able to help those folks feel cared for by others. |
| 0:48.0 | Do you have an organized 365 success story? |
| 0:51.0 | If so, we would love to hear about it. |
| 0:54.0 | Please send us an email at Customer Service at Organize 365 and tell us how you have taken back your home, your paper, and your life with Organize 365. |
| 1:11.0 | Welcome to the Organize 365 podcast. |
| 1:14.0 | I'm your host, Professional Organizer, Productivity Expert, and Motivational Speaker, Lisa Woodruff. |
| 1:21.0 | This podcast will help you embrace progress over perfection and create lasting, functional organizing in your home. |
| 1:29.0 | I have so much to share with you, so let's get started. |
| 1:35.0 | So, last week, I found out I got an ADHD medical diagnosis of ADHD. |
| 1:43.0 | So, what did we find out from the brief A test that I wanted to take? |
| 1:48.0 | And the brief is the behavior rating inventory of executive function for adults. |
| 1:54.0 | So, I had Greg, myself, and Stephanie, my chief of staff fill out the brief A for Barbara Hunter, and she ran a test. |
| 2:03.0 | Now, when I got my results back, when Barbara was going to share the results with me, I asked her if I could record her reading of my results. |
| 2:13.0 | So, that I could share it with you on the podcast. |
| 2:15.0 | Now, this is my medical information, so I am able to share that with you freely. |
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