562- Some Kind of Wonderful: How Music Affects the ADHD Brain
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D., discusses the research supporting the neurological power of music, answering questions like: What areas of the brain are activated by music? How does listening to music help with ADHD? What type of music is best for promoting concentration?
Music and ADHD: Additional Resources
- Free Download: Your Free Guide to Music for Healthy ADHD Brains
- Read: Music That Focuses the Brain
- Read: Music Therapy: Sound Medicine for ADHD
- Read: Rhythm Notion: 10 Benefits of Music for ADHD Brains
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:13.6 | Hi, everybody. |
| 0:15.1 | My name is Annie Rogers. |
| 0:17.2 | And on behalf of the Attitude team, I am pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD experts' |
| 0:24.1 | presentation titled Some Kind of Wonderful, how music affects the ADHD brain. |
| 0:33.0 | As a live concert junkie, I am so excited for today's discussion of all the ways that music magically lights up our brains and our hearts. |
| 0:45.9 | I am also excited to introduce you all to today's expert and my fellow music lover, Dr. Roberto Olavardia. |
| 0:57.6 | Dr. Olavardia is a clinical psychologist and clinical instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private psychotherapy |
| 1:04.5 | practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, |
| 1:13.9 | executive functioning issues, and issues that face students with learning differences. He sits on the scientific advisory board for |
| 1:19.1 | attitude and serves on the professional advisory boards for Chad and the Attention Deficit Disorder |
| 1:26.2 | Association. |
| 1:35.7 | Dr. Olavardia is, as I said, a avid music fan with ADHD, which you will hear all about today. |
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