Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.

Hi, everyone. This is Annie Rogers, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I am delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD experts' presentation,

titled Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ADHD and Neurodivergents.

Leading today's presentation is Dr. Saskia van der Ord and Dr. Michael Meinser.

Dr. VanderOrd is a professor of clinical psychology at the Faculty of Psychology

and Educational Sciences at K.U. Luvin in Belgium.

She is a clinical psychologist and behavioral therapist, co-director of the faculty's ADHD clinic and head of the postgraduate

training program in cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents. Her research work

is focused on the development, evaluation, and adaptation of non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD.

Her research work is fueled by the perspectives of people with lived experience.

Dr. Meisor is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

He directs UIC's young adult and adolescent ADHD Services

Research Lab and the Succeeds College ADHD Clinic. He recently published Mastering the

Transition to College, the Ultimate Guidebook for Parents of Teens with ADHD, based on his research and clinical experience.

Today's discussion will focus on the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for ADHD

and how modern approaches should move from treating ADHD behaviors and impairments to

empowering the individual.

We'll discuss and underscore the need for evidence-based strategies that support functioning and respect neurodivergent identities without pathologizing their differences.

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