Attention Talk Radio
Episodes
What Parents of ADHD Kids Don’t Get
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder coaches Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and Caroline Maguire (www.necoaching.com) get countless calls from ...
The Impact of Securing the Right Job for Those with ADHD
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Being cast in the right career is everything for those with ADHD. It can transform your life. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we interview To...
ADHD, Sex, Intimacy, and Play, Oh Boy!
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? We’ve got a show for you! We’ve done interviews on the impact of ADHD on sex and intimacy; we’ve d...
Boredom in Parenting Is as Hard as It Gets
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a parent of an ADHD child? Do you have ADHD? Do you beat yourself up for being a bad parent, not playing with your kid, pacifying them with ...
ADHD Mindfulness in a Minute
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Does mindfulness sound great but feel impossible to implement? Are you struggling to turn mindfulness into a habit without it becoming another alarm o...
Dialing in ADHD Stimulant Medications
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Ever consider taking medications as part of your treatment plan? Have you ever taken them but they didn’...
ADHD and Bipolar Disorder: Treatment When You Have Both
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Many with bipolar disorder also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this episode, ADHD and attention coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching....
ADHD and Sex: What We Are Learning
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Little is known about the impact of ADHD on sex and intimacy. In March of 2015 we interviewed Dr. Ari Tuckman (www.adultadhdbook.com) who was embarkin...
ADHD Kids and Bullying: What's a Parent to Do?
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Often ADHD kids are the targets for bullying, especially at school. Parents get so frustrated and turn to schools for help. The question is can they o...
Finally, They are Going to Police Section 504 Plans?
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In days of old, Section 504 plans were not as effective as they were intended, because they were not policed well. That has all changed! In this episo...
ADHD: Permission to Play
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Play is one of the most fundamental developmental tools to help children develop and mature into successful adults. It's also instrumental for those w...
ADHD and Neurofeedback: In Theory How Does This Work?
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Many with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are interested in alternative treatment plans that don’t involve medications. In this episode of ...
ADHD Behavior and Values: What to Do When They Conflict
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD behavior manifests in many ways and is often in conflict with the values of a non-ADHD person. Values are at the core of who a person is. The que...
ADHD Lies and Rationalizations: The Art of Self-Sabotage
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Those with ADHD are good at the art of self-sabotage. They have mastered the ability to tell themselves stories and to rationalize, which gets in the ...
ADHD Medication: Straight Answers to Big Questions
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Green and Jeff Copper, an ADHD and attention coach, agree. They don’t want you to have to take ADHD medications. But if you are like most other...
Is the Key to Managing ADHD Limiting Choices?
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Could keeping things simple be the key to managing ADHD? Rather than be overwhelmed by choices and decisions, Peter Shankman (www.shankman.com), found...
The Best Place to Get a Complete ADHD Diagnosis
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Think you’ve got attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Diagnosed with ADHD but your treatment options haven’t been ideal? Consider this...
ADHD Shark Tank Training: Fill out Your Application!
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder has nothing to do with intelligence. That doesn’t mean intelligent individuals will thrive in a linear school...
Favorite Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Moments
31 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) and special guests Kirsten Milliken (www.playdhd.com) and Caroline Maguire (www.necoaching.com) for this s...
Managing ADHD: White Noise, White Light, and White Experience
24 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder find it easier to focus with some type of sound in the background. Loyal listener Jessie has found ...
ADHD Adults: Solving Social Problems
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affects more than just work and school, but does it impact social interactions? In this episode of Attention ...
Honestly, ADHD and the Holidays are Difficult for Parents
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Got ADHD? Got an ADHD family? Got anxiety going into the holiday? If you “got” any of these, we “get” you! Let’s face it. The holidays are h...
More ADHD Aha Solutions
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder solutions don’t always look like what one might think. In this episode, host ADHD and attention coach Jeff ...
ADHD Non-MEDS: Mindfulness, Exercise, Diet, and Sleep
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are looking for solutions that don’t involve medications. In this episode we identify the four be...
ADHD Meltdowns Are Not Always About the Obvious
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD kids have meltdowns like other children, but they are often more frequent. As a parent, it is instinctive to address or react to what appears to ...
Self-Management: Launching Your ADHD Teen
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve spent eighteen years training your ADHD teen to be an adult. Then they are off to college and you’ve got to let go. Not so easy when your c...
Reforming Section 504 Plans for ADHD
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Section 504 is a well-intended law, but is it working for those diagnosed with ADHD? According to a CHADD survey with nearly 700 responses, it isn't. ...
ADHD: Me Want It But Me Wait: Lesson Learned from Sesame Street
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder... deficit of attention? Not! ADHD is about self-regulation. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we inte...
An Unplugged Interview with an ADHD Entrepreneur
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an attention deficit disorder entrepreneur? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we have an unplugged interview with a ball of energy who ...
ADHD Emotional Self-Regulation: Live, Unplugged, and Real
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Emotions are as much a part of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as attention is, according to Dr. Russell Barkley. In this episode we intervie...
ADHD: Do All Roads Lead to Mindfulness?
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In our interviews with experts on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we’ve noticed more often than not that the conversation directl...
A Pow Wow for the ADHD Tribe in New Orleans!
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Got attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Your tribe is having a powwow in New Orleans November 12-14 hosted by Children and Adults with Attention...
ADHD and Hoarding
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jeff Copper interviews Alice Price (www.OrganizeLongIsland.com) who is an expert on the topic of hoarding. Jeff and Alice discuss what hoarding i...
ADHD and the Discipline Process: What Parents Need to Know
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Your ADHD teen or young adult gets into trouble, real trouble; now what do you do? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, host Jeff Copper and co-...
ADHD Kids: Failing Forward at the School of Hard Knocks
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You love your ADHD kids. You know they learn best from experience, but learning experiences can be painful, so you shield them from their natural cons...
ADHD: Parenting Action Model
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outcomes manifest when we focus on the process and not the outcome itself. In this edition of Attention Talk ...
ADHD, Social Media, and the Ability to Self-Regulate
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Pinterest, Instagram, and others… do they have a positive impact on those with ADHD? Are they just a distraction, or...
How a Stroke Taught Me to Pause, Helping My ADHD
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be thought of as brain wiring with a two-level system. One is the automatic brain, which is automatic beh...
Perfectionism and Procrastination, or Is It about Mood?
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Perfectionism and procrastination… is there a difference between the two, or are they the same thing? What role does mood play in each, or does it ...
Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Difference, with Dr. Dale Archer
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is often described as a unique brain wiring. If that were the case, wouldn’t it call for unique structures ...
Why the ADHD Brain Always Needs More
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Need to be constantly on? Is there never enough stimulation? Scientific research shows why ADDers are always craving more, more, more! This all stems ...
ADHD: Letting Go of What Does Not Work
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If the obvious solution isn't working, chances are you're attending to the wrong thing. It's such a simple yet true statement, but all too often, we k...
ADHD: The Challenges of Changing Organizational Systems
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As disorganized as you think you might be, ADHD and attention coach Jeff Copper has learned there is always a method to your madness. Changing organiz...
The ADHD Entrepreneur: Finding the People to Help You
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The key to being a successful entrepreneur with ADHD is surrounding yourself with the right people. The right people typically need to be good at deta...
Positive Qualities of ADHD?
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It is convenient for society to point out what is negative about ADHD, but are there any positive things? You bet! In this edition of Attention Talk R...
Articulating ADHD So Others Get It
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn’t it be great if people could understand what it is like to have ADHD? To help others gain insight and maybe some empathy? In this episode, y...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Aha Solutions
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder solutions don’t always look like what one might think. In this episode host, ADHD and attention coach Jeff ...
The ADHD Entrepreneur, with Neil Peterson
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has its challenges, and so does being an entrepreneur. How magnified are the challenges when the two come tog...
ADHD Acceptance: It Shouldn’t Be Passive Resignation
27 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The key to helping those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is to improve functioning. But what about other challenges? What about the chal...
The Scientific Method of ADHD Coaching
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is the scientific method used in ADHD coaching? Is ADHD coaching science-based? What is the science of ADHD coaching? How does it work? ADHD and atten...
Brain-Based Solutions for ADHD Kids
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit disorder kids have unique brain wiring, and as such, they have unique systems, solutions, structures, and scaffolding. In this editi...
Be the Person, Not an ADHD Label
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Got ADHD? In this edition of Attention Talk Radio, host and co-host Jeff Copper and Dr. Kirsten Milliken (http://www.playdhd.com) discuss the advant...
ADHD: Using Executive Functioning to Create Habits
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Too often, we hear people talk about helping those with ADHD to build habits. We are learning that ADHD is an executive functioning issue and ...
The Impact of Exercise on ADHD with John Ratey
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Ratey (www.johnratey.com) is a bestselling author and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is a renowned psychi...
How Do You Know If Your ADHD Meds Are Working?
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if your ADHD meds are working? Should you feel a buzz? Should you focus on outcomes? Or is the measure your ability to regulate your a...
Time Management and Teens with ADHD: Living the Experience
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Got a teen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who struggles with time management? If so, this show is for you. Join us as we interview Lesl...
What? ADHD Lucked out of ADAAA in Section 504?
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When laws are passed to protect those in need, agencies of the government are required to write regulations used to adhere to these laws. Who ensures ...
ADHD and Advocacy: Victims, Villains, and Heroes
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Does the media perpetuate ADHD stigma or inform society about the reality of ADHD? Or is it about the story and the fundamentals of storytelling to ...
Being a Wife with ADHD Married to a Husband with ADHD
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies, does your stud muffin have ADHD? How do you live with him and his ADHD, help him manage himself and his ADHD, and then love him and his ADHD...
ADHD Gateway Adventure Program, a Type of GAP Year
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Does your teen have the life skills, maturity, and decision-making ability to make it in college and survive? Just because they graduated high school ...
ADHD and Sex: Between the Sheets, What Do We Know?
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What do we know about the sex lives of couples where one partner has ADHD and the other doesn’t? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio we interv...
ADHD and High IQs, with Dr. Thomas E. Brown
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What impact does ADHD have on intelligence? Can those with ADHD have a high IQ? If so, what impact does it have? What is it like to work with indi...
Supplements for ADHD Can Be As Tricky As Stimulants
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been frightened away by something you read demonizing stimulant medications? Have you gone the supplement route? Is it natural? Are supplemen...
ADHD & Self-Expression: Collecting Your Thoughts to Communicate
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As we have learned from interviewing experts, ADHD is an executive functioning issue that is about organizing, planning, prioritizing, and executing. ...
ADHD: Power of a Body Double Shared by Greg Riccardi
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Motivation isn't always obvious. Many times, people focus in on just wanting to do it or willing their way past it, but motivation can be as simple ...
ADHD: The Art of Taking Action
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At Attention Talk Radio we are all about paying attention to attention. In this episode we interview Gregg Krech (http://www.todoinstitute.org), autho...
ADHD: Coming Out
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve interviewed several experts around the topic of disclosing your ADHD. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? What is its impact, and when migh...
ADHD Dads Parenting ADHD Kids – A Lived Experience
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting isn’t easy to begin with, much less for an ADHD dad parenting an ADHD kid. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we interview physician...
ADHD Point/Counterpoint: Executing for Real Change with Alan Brown
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
ADD Crusher™ Alan Brown’s pet peeve is people who are self-satisfied with reading books, articles, listening to podcasts (This one excluded, of co...
Who Gets ADHD? 15-Year-Old Jeff Rasmussen
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD Kids Rock is a Website built by ADHD kids about ADHD kids for ADHD kids! All attention coach Jeff Copper can say is thank God; it's about time. Y...
ADHD: Pretending to be Normal
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is challenging for many. There are times these individuals perform and times they under perform. The inconsis...
ADHD, Lifestyle, and Weight Regulation
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Impulsivity, distractibility, procrastination, and self-regulation are all characteristics of ADHD that make it more difficult for those with ADHD to ...
ADHD in Retirement: Avoiding the Crash and Burn
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Believe it or not, some with ADHD get the opportunity to retire midlife; others get to retire even earlier; and then there is also regular retirement....
ADHD: Bullying - Putting the Stick Down
25 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD and bullying are bad enough on their own, but together, they are negatively leveraged. In this episode we talk with Elaine Taylor-Klaus of Impact...
ADHD and Technology: Task Automation vs. Task Management
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Got ADHD? What is task automation and task management? Are they different or the same? What role do they play in building systems that work? How can a...
ADHD: Turning the Tide on Relationships and Intimacy
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Marriage and relationships are difficult to begin with. Adding kids doesn’t make it any easier! But add ADHD to the relationship and… UGH! Often...
ADHD College Students Don't Want Help
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Parents want to help those with ADHD succeed in college. Colleges and universities want to help them succeed and provide services and accommodations, ...
ADHD: What You Need to Know As You Collaborate with Your Prescriber
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In general, how much education does a physician or psychiatrist get in med school around ADHD? Is there an impact on ADHD by such levels of education?...
Inattentive ADHD, or Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, Clarified
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we interview Dr. Russell Barkley (http://russellbarkley.org) around the research suggesting there is a new at...
ADHD: Coping with Emotion Too Little or Too Much
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Even though emotions are not a part of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in the DSM-5, researchers agree that emotions are as much a part of ADHD as at...
Addiction and ADHD Stimulant Medication
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of questions, confusion, and demonization of ADHD stimulant medications in the context of addiction. In this episode of Attention Talk ...
Celebrating 20 Years of ADHD Coaching with Dr. Ned Hallowell
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of ADHD coaching was first mentioned in the book Driven to Distraction coauthored by Dr. Ned Hallowell published in 1994. In this edition of ...
CHADD Conference: Sesame Street, Open-Wheel Racecar Drivers, and More
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD conferences are about learning, connecting with your tribe, and having fun! That is right… FUN! Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hype...
ADHD, Dopamine, Motivation, and CBT
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
More and more researchers are looking at ADHD as an executive function issue. We've done several interviews around neurotransmitters and dopamine. I...
ADHD Research: Interviewing ADHD Experts with Rick Green
11 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Attention talk Radio, Jeff interviews Totally ADD’s Rick Green (http://www.totallyadd.com) on the value of interviews as a resear...
10 Things You Are Doing Every Day That Make Your ADHD Worse
04 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The key to ADHD is to keep your machine (your physical brain) and your mind (your thoughtful mindful brain) running efficiently and in harmony to achi...
ADHD: Sensitive to What is Right and Wrong
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For whatever reason, many of those with ADHD are particularly sensitive to what is right and what is wrong. Could it stem from emotional issues from c...
ADHD, Stimulants, Women in Midlife, and Hormones, Featuring the ADDiva
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
During midlife a woman’s estrogen levels diminish, unmasking often-hidden ADHD. What is the impact of taking hormones when this happens? And how doe...
ADHD: The Elderly, Their Issues, and a Call for Research
14 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe there is virtually no research on ADHD and the elderly? Surely they must be impacted. We speculate that this population not only exper...
ADHD, Awareness, and Inattentional Blindness
07 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Attention and perception define our experience in life. They also define what we are and are not aware of. Question is… how aware are you of being...
Preparing Teens with ADHD/LD for College
31 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Is your teen ready to launch? To head off to college? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, we interview Dr. Theresa Maitland, co-author of “Read...
ADHD, Gender Variance, Coming Out Versus Inviting In
24 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Is gender variance consistent between the population and the ADHD community, or is the frequency higher in one group over the other. Is there any diff...
ADHD: Attending to Process to Get Outcomes
17 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Those with ADHD are not stupid. Their issue isn’t knowing what to do; it’s using the executive functioning brain to execute what they already know...
An ADHD Victory over Discrimination in the Ivory Tower
10 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Get this! For students with disabilities, including those with ADHD, who asked for accommodations when taking the LSAT to get into law school, score...
ADHD and Delegation: Like It’s Really That Easy
03 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Delegate, delegate, delegate! It sounds so simple, but is it? If it’s so simple, wouldn’t you have done it by now? In this episode of Attention ...
Surviving the Summer with ADHD Children and Families
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
After nine months of rigid school schedules, homework, and the hustle and bustle of after-school activities, the summer might seem like an oasis for t...
ADDA: 25 Years - Past, Present & Future
19 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This year, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is celebrating 25 years since its founding. A lot has happened since then. In this editio...
ADHD: Looking for a Career Can be Counterintuitive
12 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Got ADHD? Looking to cast yourself in a job you were born to do? Is it straightforward, or is the process counterintuitive? In this episode of Atten...
ADHD: Building Systems that Work
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to building systems that work for those with ADHD, should you focus on building a system and adhering to the process or understanding yo...
A Glimpse of the Inattentive ADD Mind
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it is like to have inattentive ADD? What is going on? In this episode we interview inattentive ADDer Barbara Luther who will share he...