Dr G's ADHD Chat

119 ADHD-Holiday Reflections

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a time of year for thinking about life, evaluating life, thinking about our decisions, our performance, our loved ones both living and, deceas...

118a-ADHD Holiday Survival

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This the third podcast in a series about handling holiday for ADHD parents. This episode contains a series of things you can do to make it through the...

117 ADHD-Causes of Holiday Stress

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this, the second episode in our holiday stress series, I’ll be discussing the the reason why the holidays are so stressful. I’ll be identifying...

116 ADHD-Symptoms of Holiday Stress

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays are supposed to the time of” peace on earth, good will to all men.” So why is it so stressful? Why do the rates of mental illness go ...

105 ADHD-Tips for Parents II

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Had so much interesting stuff, I decided I needed two episodes to include it all. ADHD is an increasingly researched diagnosis, so we get more and mor...

ADHD-Parenting Tips 1

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Parenting an ADHD child is not for the faint of heart. Between the emotion regulation problems and the executive difficulties there is a tremendous am...

ADHD-Good Morning Routines Start at Night

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The morning routine is typically a problem time in an ADHD household. The problems of having everybody in the household having to get up, get ready an...

111. ADHD- Alcoholism and Middlelife Struggles

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Given the ADHD impulsivity and the difficulties with employment, careers and relationships over 40 to 50 years, it is not surprising that middle-aged ...

110. ADHD-Treatment of Alcoholic Teens

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD teens are more impulsive and adventure seeking than their peers. They are also more prone to experiment with different substances. The most commo...

109. ADHD-Alcoholism-Why So Common?

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers have a higher rate of alcoholism than neurotypicals. Why should this be true? I’ll cover some of the reasons and some speculations about why...

ADHD and Alcohol Abuse

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does having ADHD make one more prone to alcohol abuse? Is the rate of abuse higher for ADHDers than neurotypicals? I’ll cover these issues and more....

ADHD and Females V-Summary

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have covered the significant differences between females and males in the last 4 episodes. In this episode I will summarize what the research has s...

ADHD-Female IV Masking

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another difference in females with ADHD is that masking is more prevalent. Masking is just a different way of saying that the ADHDer is trying to act ...

ADHD-FEMALES AND ADHD III-EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Female emotional dysregulation is different from male emotional dysregulation. Males typically have stronger reactions and are more likely to react wi...

ADHD-ADHD and Females II Hormones

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As If having ADHD wasn’t problem enough, Women have to go through further difficulties secondary to their menstrual cycles. The fluctuations in estr...

ADHD-ADHD and Females 1

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like many areas of medicine most of the research has been done on men. In fact for some time it was thought that women didn’t have ADHD. This was bo...

ADHD-Getting Home from School

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After spending 6 hours in an environment that was not designed for the way their brain works, your ADHDer comes crashing through your front door. What...

101. ADHD-Back to School Tips

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

School has started for all of us. It’s a time of stress for all of us ADHD parents when we have to put our children into a system that isn’t desig...

ADHD-Resilience, the Super Power

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us assume or were taught that getting goods and a lot of education are the most important factors in being successful. But, no there is actual...

ADHD-Parenting Relationship III

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have discussed parents who do not have ADHD, but do have and ADHD child, families with one parent who is neurotypical and one who has ADHD. Now we’...

ADHD-Parental Relationship II

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The most common pattern I’ve seen in ADHD families is when one parent is ADHD and the other parent is neurotypical. This pattern is characterized by...

ADHD-Parental Relationship Maintenance - I

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the parent of an ADHD child, your relationship is bound to be tricky. Sometimes you’ll be happy and enjoying your ADHDer’s sense of humor and a...

ADHD-How to Control Emotions

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers are well known for having difficulties with emotional regulation. In spite of ADHD being a neurologic condition, there are still measures that...

ADHD-What's more important than Inteligence?

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's probably the fault of our educational system that we all think that intelligence, as measured mainly by memory, is the most important skill for h...

ADHD-Path to Parenting Success II

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a continuation of an earlier episode detailing some specific procedures ADHD parents can follow to help their child succeed and have a happier...

ADHD-Path to Parenting Success

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To successfully parent your ADHD trial the most important player is you. That is, you have to be able to control yourself and change your behavior to ...

ADHD-Parental Stress

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Being the parent of an ADHD child is, at best, a stressful experience. Parenting is generally stressful, parenting an ADHD child is even more so. In a...

ADHD- Family is Important

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Family is always important when raising children. It is especially important when raising a child with ADHD. Family is where an ADHD child starts to d...

ADHD - Determining Truth

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this internet era, anyone with an opinion can broadcast it to the world. Those of us on the receiving end have to be able to determine if this opin...

ADHD: MAHA Report - Reaction

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The House and Human Services department under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently issued a report on ADHD that appears poised to radically change treatment...

ADHD- Boredom, Coping Strategies

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the big problems for the ADHD brain is boredom. Unfortunately, many, if not most tasks at certain levels of both education and employment are j...

ADHD-Other Diagnoses are common II

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is our second show about diagnoses that are frequently seen with ADHD. Some are associated with stress of having an ADHD brain in a society that ...

ADHD-No Surprise, other diagnoses are common I

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers have a unique cognitive style, but the society they live in is not designed to reward or reinforce this cognitive. This causes a lot of distre...

ADHD-A Simple Way to Control Emotions

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many people think emotions are not under their control. I often comment that I could convince people that they can lose 50 pounds in 4 weeks than that...

ADHD-Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Most treatment recommendations for ADHD recommend Stimulant medication but they also recommend Behavioral and Cognitive behavioral therapy. I will dis...

ADHD-Emotions for ADHD

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All parents of ADHDers know that there are a lot of exaggerated emotions with our children, but where do they come from? Why are they so strong and so...

ADHD-Continuing Issues

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I’ll be covering 4 trending issues in ADHD- 1. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, 2. Medications, 3. ADHD vs Autism, 4.ADHD-Disability ...

ADHD-Importance of Behavioral Monitoring

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

People don’t pay much attention to what’s going on in their lives, they just react and then forget about what happened. With an ADHD child it’s ...

ADHD- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers have and emotional regulation problem called rejection sensitive dysphoria. This means they overreact to slights that are real or imagined.Thi...

ADHD - Psychotherapy vs Coaching

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Psychotherapy and/or coaching and sometimes both are usually recommended for ADHDers. In this episode I’ll briefly review the advantages and disadva...

ADHD-Why I married an ADHDer

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is for all us neurotypicals who married an ADHDer. What could possibly possessed us to marry someone who generates clutter and piles of p...

ADHD-A Hunter’s Mind in a Farmer's World

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the ways to conceptualize the difficulties of being ADHD in a neurotypical world is the Farmer/Hunter dichotomy espoused by Thomas Hartman. He ...

ADHD-Best Jobs

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to finding an ideal job,ADHDers are, in a way, kind of lucky because they literally can’ stand, won’t tolerate and won’t do a very...

ADHD-Best Sports

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sports can be very important for ADHD3ers. Exercise offers a natural wat to increase dopamine in the brain which improves he ability to focus and. Sus...

ADHD-Lack of Maturity

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your ADHDer’s physical development is consistent with that of his peers. However mentally and physically his/her development is 3-5 years behind the...

ADHD-Talents and Abilities

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it seems like life is going to be difficult for ADHDers, no matter Wharton we, as parents do. But ADHDers are not brain damaged or stupid or...

ADHD-Medications

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest areas of conflict in the treatment of ADHD is the use of medications.Research indicates that the fastest, most efficient mode of tr...

ADHD-Why Strategic?

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I named my book Strategic Parenting because being an ADHD parent requires that you be intentional and have a strategic focus, or you will get surprise...

ADHD-Parenting: Colonel or Helicopter?

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Raising an ADHD child can be stressful in a variety of ways. School is frequently an extremely emotional experience as your child is put in an environ...

ADHD-The Role of the ADHD Parent

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The role of the ADHD parent is way more complicated than that of the parent of a neurotypical child. In addition to the developmental issues of a neur...

ADHD: Holiday Prep

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays- Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah- can destroy the routines that maintain at least a partial equilibrium and balance in ADHD homes. T...

ADHD-Temper Tantrums-III

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kin the last episode, we covered dealing with temper tantrums and early identification. Now we’ll discuss prevention. First you have to remember tha...

ADHD-Temper Tantrums II

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Of all the symptoms and behaviors that ADHD children display, the one that concerns most parents the most is the temper tantrum. Indeed when my ADHDer...

ADHD-Care and Feeding of ADHD Parents

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD parents tend to worry about everything else but themselves. They worry about their son’s tempered tantrums, their daughter’s bad grades, why ...

ADHD- Honor the Struggle

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD parents and ADHDers know the struggle for growth, respect and advancement is sometimes long and hard. It is necessary for both parents and ADHDer...

ADHD - Entrepreneurs in Action

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. G reviews his observations of a conference he attended that was organized and developed by groups of people that are general...

ADHD - Family Observations

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. G relates his experiences as a neurotypical who married into an undiagnosed neurodivergent family( pretty much everyone...

ADHD Executive Functioning #8 - Summary

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last 7 sessions we have covered executive functioning which is how we make plans and take action. This episode involves a short summary and bri...

ADHD - Executive Functioning #7 - Inconsistency

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G explores the challenge of inconsistency faced by individuals with ADHD. The discussion delves into how incons...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #6 - Impulsivity

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G addresses the issue of impulsivity in individuals with ADHD. The conversation explores how impulsivity affect...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #5 - Organization & Planning

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G. deives into the challenges of organization and planning for individuals with ADHD. The discussion high...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #4 - Emotional Regulation

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G discusses the role of emotional regulation in individuals with ADHD. The conversation focuses on the ch...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #3 - Time Sense, Time Awareness

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G explores the critical aspects of time sense and time awareness in individuals with ADHD. The discussion...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #2-Working Memory

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G examines the role of executive functioning and working memory in individuals with ADHD. The conversation focu...

ADHD-Executive Functioning #1

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G delves into the intricacies of executive functioning and its impact on individuals with ADHD. The discu...

ADHD Late Diagnosis - Summary

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. G explores the unique challenges faced by adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. The discussion centers on th...

ADHD-Late Diagnosis: Rigid Thinking

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Episode Summary: In this episode, host Dr. G shares insights on living with ADHD diagnosed later in life. The discussion covers the impact of r...

ADHD-Late Diagnosis: Social Problems

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Overview: In this episode, the focus is on the impact of late diagnosis of ADHD, particularly on social interactions and relationships. The dis...

ADHD - Late Diagnosis: Health

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Overview: In this episode, we explore the impact of late diagnosis of ADHD on overall health. Our host discusses the physical, emotional, and m...

ADHD - The Extreme Emotion: Alienation

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we delve into the intense emotional experiences associated with ADHD, focusing on feelings of alienation. Our host explores the under...

ADHD- Late Diagnosis III: Emotions

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers who are late diagnosed have a number of emotional difficulties because of growing up thinking the problems caused by ADHD were their fault. Th...

ADHD - Late Diagnosis II: Self-Esteem

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Probably the biggest difficulty growing up with ADHD untreated is what that does to an individual’s self-esteem. When you get 70 critical comments a...

ADHD-Late Diagnosis I: Consequences

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Of all the ADHDers I’ve seen in my office over the years, the ones in the most distress are almost always the folks that were diagnosed or treated l...

ADHD - Getting to Sleep is So Boring

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s well known that difficulty getting to sleep is common with ADHDers. I assume it was related to dopamine depletion when my wife, from a whole fa...

ADHD - If I’d Only Known Then…

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been treating and diagnosing ADHD and raising ADHD kids for almost 50 years. When I started there was no such thing as ADD of ADHD, very limite...

ADHD-What’s the Problem with Medication

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD is most treatable disorder in the Diagnostic Manual, if you include the use of medication, principally stimulants combine with therapy. In spite ...

ADHD-Diagnosing Adults

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD originally was seen as a childhood disorder. Now we know ADHD persists throughout life, but the diagnostic criteria is still based on children. T...

ADHD- Using systems theory to understand the ADHD family

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

System theory posits that what effects one part of a system effects every part of that system. This means that having an ADHD child effects every othe...

ADHD-You didn’t cause the problem, but you are part of the solution

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a continuation of the last episode urging ADHD parents to not feel guilty because of their child’s ADHD, but use their energy to focus on tr...

ADHD-Accept and Adapt

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Partners first and ADHD children next have to learn to accept the difficulties and benefits of ADHD. Much like short parents are probably going to hav...

ADHD-You didn’t cause the problem, but you are part of the solution

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Parents of ADHD kids frequently feel guilty and/or inadequate because of their child’s behavior. They feel responsible and, indeed, most of us have ...

ADHD-“Natural Remedies”

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the ADHD world, especially on the internet, there are countless claims of natural plants, herbs and natural remedies that cure ADHD. As parents, mo...

ADHD- What do you expect?

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD kids get an average of 70 critical comments per day. They are taught in a system that isn’t designed for their unique nervous system. They are ...

ADHD-Positive Strengths II

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers get tons of criticism (on average 70 critical comments per day). Last time we started considering some of the positive strengths of ADHD. Now ...

ADHD - The Positives

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The problems with ADHD, being ADHD, having a child with ADHD, having a spouse with ADHD are well-chronicled. The emphasis is usually on the negative a...

ADHD-The importance of schedules and routines

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers have difficulties with Executive Functioning. They will always have some difficulties in these areas, but they can learn to compensate for the...

ADHD-Drinking, Driving and Dating

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adolescence is a rough time for ADHDers. They want all the trappings of Adulthood but are three years behind their peers in terms of maturity. This ri...

ADHD-Get ready for Adolescence

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adolescence is a time of tremendous physical, cognitive and emotional changes. It has a significant effect on ADHDers to a greater degree than a typic...

ADHD-Executive Functioning

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a follow-on to a previous episode in which the concept of executive functioning was introduced. We will cover the whole area of execut...

ADHD-Externalize Executive Functions

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHDers have poor executive skills because of extremely poor working memory. They forget requests, have trouble with organization and planning, have p...

ADHD-Habit/Routine vs Working Memory

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most significant difficulties with ADHD is a significant weakness in working memory, the incidental memory of day to day information like r...

ADHD-Breathing Focus Relaxation Training

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Relaxation Training (Meditation) is frequently recommended to reduce stress and increase, not only for ADHDers but for neurotypical as well. There are...

ADHD-Increasing Dopamine Naturally`

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with satisfaction. The scarcity of Dopamine in the brain is associated with the symptoms of ADHD. Stimulant ...

ADHD-Praise or Punishment

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Most behavioral management programs insist on a combination of praise and punishment- praise for good behavior, punishment for bad behavior. This work...

ADHD-Shame and Embarassment

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD is a disability that is not obvious or apparent. Therefore, ADHD kids are treated as if they have a behavioral problem, not a neurologic conditio...

ADHD- Overcome the Prejudice of Talent

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Virtually everything humans do is because they were trained to do it. There is very little that is related to “talent.” Research by Daniel Coyle a...

ADHD- My Family History

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I came by my interest in ADHD honestly. First, I married into a family with members who were ADHD. (This was before ADD or ADHD were official diagnose...

ADHD - Holiday Prep

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays- Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah- can destroy the routines that maintain at least a partial equilibrium and balance in ADHD homes. T...

ADHD-the Most Important Skill

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humans learn through trial and error. ADHDers may make more mistakes than neurotypicals. What's important is that mistakes are not interpreted as fail...

ADHD Meds are not Gateway Drugs

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many parents fear starting their ADHD child on stimulant medication. They fear that it will be a “gateway drug” leading to abuse of stronger drugs...