Practical ADHD Strategies

Join host Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of MyAttentionCoach.com as she interviews Eric Tivers, LCSW, MSSW, the owner of Tivers Clinical Specialties.  Eric provides coaching, therapy and consulting on a wide variety of subjects, and we will be focusing on apps that help you be more productive. He will be sharing the apps that he recoments for project management and mind mapping and teaching us to use them together for long term planning.  

Procrastination and ADHD often go together.  Join Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of My Attention Coach as she shares pratical tips and strategies for overcoming your procrastination challenges.  

Join host Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of www.MyAttentionCoach.com, as she welcomes Kacy Paide, Professional Organizer and owner of www.TheInspiredOffice.com, back for another interview regarding organization.  Laura and Kacy will be discussing creative desktop systems and how to incorporate color into your organizing.  Have questions about organizing your desk?  Be sure to listen for great tips from Kacy!  

Join host Laura Rolands as she interviews Kacy Paide professional organizer and owner of The Inspired Office.  Kacy will share tips to help adults with ADHD organize their office.  Join us to learn her practical tips!

Completionable?  It is a new word!  If a task is "completionable", it means that you can reasonably expect to complete your task in a reasonable amount of time. Join host Laura Rolands of My Attention Coach as she explains... What it means for a task to be "completionable." How to know if your tasks are "completionable." How you can make your tasks more "completionable" and your to do list more effective. If you have any questions, include them below in the comments and I will answer them during the show!

Join Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of My Attention Coach, as she shares strategies that you can use to find your most productive time.  Time management is a challenge and tasks are coming at you faster than you can handle.  When you find your most productive time, you can get more done in the limited time that you have.  Laura leads a Time Management Coaching Group for adults with ADHD where you receive ongoing support with your time management challenges.  Learn more at:  ADD Time Management Coaching Group.

Join ADHD Coach Laura Rolands of My Attention Coach as she interviews Dr. Thomas E. Brown.  Laura and Dr. Brown will be discussing Dr. Brown's new book A New Understanding of ADHD in Children & Adults: Executive Function Impairments (Routledge, 2013).  In this book, Dr. Brown proposes a new model of ADHD.  This model uses research data to explain that ADHD impairments are actually due to problems in the development of the brain’s executive functions. Dr. Brown is Associate Director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders in the Dept. of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to his forthcoming book, he is the prize-winning Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale Press). He edited ADHD Comorbidities: Handbook for ADHD Complications in Children and Adults (American Psychiatric Press) and is author of the Brown ADD Scales (Pearson). He has presented symposia and workshops throughout the US and in 40 other countries. More information about Dr. Brown is available at his website: www.DrThomasEBrown.com.  Connect with Dr. Brown on Facebook and YouTube as well!  Facebook: www.facebook.com/drthomasebrown YouTube: www.youtube.com/drthomasebrown  

Join Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of My Attention Coach, as she shares simple steps to planning projects.  Projects are often overwhelming with ADHD which can lead to procrastination.  Your projects could be related to work, volunteer activiites, family and/or home; they all need to be planned and managed.  Laura will discuss her favorite ways to break down those projects, make them less intimidating and get them done.  Don't miss this opportunity to move forward on your upcoming projects!

Join host Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and founder of My Attention Coach as she shares more details around the Practical ADHD Strategy of Saying No.  Learn strategies for avoiding over-commitment and focusing on your priorities.

Join host Laura Rolands, ADHD Coach and owner of My Attention Coach, as she shares her tips for remembering time management strategies - in the palm of your hand!  This episode combines 5 key time management strategies into one package that you can use every day.  We will use your fingers as memory tools to help you remember these strategies for improving time management with ADHD!  We'll talk about Time Maps, Managing Interruptions, Saying No, Recharging and Planning. 

Do you work with someone who has ADHD and has time management challenges?  Join host Laura Rolands of My Attention Coach as she shares practical tips for working with your employees or clients that have ADHD and/or time management challenges.

Join host Laura Rolands of My Attention Coach as she shares simple tips for keeping track of things when you, your clients or employees are impacted by ADHD / ADD.  Whether you are keeping track of paper, electronic documents, assignments or other belongings, these tips will help you do it effectively.

Do you have ADHD and struggle with staying focused on the phone.  Do phone calls with your client or employee with ADHD seem to lose focus?  Whether you have ADHD or work with someone who does, ADHD can cause challenges on the phone.  Join host Laura Rolands as she shares tips for effective phone conversations and conference calls when ADHD is involved.

Does your ADHD cause you to lose focus when working?  That can easily happen and cause problems with productivity, conversations and meetings.  Join Practical ADHD Strategies host Laura Rolands as she shares simple and easy-to-implement tips for regaining focus during your workday. 

Getting to meetings and appointments on time can be a challenge when you have ADHD / ADD.  Join host Laura Rolands as she shares her top 3 recommendations for getting places on time.  Whether you are late at work, in your personal life or both, don't miss these valuable tips for getting there on time!   PS - If you are looking for more assistance with Time Management check out the Adult ADD Time Management Intensive beginning April 4, 2012.  Register today!