Attention Different | Adulting with ADHD
Attention Different is an ADHD podcast centered on radical acceptance and neurodiversity. We aim to de-stigmatize the condition and build community by exploring the intricacies of living life and "adulting" with ADHD in the modern world. As a group of storytellers, filmmakers, and ADHD coaching professionals, we are invested in promoting diverse voices in our community and creating resources for adult ADHDers.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Getting organized and managing your time with ADHD
In this episode, we continue the discussion regarding time management. Ironically, we needed more time to talk about this topic ;). We get into our favorite time-saving devices and present both high …
What's up with ADHD and time blindness?
Well, it happens to the best of us... we mess up, we are late, we forget. This happened to us recently. We get real about time management struggles and what we are doing to help (sometimes successful…
Find your flow and leveraging ADHD hyperfocus
This episode gets into the topic of hyperfocus, a trait that some have characterized as a superpower and others have indicated it's rather destructive nature. We go into how those of us with ADHD can…
ADHD is a reason not an excuse
In this episode, we dive into whether it's ever alright to use your ADHD as an excuse. We talk about the ways in which ADHDers commonly brush off things as part of their ADHD and not within their con…
Should I take pills for ADHD? To medicate or not
In this episode we debate the upsides and downsides to medicating ADHD from the perspective of our own lives. We both have been on medication and had to figure out for ourselves whether stimulant med…
Overlooked: Women & ADHD
Women & ADHD In this episode we the reasons why women are often overlooked and not diagnosed at the same rates as males. We dive into the difference between the sexes and how ADHD presents in girls v…
Why is ADHD perfectionism horrible?
In this episode we discuss the tendency for ADHDers to be perfectionistic and how this can be counterproductive at times. We debate whether the concept of "perfect" exists and explain difference betw…
Can you inherit ADHD?
In this episode we interview Stephen's Mom and discover that the hereditary nature of ADHD is in full effect. Stephen's Mom recounts raising Stephen and discusses her own insights into raising an ADH…
"Isn't everyone just a little ADHD" nowadays?
In this episode, we talk about the addictive use of technology, from cell phones, to gaming, to computers. We ADHDers are particularly at risk for impulsive and addictive behaviors especially concern…
Why we choose to say "I am" NOT "I have" ADHD
How we identify as having ADHD or being ADHD. This show discusses using "I AM" vs "I HAVE" and the implications for how the label impacts our sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.
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