Tricky Mental Transitions: Interview with ADHD Coach Tyler Dorsey
Oct 22, 2023
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Tyler Dorsey, an ADHD coach, discusses the challenges of mental transitions for individuals with ADHD. They offer personal anecdotes and practical tips for navigating unexpected changes and emotional reactions. The importance of open communication with trusted adults is highlighted. Learn how to support children with mental transitions and gain access to valuable resources for further exploration.
Recognizing and building awareness around emotions during mental transitions is crucial for individuals with ADHD.
Trusted adults should get curious and dig deeper to understand the underlying challenges of mental transitions in children with ADHD, offering support and fostering understanding.
Deep dives
Understanding Mental Transitions in ADHD
Mental transitions can be challenging for individuals with ADHD. These transitions occur when our expectations don't align with reality, leading to emotional reactions. For example, getting upset when the desired ice cream flavor is unavailable. These experiences can cause frustration, anger, or sadness. Recognizing these emotions and building awareness around them is crucial. It is important for children with ADHD to talk to trusted adults about their struggles with mental transitions, whether it's in their morning routine or dealing with unexpected changes. By identifying emotions and creating a predictable plan, such as offering alternative ice cream flavors, individuals with ADHD can learn to navigate mental transitions more effectively.
Supporting Children with Mental Transitions
Trusted adults play a crucial role in supporting children with ADHD who struggle with mental transitions. Instead of seeing their behavior as stubbornness or tantrums, adults should get curious and dig deeper to understand the underlying challenges. It's important to recognize that mental transitions can be overwhelming for individuals with ADHD, similar to moving into a new house. By asking questions, exploring the fears and emotions behind the resistance, trusted adults can provide the necessary support and help children navigate these challenges. The goal is to foster understanding and strengthen the ability to manage mental transitions.
Accessing Resources for ADHD Support
Parents, trusted adults, and children with ADHD can benefit from accessing resources and support systems. Focus Forward ADHD Coaching offers a focused package that provides access to recordings from their conference, covering various topics such as ADHD, emotional regulation, anxiety, dyslexia, and sensory processing. These resources offer valuable insights and strategies for parents and children alike. By engaging in learning together, families can deepen their understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with ADHD, dyslexia, and other related issues. The website focusforwardresources.com provides access to these recordings, facilitating growth and knowledge in managing ADHD struggles.
Hey there!! Do you ever get fixated on something going a certain way!? When plans alter do your feelings go bonkers!? If so, you are not alone and there is a WHY behind WHAT you are experiencing. We hear about how physical transitions are hard for our ADHD brains sometimes, but have you ever considered "mental transitions?" This is something that our all or nothing brains find super tricky sometimes!
In this episode, you will hear from my friend and fellow ADHD coach, Tyler Dorsey (owner of Focus Forward ADHD Coaching). She will give you insight into her own experience when it comes to the battle of mental transitions, help you see where it may be showing up in your life, and give you steps to take to become more aware of this struggle so that you can intentionally work through it. Awareness is always the first step to any type of struggle area that you'd like to grow it! The more we know, the more we grow! You need to get curious before getting furious!
This is a great episode to really break apart and use as a guide for valuable conversation and collaborative problem solving as you apply it to your own life! Trusted adults, there is even a segment at the end where Tyler speaks straight to you too!
Absolutely check out www.focusforwardresources.com to gain access to some awesome resources and look into investing in some great content that will cover many struggle areas while providing you will more knowledge and support!
As always, you can reach out to me through my website at www.katelynmabry.com, hop on my email list, check out my book for kids, or book a free consultation to explore 1:1 coaching opportunities. I would LOVE for your kiddos to join me on my future podast too, so reach out with audio clips, or even to share topic ideas!!! Your insight is the best!!! Love you all!
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