Translating ADHD Live! at the Annual International Conference on ADHD
Jan 15, 2024
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Cam and Asher, ADHD coaching perspectives, discuss nuance, distinction, and curiosity in living authentically at the Annual International Conference on ADHD. They explore decision-making, the power of awareness and naming the trickster, and reflect on time blindness.
Developing pattern recognition and activating high contextual wiring can help individuals approach ADHD challenges differently.
Naming and distancing from ADHD challenges, such as giving metaphors and names to experiences, can create a distinction between the individual and the behavior.
Deep dives
Coaching Skills and Mindset Tools for ADHD
On the Translating ADHD podcast, Ash and Kim discuss their coaching perspective on living and succeeding with ADHD. They emphasize that their podcast aims to introduce coaching skills and mindset tools that listeners can work with, not training them to become coaches. In one episode, they demonstrate the importance of curiosity and distinction in finding nuance. Using an example of time blindness, they explore how a client's awareness of an internal story helped them overcome the behavior. By separating the experience from the individual, developing pattern recognition, and activating high contextual wiring, the client was able to approach time blindness differently with the intention of not letting the story take control.
The Power of Naming and Distancing from ADHD Challenges
The podcast hosts, Ash and Cam, highlight the significance of naming and distancing from ADHD challenges. They discuss how giving metaphors and names to experiences, such as the 'Loki' voice representing time blindness, can bring awareness and create a distinction between the individual and the behavior. By recognizing subtle signals, activating divergent thinking, and appreciating nuances, individuals can accept and take ownership of ADHD-related behaviors. This process enables them to translate their ADHD, understanding it in a different way and exploring new approaches to address challenges.
Exploring Big Signals and Cultivating Curiosity
In their podcast, Ash and Cam urge listeners to explore and handle big signals related to ADHD. They encourage curiosity and the practice of distinguishing subtle differences within these signals. By taking moments of quiet reflection or walking, individuals can ponder and be curious about their experiences. They emphasize the importance of not being reactive but instead navigating big signals with grace, compassion, and curiosity. Ash and Cam also suggest seeking support from a friend or coach to gain further insights and facilitate the process of distinguishing and understanding the priorities behind these signals.
Asher and Cam were invited to present at the Annual International Conference on ADHD in Maryland. In this mini-episode of the podcast, they offered their ADHD coaching perspectives to discuss how nuance, distinction and curiosity can help us live more authentically.