Parenting with Impact EP216: ADHD & Memory: It's So Important, I Forgot
May 28, 2025
Daniella Karidi, a certified ADHD coach and memory expert with a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, delves into the fascinating relationship between ADHD and memory. She challenges the notion of forgetfulness as a flaw, suggesting it may instead reveal how our brains function. The conversation covers essential memory processes, offers practical strategies for parents and educators, and emphasizes the use of curiosity and creativity in enhancing memory retention. Discover innovative, playful approaches to support children with ADHD and make remembering tasks a team effort!
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Complexity of Future Memory
- Remembering future tasks is more complex than recalling past events due to additional steps involved.
- This complexity makes prospective memory more fragile and challenging, especially for those with ADHD.
Forgetting is Healthy
- Forgetting is a healthy brain function that helps prioritize information.
- We mistakenly assume important things will be remembered automatically, which is often not the case, especially in ADHD brains.
Where Forgetting Happens
- Forgetting can occur at encoding, storage, or retrieval stages of memory.
- ADHD brains store memories like overlapping webs, which can get entangled or swept away, complicating retrieval.