ADHD Focus with David Pomeroy, MD

A Fresh Perspective On Executive Functions

Jul 25, 2023

In this podcast, Dr. David Pomeroy and ADHD coach Jeff Copper discuss the challenges of getting back on track after being distracted, the concept of working memory, and the relationship between creativity and pressure. They also explore procrastination, the difficulties of self-regulation, and Jeff's unique coaching style that focuses on identifying underlying reasons behind behavioral issues.

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Quick takeaways

Distractions and interruptions can make it challenging for individuals with ADHD to reorient themselves to tasks, impacting their productivity and flow of thinking.

Understanding executive function is crucial in managing distractions and working memory challenges, emphasizing the need to be mindful of task nature and schedule tasks accordingly for optimized productivity.

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Distractions and Working Memory

Distractions and their impact on working memory are explored in this podcast episode. The guest, Jeff Copper, explains how distractions, such as noise or interruptions, can make it challenging for individuals with ADHD to reorient themselves to the task at hand. He uses the analogy of the boot-up process of a computer to emphasize the effort and time it takes for someone with ADHD to load information in their mind and retrieve existing knowledge. This boot-up process can be disrupted by distractions and result in difficulties getting back into the flow of thinking and being productive.

Introduction

3min

Working Memory: Booting up the Mind

24min

The Relationship Between Creativity and Pressure

2min

Understanding Procrastination and Executive Function

4min

Challenges of Self-Regulation

4min

Exploring the Root Cause and Unique Coaching Style

2min

Why do we ADHDers (which includes myself) toss one task aside and choose to do another? Why are some of us usually arriving late to meetings, dates, dinner at home? What we call Procrastination and Poor Time Management may actually have foundations in a different aspect of ADHD, Self-awareness. The strategies for changing those symptoms/habits is different than other proposed solutions when seen through the lens of Self-awareness.

My guest today is Jeff Copper, an ADHD Coach certified by both the International Coaching Federation and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches. You can catch his programs on Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video, as well as at www.digcoaching.com. Jeff founded his Dig Coaching Practice in 2007 to help clients with ADHD dig through the usual frames of reference for symptoms down to the foundational issues. When his clients have what Jeff terms the “Aha !” moment, they have gained a different perspective on the problem, which then enables them to approach it from a different angle.

Join us as we examine how you can make it easier to resume “the flow“of the thought process of doing one task when it has been interrupted by – a noise/person with question/thoughts triggered by the details of the task/thoughts wandering to the weekend. Listen, and learn!

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