Dr. Shawn Healy shares his insights and advice about practicing law with ADHD. Dr. Healy’s a clinical psychologist with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Massachusetts where he runs workshops on practicing law with ADHD, and weekly support groups for law students and lawyers with ADHD.
Topics discussed include:
- Defining ADHD
- Why viewing ADHD as a deficit in attention can be problematic
- What ADHD looks and feels like for lawyers
- “Time blindness”
- Practical strategies lawyers with ADHD can use to harness their attention and focus
Here are links to the resources Dr. Healy mentioned during our discussion:
- Transforming ADHD: Simple, Effective Skills to Help You Focus and Succeed, by Greg Crosby and Tonya K. Lippert
- ADDitude
- JDHD
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