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Hello Brains (and Hearts)!

Caroline Maguire is writing a book on how to make friends as an adult who is neurodivergent (ADHD, Autistic, learning disabilities etc -- all of these can put us out of step with our peers and make it harder to make and keep friends). BUT it's especially important for us to have strong social supports -- we often NEED to be effectively interdependent to function in the world!

I really believe that this book is going to improve -- and maybe save -- lives. SO it's really important that it's titled something that will help those who need it, find it!

What should she call it??


A) Friendship Skills for the Neurodivergent: A Guide for the Quirky, Anxious, and Easily Distracted

B) Neurodivergent Friendship Skills for the Quirky, Anxious, and Easily Distracted

C) Essential Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults

D) Something else! (Share what you think it should be called!)

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Hi, hello, yes, it is a busy day!

If by busy I mean I totally forgot to post some things here thinking I already had then realized I hadn't... ahahaha... ha.... haaaaaaaaa... ahhhhh it happens to us all!

Anyway! I'm here to ask you about some self-care stuff!

Been working on another video about self-care because it turns out... it is a very very broad topic!

And so we wanted to ask a few questions... feel free to answer them all... or just one... or two.... whatever you wanna do! (... and I am apparently incapable today of not ending most sentences with an exclamation mark LOL!!)

1. Do you journal for self-care? If so, any journaling tips or prompts you like for self-care and reflection?

2. How do you self-validate?

3. What are some self-care tips/hacks/strategies you use to try and prevent overwhelm, burnout, or otherwise feeling depleted?

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Hello, Brains!

Weeeeeee hear ya! Your answer to our question about Shorts content styles made it very loud and clear what many of you actually want out of our Shorts... and that's dominantly a way to break out of the doomscrolling cycle. In retrospect... this probably shouldn't have surprised us... but it did! So a big THANK YOU to everyone who responded and shared your experiences, your struggles, and how we can help.

This brings me to my next question: If we were to make 'doomscrolling checkpoint' style Shorts, what type of 'doomscrolling checkpoint' would help you step away from your doomscrolling session?

Feel free to describe what you think would work for you (and share what wouldn't work for you!) and/or link any examples that you've found helpful before!

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NeuroDiversion’s goal is to build a neurodivergent-friendly conference experience, and I’m eager to see what their first one will be like… and deeply honoured to be asked to speak as their Keynote Speaker for Friday (March 28) morning! If you’re curious and want to check them out you can visit their website at www.neurodiversion.org/

If you’re going, I hope to see you there!

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Thank you,‪@headspace‬, for having me! I joined Rosie Acosta to talk about my ADHD journey but also talked about the myths around diagnosis and treatment...and more! Check out the full-length podcast here! >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrJ0i...

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Hello, Brains!

This question is for those of you who enjoy short-form content, such as... well... YouTube Shorts!


If How to ADHD produced more YouTube Shorts... what kind of short-form content would you like to see us do?


Have an example of a Shorts style that you'd like us to do our own variation of? Feel free to link examples to us! Or describe what you imagine it would look like!


Let us know in the comments below!

1 month ago | [YT] | 577

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Hello, Brains!

Weeeeee’ve got a question for you!

Ever wish you could measure your progress with your meds so you could share it with your clinician? Or are you a clinician who wishes there was a decision-support tool that measures your patients’ progress in relation to their medication?

Why do we ask? Glad you asked!

iFocus is a tool being developed by ADHDers for ADHDers with the aid of leading clinicians and researchers — such as Dr. Parells, Dr. Sarah Cheyette, and Dr. Glen Elliot. It is a tool that tracks eye movement over a series of tests: 4 done without medication and 2 done with medication.

Research is still in the early stages, with the intent to do additional research studies in the future.

The tool is being developed with the intention of gaining an objective measure of on- and off-medication performance. Of course, this tool is still in development. As a patient, it should not be used to make your own decisions, but rather given to your clinician as an extra data point for them. Meanwhile, for you clinicians, this tool should not replace the current self-reporting process (in other words, it’s worth noting, but decisions shouldn’t be based heavily on the tool alone).

We’re sharing this with you, our community, so that you can try it out and so iFocus can see if there’s any interest for this tool to be developed further.

If you do try it out - iFocus would absolutely LOVE to hear your feedback!

Want to check out iFocus? You can check out their website here! >> ifocus.health

We’re excited to see new tools being developed and hope to see even more in the future!

<3 The How to ADHD Team

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Hello, Brains!

We're also working on an episode about masking and want to include some community quotes! Don't know what masking is? We've a video on that! https://youtu.be/Jk-FtgGV8I8


First a disclaimer: Please be sure to let us know if you'd prefer we don't use your username if we include your quote in the video!

So - what has your experience been with masking? What has your experience been with unmasking? We want to hear it all - the good and the bad. Don't know where to start answering such a broad question? No problem, maybe one of these can help you get started: Where do you mask the most? Where do you unmask? Why did you mask or unmask? What was the impact of masking or unmasking, was the impact good, or was it bad? If you started unmasking, how did you start, what was your process?

Let us know in the comments below, and just another reminder, be sure to let us know if you'd prefer we don't use your username if we include your quote in the video. <3

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Hello Brains! We’re working on an episode about ADHD and hormones now and want to include some community quotes. So – how have you noticed that hormonal fluctuations impact your ADHD symptoms? Let us know if you’d prefer we don’t use your username if we include your quote in the video!

(For context: More research has come out about ADHD and hormones, I know a lot of people in our community have expressed interest in this topic. You can check out Dr. Barkley’s videos about it here):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OacH3...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90rDw...

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Hello, Brains!

In true ADHD last-minute fashion, there’s something we wanted to alert you to should you have the time and budget for it.

With the holidays upon us, it can be easy to fall into some potent anxiety and intense pressure. Stressors like challenging family dynamics, financial strain, and overwhelm of endless to-do lists can feel like it drains the joy out of the holiday season.

Tomorrow, Dr. Sharon Saline will be presenting her next installment of the Building Better Brains signature series. This is an empowering webinar where you’ll receive:

✨ Effective, hands-on strategies to navigate family relationships, office parties, and social gatherings

✨ Tools for lowering anxiety, managing strong emotions, and increasing confidence and calm

✨ Time to ask real-life questions to Dr. Sharon during a Q&A.

Embracing the holiday season means finding calm and pleasure in its festive activities, not just surviving them. If you’re dealing with unpredictable family dynamics, worries about expenses, navigating social events or simply feeling overwhelmed, this webinar offers a chance to strengthen your resources, discover techniques to reset when you are activated and rediscover the fun of celebrating and being with family and friends. 

For $30 you will be able to access the webinar + handouts + access to the recording for 3 months.

This is happening TOMORROW, December 10th starting at 7:30PM EDT. If you’ve checked your calendar and budget and you have the room to attend and would like to, visit this link to sign up: drsharonsaline.com/product/webinar-managing-holida…

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