Insights on ADHD and Executive Functioning (A Thinking Impairment)

By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 1, 2023

Self-awareness is an executive function, and success in life is highly correlated with self- awareness. Executive functioning (EF) is a set of mental faculties that enable us to identify, organize, and sequence relevant information over time towards a goal. In short, executive functioning is what we use to engineer a plan to achieve a goal. Continue reading “Insights on ADHD and Executive Functioning (A Thinking Impairment)”

ADHD: Done the Research but Haven’t Found What Works?

Got ADHD? Are you a research junkie? Have you searched hundreds of websites and still not found solutions that work for you?  In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has a candid conversation with ADDiva Linda Roggli (www.addiva.net). They talk about the phenomenon of those with ADHD spending hours looking for solutions but still struggle. If this speaks to you, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

The Go-To ADHD Emotional Strategy: Escape

Got ADHD? Struggle with focus, implementing strategies, and following up? Have you ever pondered the role emotions play in ADHD? Not the tears or anger but the emotional “dodge” or the illusion you create that you are doing something to move forward when all you are doing is moving on? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks with ADHD coaches Riley Karbon and Griffin Rouse (www.centerforlivingwellwithadhd.org) on the role of emotions in ADHD that are invisible to most, even to many ADHD coaches.  If you have ADHD, are curious, or want to learn more about the subtleties of emotions, this is the show for you.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD and Neurotypical Gratitude Day

Let’s face it. ADHD is no picnic for those with ADHD and those who are neurotypical. But even as challenging as it is, there are many neurotypicals who are doing the best they can to help those with ADHD in their struggle. Most of them have good intentions although their execution is not always the best. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) talks with Dr. Ari Tuckman (www.adultadhdbook.com) on the topic of “Neurotypical Gratitude Day,” around the nature of ADHD challenges, how they manifest in the real world, and the need for everyone to work together with empathy and gratitude to benefit everyone. If you’ve got ADHD, this is a show that can help your attitude.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

Owning ADHD: A Lived Experience

What’s the difference between knowing a lot about ADHD and owning it? It sounds so simple, but it’s transformational. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) interviews ADHD coach Susan McGinnis (www.adhdimpactcoaching.com) around her lived experience. Susan explains her emotional responses to ADHD throughout her life and the transformational experience that helps her identify her ADHD and own it. Also, Jeff and Susan have a conversation around the role executive function plays in this transformational process. If you have ADHD and struggle, this a show you won’t want to miss.

ADHD: Just Got Diagnosed? Are You the Pseudo Expert?

Have you recently been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Now that you’ve read all the books, did you learn it and now you think you’re an expert? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has a conversation with ADHD coach and ADDiva Linda Roggli (www.addiva.net). They have a conversation about their experiences over the years coaching those with ADHD and others they’ve run into who are newly diagnosed. They talk about knowledge of ADHD and how it manifests. If you were just diagnosed, or know somebody who has just been diagnosed, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by Jeff Copper, attention and ADHD coach, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD and Meditation, an Opportunity to Get Started

Experts agree meditation is very helpful for those with ADHD. We all know that it’s helpful, so why aren’t we doing it? In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has a conversation with Adam Coutts (https://intromeditation.com/), an ADDer who’s been meditating for more than 30 years. Jeff and Adam talk about his philosophy and what he does, and Jeff shares ideas about what it’s like to launch yourself into meditation in a way that makes sense that you’ll follow up on. If you get that this works but haven’t been able to do it, this is a show you don’t want to miss.

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD Medications: Basics and Insights

Do you ever wonder about ADHD medications? How many there are? How they work? Or why you might try one over another? If you’ve got ADHD, you may be curious to understand more about this type of treatment. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) releases a previous interview with medical doctor Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells (www.gtw-health.com) as they discussed the various categories of ADHD meds and their differences in treatment, as well as providing insight so you can understand how physicians may prescribe one treatment over another. If you want a better understanding of ADHD medications, you’ll want to listen to this episode.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

ADHD Medications: History and Insights

For more than eight decades, medication stimulants have been used effectively as a treatment for ADHD.  To date, research suggests that these medications may have the highest impact on helping those with ADHD move forward in life. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, attention and ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) shares an interview from 2018 with Dr. John I. Bailey, Jr., retired medical doctor who specialized in the treatment of ADHD and was known as the “dean” of ADHD treating physicians in Alabama. Dr. Bailey talked about how, by accident, the stimulants had been discovered to help those with ADHD to focus. He discussed the history of stimulant medications and articulated a simple difference in the various drugs and their effects. If you are curious about ADHD and stimulant medications, be sure to listen to this episode.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.

Failing to Treat Addiction with or without ADHD

ADHD and addictive behavior are highly correlated. Some ADHD professionals automatically screen for addictions when diagnosing ADHD. They also screen for ADHD when diagnosed with an addiction. In this episode of Attention Talk Radio, ADHD coach Jeff Copper (www.digcoaching.com) has an insightful conversation with parent coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus about failing to treat both conditions or just treating one in isolation. If you have ADHD or an addiction, this is a show you won’t want to miss.

 

Attention Talk Radio is the leading site for self-help Internet radio shows focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), including managing symptoms of attention deficit disorder, adults with ADD, or adults who have children with ADHD. Attention Talk Radio, hosted by attention coach Jeff Copper, is designed to help adults and children (particularly those diagnosed with or impacted by attention deficit disorder or its symptoms) in life or business who are stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated. It will help adults and children get unstuck and moving forward by helping to open their minds and pay attention to what works.

 

Attention Talk Radio host Jeff Copper is an ADHD coach. To learn more about Jeff go to www.digcoaching.com.