ADDA’s Webinars/Teleclasses have been such a hit that we’re offering classes throughout the year! Teleclasses will run for an hour, on Wednesday nights starting at 9:00 PM EST. The classes have been expanded, from a phone-based program to a Webinar format. Now members will also have the ability to login online, via a link we provide, to chat with other participants and view the slides as the presenter is scrolling through them. Attendees will be able to send their questions to the speaker via the Web and hear them answered live.

"Just wanted to tell you what a great webinar that was! This was the first time I'd been able to hear Dr. Tracy Ware, and it's refreshing to hear someone talk about actual rigorous research relevant to ADHD. Thanks! ~Catherine"

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

ADHD and Creativity: Tapping Into Your Creative Genius

Many of us who work with ADHDers have long suspected that they are particularly creative and innovative. Two studies have confirmed that what we have suspected is true. In addition to these findings, many ADHDers are noticing the positive impact creativity has in their lives. Unfortunately ADHDers are often so preoccupied in trying to manage their weaknesses and correct their mistakes that they often live in a constant state of chaos and overwhelm. As a result, they rarely have the time or the energy to engage in creative work and to enjoy the resulting self-knowledge and the freedom creative activities provide. This webinar will offer solutions to overcome the obstacles to engaging in creative endeavors.

Linda Walker, PCC, B. Admin., is an ICF certified Professional ADHD Coach who helps adults with ADHD overcome the special challenges of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) they encounter at home and in the workplace. She is the creator of The Maximum Productivity Makeover for Creative Geniuses, a training program for adults with ADHD and the author of With Time to Spare: The Ultimate Guide to Peak Performance for Entrepreneurs, Adults with ADHD and Other Creative Geniuses. She is also on the Board of Directors for ADDA, Chairing the Workplace Issues Committee and on the Board of Directors for PAAC (Professional Association of ADHD Coaches).

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The Other Attention Disorder: ADD or Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

Since 1798, the medical literature on attention disorders has distinguished between at least two kinds, one a disorder of distractibility, lack of sustained attention, and poor inhibition and the other a disorder of low power, arousal, or focus. This second disorder has been largely ignored for nearly two centuries until the mid-1980s when studies of children having ADD without Hyperactivity suggested that an important subset had a relatively distinct pattern of symptoms not central to ADHD. These symptoms included daydreaming, mental fogginess and confusion, staring, slow processing of information, hypoactivity, slow movement, and lethargy, among others. The new pattern was called sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT). Controversy has continued over the past 25 years on the nature of SCT and whether it is a subtype of ADHD or a distinct disorder from it.

In this presentation, Dr. Barkley reviews the history of SCT and what is known about it from past research. He also describes the results of his own recent investigations into SCT in children and the only study of SCT in adults that he recently published, all of which suggest that SCT is a distinct disorder from ADHD but one that may overlap with it in nearly half of all cases. Dr. Barkley discusses the differences between SCT in symptoms, executive functioning, comorbidity for other disorders, and psychosocial impairment and what little is known about differential treatment response. He also discusses several different possibilities for explaining the underlying nature of SCT.

Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a Diplomate (board certified) in three specialties, Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). Dr. Barkley is a clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner who has published 21 books, rating scales, and clinical manuals numbering 28 editions. He has also published more than 250 scientific articles and book chapters related to the nature, assessment, and treatment of ADHD and related disorders. He is the founder and Editor of the bimonthly clinical newsletter, The ADHD Report, now in its 20th year of publication. Dr. Barkley has presented more than 700 invited addresses internationally and appeared on nationally televised programs such as 60 Minutes, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and many other programs on behalf of those with ADHD. He has received awards from the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Professional Psychology, Association for the Advancement of Applied and Preventive Psychology, the Wisconsin Psychological Association, and Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) for his career accomplishments, contributions to research in ADHD, to clinical practice, and for the dissemination of science. His websites are www.russellbarkley.org and ADHDLectures.com.

Russell A. Barkley is the author of Taking Charge of Adult ADHD (New York, Guilford.com).

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