The Wisdom of ADHD | Katherine Ellison | TEDxMarin

[diosadeamore]

"We've been there and we'll be there again - and again - and again - and again." And we'll still laugh at ourselves! Thank you for this most beautifully inspiring talk, I really needed it!

[maryleialcantara]

Key Takeaways!!!
1. Mistrust your sense of urgency (do one thing at a time)
2. Limit your Chrono Pagers (or something that eats up your time)
3. Surround yourself with kindness (which starts from you)

[kimdefluke]

I think overwhelm is THE WORD when you have ADHD. Thanks for tips. X

[MrRickster]

Thank you for your great talk. An additional ADHD challenge for me has been motivation. My psychiatrist helped me understand how lack of motivation is another challenge that many persons, including myself, have to contend.

[jakbud]

Great Talk. I wasn't diagnosed till aged 50, I empathise.

[stevemundy]

Thanks Catherine great wisdom I'm 61 and I've just been diagnosed my world has just come alive I couldn't be happier looking forward to hearing you again 😀

[AephoriaPartners]

thank you especially for the comments on tough love :) x

[KxNOxUTA]

What a good set of advice and what a good choice to repeat them once more! Thank you so much for speaking up. Especially about the part of kindness and there being enough tough love

[AephoriaPartners]

Love your use of language and kindness thanks J

[arkoobi]

Thank you so much! I have ADHD, and so needed this.

[KKCNM]

Misturst your sense of urgency, this is fantastic advise.

[SplashFluidArt]

OMG - I'm laugh-crying. I literally just fired off an "upset email" and last night was INCREDIBLY disciplined and did not buy those cool yoga pants that I found through the FB rabbit hole

[marylouleeman]

Perfect!!! so helpful. BTW I think we CAN do two things simultaneously but must be strategic, like I can eat my food (already prepared) while I watch this. Sometimes it's fun to do stuff. We like challenges, right?

[aminabouyahia]

Great talk! Thank you form the heart ♥

[maryleialcantara]

First! This is so informative and helpful for me. Thank you for sharing this talk!

[angelles]

What a beautiful post. Thank you Mary. 🙏🏻

[davidpittman]

Ms. Ellison, I have adhd and asperger's and didn't know until 41, so I feel ya. But I have some follow up questions. Is there a way we can have a dialogue?? I'd like to learn more and I have ideas I'd like to bounce off of you.

Thank you so much,
-D

[juliacrane]

hi katherine, i had a proper adhd meltdown yesterday after trying to build a website on a split screen...felt my brain combust! i wasdiagnosed with dyspraxia at 38....took until i was 50 to realise it was adhd none of my family believe me which hurts a lot contacted the nhs they sent me forms online to fill out and send back that was a year ago i failed at that too....now i want to know where to find other adults with adhd? thank you for being the first video i watched this morning that gives me hope! xxx

[olafolafsson]

missed the 3rd point because of playing WoW while listening to the video. Then I was so happy to hear, that you would repeat the points... phased out right before point 3 again XD

[markmuller]

Well yes but hyperfocus is generally an unproductive obsession with a nerdy topic or shopping that contributes little to nothing to our quality of life (actually it can be damaging whe you have other things to do)