At Lynda Hoffman Life Coaching in Montreal, I offer ADHD coaching to adults, couples and families who are struggling to create the positive outcomes they desire.
It begins with understanding ADHD
ADHD is a neurological disorder that affects many areas of life. It is directly linked to weaknesses in the brain’s executive functioning skills—the master controls for self-monitoring and self-regulating goal-directed and emotional behaviour.
In ADHD teens, weaknesses in these areas mean more emotional outbursts, disorganization, lost gloves and school bags, and forgetting homework at school.
In ADHD adults, this may look like unfinished projects, job losses, and financial difficulties.
For both children and adults, ADHD can create a “blindness to time”. (Russell Barkley Ph.D.) This can look like struggling to leave for school on time, being late for appointments, or getting lost in a task, unaware that hours have gone by. Rushing at the last minute, a hallmark of ADHD, is partly a result of not “feeling” the deadline approaching. Essentially, people with ADHD know what they need to do; they simply are not able to do it when they are expected to.
Importantly, ADHD is not a learning disability or an intellectual deficit, although it can cause significant academic failure and prevent adults from reaching their career potential.
Brain Chemistry = Brain Functioning
Research has shown that low levels of dopamine are associated with ADHD. This means that impulses to “stop” or “go” are delayed. Procrastinating, acting too quickly, or otherwise being out of sync with expectations are common side effects.
Low dopamine is also associated with low motivation. Students with ADHD will often say that feeling chronically unmotivated is very distressing to them. Adults will say that they just don’t feel like doing certain things, and although they want to clean their kitchen or pay their taxes on time, these things simply do not happen.
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Fast Facts about ADHD in Adults
About 4% of the adult population have ADHD (this is a conservative estimate)
About 40% of adults with ADHD also have a comorbid condition, e.g., anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc.
Adult ADHD looks less hyperactive than childhood ADHD
86-98% of adults with ADHD have impaired executive functioning
Characterized by academic and career failures; lower quality of life
Fast Facts about ADHD in Children and Teens
The rate of school-aged children affected is 5-12%, or 1-3 students per class of 30. (CADDRA, the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance)
ADHD is more prevalent in boys than girls by a 3-1 ratio. Impulsivity and hyperactivity show up more in boys, so their symptoms tend to be noticed earlier than girls’
Impulsivity in girls often looks like talking a lot—the “Chatty Cathy”. Their ADHD difficulties are often first interpreted by adults as anxiety and depression
ADHD lasts a lifetime but symptoms may subside over time. Learning executive functioning skills improves outcomes
Symptoms typically begin to show between ages 3-6 in boys and around 9-12 in girls
Emotional maturity is delayed by 3 years compared to peers
The cause is not yet understood
40% have at least one parent with ADHD
50% of those with ADHD will also have 2 other conditions such as anxiety, depression, or a learning disability
Teens who do not receive treatment for ADHD are at a 4 times higher risk for addiction
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With the multiple symptoms and challenges faced by those who have ADHD, it would seem that achieving and living a successful life is unlikely—fortunately, that is not the case.
ADHD coaching has been proven to help both adults and teens.
Amy, Jeremy and Andrew are students who live with the challenges of ADHD.
ADHD adults Robert, Jared and Evelyne have each achieved remarkable progress and stability in their lives after coaching.
Read their stories and see how ADHD coaching changed and improved their lives.
“A happy workforce is a productive workforce!” I hope all of you, heard about this slogan before.
Here is the thing although, this is a fact and it’s actually true.
Motivated workers actually do better at the workplace and are more productive, according to any of the million-and-one studies that have been conducted all over the world.In this world, why do some of the biggest organizations like Google, Apple and Microsoft which have a reputation of being the top employers out there?
Why everyone’s dream is to work at these places?While the pay scales and technology advantage is well known.
What is not so well known is that there is special emphasis on the most valuable resource in a company Any Guesses?
It’s nothing but, their employees!
Nowadays, for everyone Time is precious and it’s also essential to lead a happy and get success in life.
Building Time management skills, helps to be multi-tasks and also, learn those management skills, during any work.
With a good time management skills, you can easily get the time to do the things that are important to you, whether it is your professional or personal life.Time management can be challenging to those who are new to freelancing or self-employed.
Life has a habit of pulling us in all sorts of different directions.
It can be incredibly stressful and overwhelming.
At those times, it makes us to feel like we have nothing left to give.
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