496- Oversharing and Underinvesting: The Social Traps That Snare ADHD Adults
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Interrupting conversations. Appearing not to listen. Revealing too much personal information. Making friends as an adult with ADHD is hard for all these reasons and more. Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., explains how to overcome common social traps.
How to Make Friends as an Adult with ADHD: More Resources
- Download: The ADHD Friendship Guide for Adults
- Self-Test: 10 Questions That Reveal Toxic Behaviors
- Read: 3 Common ADHD Friendship Challenges
- Read: “How I’m Teaching My ADHD Brain to Listen”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. Hi everyone my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the attitude team I'm |
| 0:20.1 | so pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD expert's presentation titled |
| 0:26.3 | over sharing and under investing the social traps that snare ADHD adults. |
| 0:32.9 | Leading today's presentation is Caroline McGuire. |
| 0:36.1 | Caroline is the author of the award-winning book, |
| 0:39.3 | Why Will No One Play With Me, |
| 0:41.4 | written to coach emotional regulation, social and |
| 0:44.8 | self-awareness, and responsible decision-making skills. She has also |
| 0:49.7 | founded the fundamentals of ADHD coaching for families, which is a training program at the A D.D. Coach Academy. |
| 0:59.6 | In today's webinar, we are going to discuss the social traps and friendship foibles that impact specifically adults with ADHD who's in attention or impulsivity or emotional |
| 1:12.9 | dysregulation may strain connections with others. |
| 1:17.6 | So Caroline will share ADHD friendly strategies |
| 1:21.1 | that acknowledge these challenges and work to build confidence. strategies that |
| 1:24.1 | acknowledge these challenges and work to build confidence in social settings. |
| 1:27.1 | And finally, the sponsor of today's webinar is InFlow. |
| 1:31.1 | Have you ever shared your entire life story with someone after meeting them for the first time? |
| 1:36.0 | Inflow knows that over sharing is a common challenge for many people with ADHD |
| 1:42.0 | and they're here to help. |
| 1:43.5 | Developed by leading clinicians, Inflows CBT-based program |
| 1:47.6 | is your starting point for managing your ADHD, |
| 1:50.8 | embracing neurodiversity, and helping you feel more comfortable in conversation. |
| 1:55.3 | Click the link on your screen to get your ADHD score today and kick off your in-flow |
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