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 am so pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD expert's presentation titled

Clearing the Chaos. ADHD informed strategies for tackling clutter and hoarding.

Leading today's presentation is Dr. Michael Tompkins.

Dr. Tompkins is a licensed psychologist,

board certified in behavioral and Cognitive Psychology.

He is co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive

Therapy and a faculty

and behavior therapy. He's the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books,

including digging out, helping your loved one

manage clutter, hoarding, and compulsive acquiring,

and the clinician's guide to severe hoarding, a harm reduction approach.

Differentiating clutter from hoarding can be challenging. For people with ADHD, a cluttered living environment is as common as it is distressing,

but when an organ, but when a disorganized home

compromises health and safety, hoarding disorder is more likely at play.

Today, Dr. Tompkins will explain how ADHD related traits

contribute to excessive clutter and hoarding. We'll walk through the process of managing often debilitating clutter to

regain control of our homes and our health.

And finally, the sponsor of today's webinar is Inflow.

Sorry about the random piles of stuff is something we've all probably said to someone

entering our house or car.

ADHD can make it feel impossible to keep a tidy house

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