Diverse Joy S03 E08: Neurospicy and Thriving: ADHD and Neurodiversity

Chapters
00:00:00 Theme
00:00:23 Introductions
00:01:20 What’s Bringing Us Joy
00:07:33 Discussion Topic - ADHD and Neurodiversity
00:25:48 Wellness Skills - "BOOST" and Five Finger Rule
00:39:59 Story Time
00:46:01 Question - What is neurodiversity?
00:48:03 Bias Habit-Breaking Skills: Consider Situational Explanations for Behavior, and Do Perspective-Taking
00:53:31 Joyful Recommendation - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
00:57:35 End Credits
00:59:03 Closing Sound Effects

Episode Capsule
For this late-spring episode, Amber and Will dressed up to express their love of the Netflix series Bridgerton.
Will’s shares that his joy is his recent ADHD diagnosis (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). While Amber’s joy is her job as a full-time pediatric clinical psychologist and the lives she can impact through that work, which includes doing ADHD testing and being able to tell people, “yes, that’s what this is,” or, “no, it’s this other thing” and helping folks get the treatment they need.
The main discussion topic of this episode is learning about ADHD and, more broadly, neurodiversity. Amber discusses what ADHD is (including how ADD, attention deficit disorder, which you’ve probably also heard of, is now classified as one of three types of ADHD rather than being its own thing), some of how it is diagnosed, how it shows up in people’s lives, and some coping mechanisms–including another Amber Acronym: BOOST. As people with ADHD diagnoses themselves, Will and Amber both pull on their own life experiences as well as the research and clinical literature to discuss all of the above.
During Story Time, there are stories related to testing for ADHD, and how an early diagnosis can be helpful for avoiding addiction issues later in life (because proper treatment will help with how the brain’s reward system handles an ADHD person’s dopamine requirements).
This episode’s Question is, “What is neurodiversity?” (Hint: It’s an umbrella term for conditions that are neurodevelopmental and neurological in their etiology.)
Will shares two Bias Habit-Breaking Skills this month: Considering Situational Explanations for Behavior and Doing Perspective-Taking. Both of which are handy tools for helping to reduce bias and create inclusion.
Amber and Will close out the episode with the joyful recommendation of the hilarious and musical TV show that touches on many great diversity and mental health topics, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend! (It acknowledges that its title is a bit problematic.) (If you were expecting the recommendation to be Bridgerton, and are confused about why it isn’t - go give season 1, episode 5 a listen.)

"Overcoming Bias Habits"
Dr. Cox’s book becomes available for preorder! The publisher is University of California Press, and the full title is Overcoming Bias Habits: An Evidence-Based Guide to Creating a Joyfully Inclusive World.
Check your small local bookstores!
From Amazon: https://a.co/d/iwnakbM
From Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/overcoming-bias-habits-william-t-l-cox-phd/1148276458?ean=9780520410428

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Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by @jayarner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. To subscribe to the video podcast, follow @BiasHabit on YouTube. To subscribe to the audio-only podcast, search for it wherever you get podcasts, or go to DiverseJoy.com.

Development of Diverse Joy during season 1 was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.

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