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Digital Seminar

ADHD Struggles with Self-Esteem and Labels: An Insider's Perspective with Ari Tuckman and Jessica McCabe

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Faculty:
Dr Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA |  Jessica McCabe
Duration:
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Nov 10, 2022
Product Code:
POS059157
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

If ADHD is a disorder, can it also be a gift or even a superpower? Some people say that it is.  People with ADHD are often acutely aware of their struggles which can ravage self-esteem, so it’s natural to seek ways to feel better about themselves. It’s certainly true that individuals with ADHD have many gifts, but there are risks to claiming that ADHD itself is what provides those gifts.

In this session, view Ari Tuckman and Jessica McCabe as they integrate the impact of ableism on how disorders are defined, address the risks of toxic positivity, and assist clients to navigate social expectations for performance.
You’ll discover:

  • Why it matters whether someone “has ADHD” or “is ADHD”
  • Benefits of conceptualizing ADHD through the lens of neurodiversity
  • Help clients recognize ADHD traits as potential strengths in some situations, but liabilities in others
  • The negative impact of medicalization, pathologizing, and pharmaceutical profiteering on ADHD

Don’t miss this dynamic duo - critically acclaimed author and presenter and podcaster, Ari Tuckman, and film actor, creator and star of award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD and TEDx presenter, Jessica McCabe!

Credit

No CE Available

Continuing education credit is not available on this product.

Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual - ADHD Struggles with Self-Esteem and Labels (1.2 MB) 30 Pages Available after Purchase
PDF Transcript - ADHD Struggles with Self-Esteem and Labels (120.8 KB) 22 Pages Available after Purchase

Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Objectives

  1. Respond effectively and compassionately to clients who say that ADHD is a gift.
  2. Integrate numerous perspectives on how to define ADHD in a more clinically useful way.
  3. Support clients with ADHD to balance others’ performance expectations with an accurate self-assessment of their abilities.

Outline

  • Why do some people say ADHD is a superpower?
    • Benefits of conceptualizing ADHD through the lens of neurodiversity
    • Using individual gifts to counterbalance the many struggles
    • The problems with medicalization, pathologizing, and the pharmaceutical profit motive
  • The Dark Side of ADHD as a Gift
    • Support clients’ self-identity while still advocating for treatment
    • Identify toxic positivity and the fallout when a client can’t also be as successful as they “should be”
    • Compassion to challenge the fragility of seeing ADHD as a gift when a client’s life offers contradictory evidence
  • A More Nuanced (and resilient) Self-Esteem
    • Promote clients’ accurate self-awareness to help them choose appropriate strategies, settings, and expectations
    • Help clients recognize ADHD traits as potential strengths in some situations, but liabilities in others
    • Promote a strengths-based approach that acknowledges social impacts on self-assessment
  • Balancing Acceptance with Growth
    • Help clients own their ADHD in an empowering way that fits all of who they are
    • Why it matters whether someone “has ADHD” or “is ADHD”
    • Promote a definition of ADHD that strengthens clients’ sense of agency

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Educators/Teachers
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Social Workers

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