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Finding Motivation, with Jeff Copper, ADHD coach and Chief Engineer of Cognitive Ergonomics

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Finding Motivation. The ultimate quest for persons with ADHD. My patients often tell me “I’m not motivated” or “I need more motivation”.  Actually, they have plenty of motivation…to do whatever they are doing, which often is not what they know they need to be doing, and on some level want to finish (or start).  Sound familiar?

My guest today is Jeff Copper, ADHD coach and Chief Engineer of Cognitive Ergonomics, a new paradigm for addressing the primary impairment in ADHD –  Executive Functions which don’t function well.

We have to “solve problems/figure things out” many times each day. Ones like balancing schedules of 3 kids in 3 different schools with getting errands done, and getting home in time to make dinner (or to take it out of the box before it gets cold). Or how to get out the door to not be late to whatever. Or planning for college/finding a job/finding a new job

The key to finding/having motivation is to reduce the effort it takes to problem-solve. And that is the topic of today’s show. See? You’re in the right place!

Join Jeff and I as we dive into the details of finding motivation.  Listen, and learn!

About The Host

ADHD Focus with David Pomeroy, MD

Dr. Pomeroy has practiced Family Medicine in a variety of settings in the Pacific Northwest since completing his Family Practice Residency training program in Seattle in 1979, after having the good sense to move out west from the East Coast where he was raised. He did full-spectrum Family Practice including care of patients in hospital, delivering babies, assisting at surgery, and maintaining a busy office practice while in private practice in Puyallup and Gig Harbor then with large multi-specialty practices in primary care offices in Redmond and Issaquah.

When primary care office practice degenerated into a blur of “see patients every 15 minutes” and “come back if you have a second problem”, he left it behind in 2005 to start his practice specializing in the field of ADHD. Over the past 10 years he has evaluated over 3000 patients of all ages and managed their care for ADHD and a variety of co-occurring disorders.

He is well versed in all aspects of ADHD. He has presented talks to lay and professional groups and participates actively in the nationalADHD community. He continues to add to his working knowledge of ADHD by listening to his patients, attending national meetings of ADHD specialists as well as keeping up to date with research in the field reported in ADHD professional journals.

In his spare time he enjoys long-distance cycling, Lindy Hop swing dancing, listening to music of all genres (not much country…), skiing and being outdoors in the great Pacific Northwest.

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Upcoming Episode: Creating a collaborative relationship with your child’s teachers

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Stay tuned to learn more on tips, strategies, and frameworks you could use to help your neurodivergent/ADHD child maximize their potential at school!

Our guest for this upcoming episode is none other than Frances Coppa who is an ADHD coach, a former SpEd teacher and school principal, parent of a child with ADHD, and a person with ADHD herself. 

Tune in to gain invaluable insights from her in our new episode coming out soon! 

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ADDA Webinar “Emotions and Motivation with ADHD” by Tamara Rosier PhD. on Feb 6

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Discover how emotions and motivation intersect in individuals with ADHD and learn actionable strategies to support individuals in managing these challenges. (more) 

This webinar provides valuable insights to help overcome motivational hurdles and thrive.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the relationship between emotional regulation and motivation in individuals with ADHD by identifying the underlying neurological and behavioral connections.
  • Analyze common challenges that those with ADHD face in initiating and sustaining tasks and explain why these difficulties occur.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies to help manage emotions and build motivation in school, professional, and home settings.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different motivational techniques and tools for supporting individuals with ADHD in specific scenarios.
  • Create a personalized plan or approach to support emotional regulation and motivation.

Tamara Rosier, PhD, is the founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, where she leads a team dedicated to helping individuals and families understand and manage their unique challenges. She is also the author of Your Brain’s Not Broken and You, Me, and Our ADHD Family, books that provide practical strategies for navigating the emotional complexities of neurodivergence and personal growth

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c7j9aKl6Tw2fhETONoQcTQ#/registration

 

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Grab your tickets now for Neurodiversion 2025!

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Come attend this year’s Neuro Diversion on March 27-29, 2025 to be held in Austin, Texas!

In this event you’ll get to participate, connect, learn, and celebrate neurodiversity. This event is for anyone who identifies as neurodivergent, creators, influencers, teachers,  parents, teens, and kids who want to learn and celebrate the awesomeness of neurodivergence.  

By attending this event, you’ll get to attend fireside chats with thought leaders, participate in workshops, attend meetups, play fun games and more!

Click here to get your tickets now!

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Girls on the Autism Spectrum — “the something else”

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Do you feel that the treatments for your child’s ADHD and co-occurring Anxiety and/or Learning Disorders and/or Depression are not working for …something else but you don’t know what? That there are signs – behaviors, meltdowns, struggles with friends – that things are not yet OK, that something is being missed. You are totally spent by the end of each day, your house is a mess, you have given up seeing friends – in order that you can put 100% of your time and energy into helping your child. 

Maybe this is not your struggle, but you see this going on in a friend, or a relative, or a neighbor, or co-worker.

My guest today is Elaine Taylor-Klaus, founder of IMPACTparents, author of The Essential Guide to raising Complex Kids, Master Certified Coach, and parent to four neurodivergent children. Her experiences, personal and professional, have led her to believe that the “something else” for many girls (and women) is Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

Join us as we discuss the clues, the behaviors, the symptoms that suggest an evaluation for ASD is in order; the role that parents play and how critical it is that parents get coaching in how to parent these exceptional children, it is the single most-important thing they can do to help their child. Parents need validation, recognition that the difficulties they face every day are way beyond the norm of parenting challenges AND that they are not alone. Many families are in the same struggle.

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/girls-on-the-autism-spectrum-the-something-else/id1359949151?i=1000635190653
Experts&Authors.tv: https://expertsandauthors.tv/programs/adhd-focus_elaine-taylor-krause-ec4bfd?category_id=148758

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Cannabis and ADHD

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Cannabis/weed/marijuana – it’s everywhere. It is legal for adult use with no restrictions in 11 states, for “medicinal” (sic) use in 34 states.  And it affects brain development in teens and even into 20s because the brain doesn’t become fully mature until age 25 – and later for an ADHD-affected brain. Regular use as an adolescent has permanent negative effects which result in altered brain capabilities…FOR LIFE.  That will become increasingly evident as the current teen users get into their 20s and 30s, but it has been shown even now. How many teens really use that much, enough to cause life-altering problems?  As of 2017  DAILY users – 1.3 % of 8th ,  4.8% of 10th, and  6.4% of High School seniors !!  36% of HS seniors had used weed at all in the previous year. And those numbers are increasing every year. The number of users vaping (smoking a refined concentrated liquid form of cannabis) DOUBLED from 2017 to 2018. 

My guest this week is an expert in this subject, Roberto Olivardia, a psychologist in the Boston area with a private practice who also holds a part-time teaching position at Harvard Medical School. We discuss the scope of use of cannabis, how it affects brain development and why using it is attractive to teens, especially anyone with anxiety, ADHD, depression, poor school grades etc.  Roberto also outlines what parents can do to help their children learn how to deal with all the influences encouraging cannabis use which they will encounter as they enter and go through teen-age years. Listen and Learn!  

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