AudioBooks For ADHD Minds
Tiffany Saker Creative | @tiffanysaker
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I'm Tiffany I have ADHD! (WOO) For majority of my life I have struggled with reading, I often find myself looking at the words without actually reading them. So I thought I'd create my own audio book sessions. Not only reading out loud but also enhancing with sound FX, music, creating a soundscape to keep our minds engaged. Not just for people with ADHD, anyone who wants to read! Relax and enjoy.
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Nov 21, 2023
Workplace Law and ADHD
Have you ever purchased noise cancelling headphones for the office or paid for apps that help you be more organised? Have you ever wished that your employer let you do tasks the way you work best?
Well if you have ADHD you’re in luck!
This is a legal obligation according to the The Disability Discrimination Act, not just in Australia but majority of first-world countries. If you’re in a developing country, take these tips anyways to advocate in your workplace and community.
I’ll go through legal employee rights, specific ADHD workplace accommodations, and how to approach your employer whether they you have ADHD!
Always feel free to message me at:
www.tiffanyxsaker.com/contact
or my instagram @tiffanysaker
Resources:
* Your Rights At Work if You Have ADHD https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/resource-library/your-rights-at-work-if-you-have-adhd-visual-guide#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20ADHD%2C%20it,a%20state%20anti%2Ddiscrimination%20body.
* Legal Protection for ADHD https://adhdclinic.com.au/legal-protection-for-people-with-adhd/
* It Just Doesn’t Add Up: ADHD/ADD, The Workplace and Discrimination https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1703574/34_2_1.pdf
* Living with ADHD https://www.adhdforum.org.au/living-with-adhd
* Examples of Reasonable Workplace Adjustments for Employees with ADHD https://enna.org/examples-of-reasonable-workplace-adjustments-for-employees-with-adhd/#:~:text=Allowing%20flexible%20work%20arrangements%2C%20such,are%20most%20focused%20and%20productive.
* Reasonable Adjustments -Neurodiversity AGCAS Disability Task Group https://www.agcas.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Resources/Disability%20TG/Reasonable_Adjustments_-_Neurodiversity.pdf
* What Reasonable Adjustments Work for ADHD at Work? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-reasonable-adjustments-work-adhd-leanne-maskell
* An Employer's Guide to ADHD in the Workplace https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/An-Employers-Guide-to-ADHD-in-the-Workplace-Scottish-ADHD-Coalition-1.pdf
* 7 Amazing Workplace Adjustments for ADHD Patients! https://mangoclinic.com/adhd-patients-workplace-adjustments-tips/
* Ideas for ADHD Accommodations at Work https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/adhd-accommodations-at-work
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Oct 7, 2023
Sugar, Binge Eating & ADHD
This episode is all about the why behind sugar cravings, and binge eating (it's not your fault!). I go through the dopamine link between food, feelings and ADHD brain. And the evidence-based research to combat over-eating (hint: it's actually eating more).
I've struggled with a sweet-tooth my whole life btw!
Research Links:
* Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it Time to Reappraise the Role of Sugar Consumption? | Richard J. Johnson, MD,1 Mark S. Gold, MD,2 David R. Johnson, PhD,3 Takuji Ishimoto, MD,1 Miguel A. Lanaspa, PhD,1 Nancy R. Zahniser, PhD,4 and Nicole M. Avena https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598008
* The ADHD-Dopamine Link: Why You Crave Sugar and Carbs | Bob Seay, Nancy Ratey, Ed.M. | https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/adhd-obesity-link/
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https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/sugar-and-adhd
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https://www.additudemag.com/brain-stimulation-and-adhd-cravings-dependency-and-regulation/
* Sugar, Dopamine, and ADHD | Erica Neilson Mahoney https://neilsonmahoneycoaching.com/sugar-and-adhd/
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Sep 11, 2023
Wait, Am I Talking Too Much? Interrupting?
By far one of my biggest problems with ADHD is jumping from random topics going on tangent to tangent! It's not neccessarily a bad thing, it makes us our bubbly, outgoing selves. But if it's affecting relationsips, taking up too much of our phone bill - there are ways to take control of this!
In today's episode we go through why we might go on tangents or interrupt others, like fear of forgetting or impulse control.
Resources: https://www.getinflow.io/post/adhd-and-interrupting-why-it-happens-and-how-to-address-it
https://www.verywellhealth.com/excessive-talking-5224128When ADHD Makes Me Talk Too Much (and Hate Myself) (themighty.com)
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Jul 27, 2023
ADHD with Channing Tatum / Solange Knowles / will.i.am
Interview excerpts from actor Channing Tatum, singer Solange Knowles and sound producer / member of the Black Eyes Peas will.i.am! Fun episode how they stay present, creative and keep learning when they have ADHD! Interview articles can be found at: | Channing Tatum https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/t-magazine/channing-tatum-foxcatcher-interview.html?smid=url-share | Solange Knowles https://www.respectability.org/2018/02/highlighting-african-americans-disabilities-honor-black-history-month/ | will.i.am https://www.additudemag.com/will-i-am/
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May 23, 2023
Tidy Home Tidy Mind
Today's episode I talk you through Tidy Home Tidy Mind, a chapter out of Nicola Lewis' book Mind Over Clutter: Cleaning Your Way to a Calm and Happy Home. Nicola is a full-time de-clutterer and through her clients, seen first hand how decluttering and tidying has transformed minds, state of peace and strengthened partner relationships - just from keeping your home tidy. I discuss my old habits of binge cluttering and binge cleaning, why this lead to prolonged stress, and late nights for an ADHD mind. Why I do abit everyday to improve my stress levels.
Definitely believe this will change your mindset about cleaning!
Full Book:
Mind Over Clutter: Cleaning Your Way to a Calm and Happy Home by Nicola Lewis (2019)
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Apr 9, 2023
Mind Food
Today we step into Mind Nutrition, Day 6 as part of the 14 Day Mind Cleanse by (world renowned meditation teacher) Jaqui Lewis. Mind Nutrition is not what we think - we're not talking about eating fruits and vegetables - but what are we feeding our minds consciously and subs consciously? Can we unfollow more instagram accounts? Are we taking on anger that was never really there? Let's go through it! Full Book:
The 14 Day Mind Cleanse: Your Step-by-Step detox for more Clarity, Focus and Joy written by Jacqui Lewis. (2022).
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Mar 4, 2023
Selfish vs Caring for Yourself
This week we dive straight into The People Pleaser’s Guide to Putting Yourself First (2022) by body, mind and soul podcaster Hollie Azzopardi. This book was given to me by a friend for Christmas (read between the lines LOL).
Putting Yourself First (2022) reframes "the selfish" as necessary to maintain a healthy space without a false identity of who you are. We look at the 5 Whys behind pleasing a particular person? And how swapping these negative worries, re-wire the brain's chemicals into permanent beliefs.
Reference: The People Pleaser's Guide to Putting Yourself First (2022), Hollie Azzopardi. Affirm Press, South Melbourne Australia.
https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-people-pleasers-guide-to-putting-yourself-first/
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Feb 10, 2023
Having ADHD in a Relationship
In this episode we ask - does ADHD affect my relationships? The answer is yes! But this doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. Maybe just another thing we can blame ADHD on. We understand why things, (like forgetting appointments), can lead to misunderstandings. And we also go through some helpful techniques to get through these hurdles!
Full Article: ADHD and Relationships (Hurley, K. 2020). https://www.psycom.net/adhd-and-relationships
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Jan 1, 2023
SOS Small Talk
In today's episode, we go through how to take control of small talk - especially if you're someone having trouble holding conversation or even listening! For ADHD humans, listening without interrupting can be a huge struggle!
Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project gives us 8 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk. When it comes to small talk, people with ADHD tend to fall into one of two camps: we’re either motor mouths who don’t let our conversational partners get a word in, or we’re too distracted to follow constantly changing (and not always gripping) conversational threads.
Full Article: 8 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk by Gretchen Rubin https://www.additudemag.com/download/how-to-get-better-at-small-talk/
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Dec 12, 2022
Tests and Anxiety
Do you ever find yourself having anxiety because you don't know if your mind will perform on the day? Having high text anxiety is common for individuals with ADHD because of lack of confidence and low self esteem.
Full Article: The Relationships among ADHD, Self-Esteem, and Test Anxiety in Young Adults written by Orrie Dan, Sivan Raz. (2015)
Dan, O., & Raz, S. (2015). The relationships among ADHD, self-esteem, and test anxiety in young adults. Journal of attention disorders, 19(3), 231–239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054712454571
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Nov 15, 2022
Coping Mechanisms You Haven't Tried Yet
Today we'll go through some awesome and overlooked tools to get on in everyday life. Written by William Dodson (M.D.) ADHD Coping Mechaisms You Haven't Tried Yet with the Scientific Advisory Board at ADDitude Magazine. We'll talk about Finding your Cheerleader and changing tasks to suit your abilities.
Full Article https://www.additudemag.com/download/adhd-coping-mechanisms/?src=embed_link
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Nov 7, 2022
ADHDs Creativity
The Creativity of ADHD. In this audiobook we discuss those with ADHD are in fact more creative than those without! Evidentiary based on a study of college students.
The author, Holly White is a research scientist in the psychology department at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include creative cognition, divergent "outside-the-box" thinking, neurodiversity and cognitive exercise.
Full Article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-creativity-of-adhd/
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Nov 3, 2022
Continued Women's Misunderstood Symptoms
Part 2: Continuing on, Why ADHD in Women is Routinely Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Treated Inadequately, a medically reviewed article by clinical psychologist Dr Ellen Littman. In this part we delve into misdiagnosis and treatment options.
ADHD is not a male disorder, but men and boys are diagnosed far more commonly than women and girls. Why? Lingering stereotypes, referral bias, internalized symptoms, gender role expectations, comorbidities, and hormonal fluctuations all complicate the ADHD presentation in women.
Derived from the ADDitude Expert Webinar “Why ADHD is Different for Women: Gender Specific Symptoms & Treatments” (ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast episode #337) by Ellen Littman, Ph.D., which was broadcast live on December 15, 2020.
Full Article: https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-women-misunderstood-symptoms-treatment/
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Nov 1, 2022
Overview of Women's Misunderstood Symptons
Todays episode is a medically reviewed article by clinical psychologist Dr Ellen Littman. Why ADHD in Women is Routinely Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Treated Inadequately. I've broken this up into two parts!
ADHD is not a male disorder, but men and boys are diagnosed far more commonly than women and girls. Why? Lingering stereotypes, referral bias, internalized symptoms, gender role expectations, comorbidities, and hormonal fluctuations all complicate the ADHD presentation in women.
Derived from the ADDitude Expert Webinar “Why ADHD is Different for Women: Gender Specific Symptoms & Treatments” (ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast episode #337) by Ellen Littman, Ph.D., which was broadcast live on December 15, 2020.
Full Article: https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-women-misunderstood-symptoms-treatment/
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Oct 31, 2022
Book: Normal Sucks
First reading today is an excerpt from Normal Sucks. It's a fairly long one so remember to take breaks! I've added music and sound effects to set the mood and keep us engaged.
"A writer diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD as a child explores the toll the system takes on kids who are not "normal" and advocates for a revolution in the way society thinks about diversity, abilities, and disabilities."
Chapter 1 Normal Sucks. Excerpt from Jonathan Mooney's Normal sucks: how to live, learn, and thrive outside the lines.
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Mooney, J. (2019). Normal sucks: how to live, learn, and thrive outside the lines. First edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company.
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Oct 26, 2022
Tiffany's ADHD
A quick introduction about this new audiobook and why I'm doing it!
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