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

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Speakers: Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST |  Jessica McCabe

Duration: 1 Hour 31 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Nov 10, 2022  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

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!

Speakers

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CST

Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., CST, is a psychologist in private practice, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. He is the author of two critically acclaimed books: More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD (2009) and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians (2007) and is a regular contributor to numerous ADHD-related publications, including ADDitude Magazine. Dr. Tuckman is a frequent presenter who routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complex concepts understandable, practical and even entertaining. He has given over 200 presentations to professionals and members of the public, including full day continuing education seminars and international conferences. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio and XM Radio and been quoted in The Washington Post. He is the current vice president of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association.

You can find more information about Dr. Tuckman’s books, weekly podcast, upcoming presentations and links to past presentations at ww.adultADHDbooks.com. His driving goal in his writing and presenting is to provide science-based information that is easily applicable to make peoples live better.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Financial: Ari Tuckman maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Ari Tuckman receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ari Tuckman is the National Conference Committee co-chair for CHAAD.

Jessica McCabe

At 32, Jessica McCabe’s ADHD brought her to the darkest point of her life thus far. At 34, she was thriving both personally and professionally, producing a successful, award-winning YouTube channel about living with ADHD – How to ADHD. She is also known for roles in several independent films and television shows including the show American Dreams and the short film Lure. Since its founding in 2015, How to ADHD has grown to over 1.25 million subscribers. The channel – widely respected by treatment providers, ADHD researchers, and especially the ADHD community – has become a treasure trove of scientifically backed and experientially affirming information on how people with ADHD might work with their brains in a world not built for them.

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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