505 - Does Lisa Have ADHD?

<p><strong>Do I have ADHD?</strong> My mom doesn't think I have ADHD. I didn't think I had ADHD. At one point, I adamantly opposed people who suggested I had ADHD.</p> <p><strong>But, in more recent years, I have thought: Maybe I do have ADHD?</strong></p> <p>When I would organize women in the Cincinnati area, many would start their appointments by telling me that they had or thought they had ADHD. My kids received their ADHD diagnoses when they were children and attended <a href= "https://www.springer-ld.org/">Springer School and Center</a> for many years. I was a teacher and I saw many kids receive their ADHD diagnosis and the support put in place for them.</p> <p>My book <a href= "https://organize365.com/how-adhd-affects-home-organization">How ADHD Affects Home Organization</a> came out of this time of discovery and research about ADHD and research about organization. (By the way, you can now get the audiobook for free on our new <a href= "https://organize365.com/how-adhd-affects-home-organization">Organize 365® ADHD Playlist</a>!)</p> <p><strong>People who have ADHD need more structure and support.</strong> It's not an issue of intellect. It's an issue of executive functioning. Everyone learns at a different pace and organization is a learnable skill. It's just that people who have ADHD tend to need a person to help put structure in place for them to learn the skill of organizing.</p> <p>In this episode, I fill you in on my journey of learning about ADHD and then coming to the point of deciding to find out if I actually have ADHD... or not.</p> <p>Many things came together recently for me to reach this point personally. I have done some biohacking with my Oura Ring and Apple Watch. I began a partnership and series of webinars with <a href= "https://adhdonline.com/">ADHD Online</a> and learned more about their services.</p> <p><strong>But, it was my recent meeting with <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-hunter-29bb891b">Barbara Hunter</a> that pushed me over the edge.</strong> She was at Springer Sc