Show Notes
Episode 4 of the Attention Economy podcast, Can We Have Your Attention? hosted by Claire Coady, the founder of The Attention Practice, and journalist & broadcaster James Wickham.
This episode is about ADHD. Claire and our guest, award-winning BBC Radio 5 live journalist Dan Maudsley, share their experiences of realising they have ADHD, seeking diagnosis in the UK, and how understanding their ADHD helped them better understand attention.
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Some people claim that ADHD is “made up”, or a product of trauma, or smartphones, or the general collapse of Western society and its values. This is nonsense. However, because ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition related to attention, some of what people with ADHD experience every day is similar to what non-ADHD people report when they are overwhelmed - by information, by distractions, by life. In other words, when attention bandwidth is maxed out. Learning about how people with ADHD experience demands on attention - and learn to monitor and manage it - may give you some ideas on how to manage when you think you’ve had enough.
Some resources:
For our UK listeners, ADHD UK, ADDISS (the ADHD Information Services), and ADHD Adult UK have lots of information and resources about ADHD for people who experience it, and people who want to support others. You can find more on their websites:
https://www.addiss.co.uk/ (ADHD Information Services - they also have a helpline you can access through the website)
For US listeners, CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD/ADHD) has a similar wealth of resources: https://chadd.org/
And a non-exhaustive list of books:
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J Ratey, M.D.: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16591/9781399813280
A Feminist’s Guide to ADHD by Dr Janina Maschke: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16591/9781786788788
It’s Not A Bloody Trend by Kat Brown: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16591/9781472148711
We have more recommendations on our profile at Bookshop.org, who we love as they support independent booksellers. More ADHD books and resources here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-4-what-adhd-taught-us-about-attention-with-dan-maudsley
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