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Oct 12, 202359:25

Prioritizing - Episode 71

This week Robbie and Jordan catch up and talk about loneliness, the difficulty of socializing, and how isolation compounds itself, which turns into a discussion about juggling and prioritizing all the different aspects of being a person. Robbie talks about flying Business Class for the first time and Jordan talks about the best melon he's ever had.

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Sep 06, 202301:01:29

The Importance of Emotion in ADHD / 2 ODD Ducks - Episode 70

This week Robbie and Jordan discuss Dr. Russell Barkley's lecture "The Importance of Emotion in ADHD," advocating for including more emotional symptoms in the DSM diagnosis criteria. We unpack our own feelings about his work and springboard that into a fun discussion about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

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Aug 04, 202344:39

Shallow Connections - Episode 69

This week Robbie and Jordan catch up and discuss Sari Botton's article "The (Pandemic) Time Warp," exploring our own feelings of time compression and accelerated aging in the past few years. Along the way we discuss the value of so-called "shallow" connections and the importance of building community locally and offline, in a way that's resistant to the whims of a platform owner.

Check out more of Sari Botton's work at saribotton.com.

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Jul 06, 202354:23

Dmitry Pushkarev - Episode 68

This week Robbie and Jordan are joined by Dmitry Pushkarev, founder and CEO of Sidekick. After a career in academia at Stanford University, Dmitry left to work in Silicon Valley and has since founded and sold several companies. His latest project is Sidekick, a web browser designed to keep users focused by minimizing distractions and interruptions.

Dmitry tells us about how living with ADHD has impacted his career and sense of self, transitioning from professor to founder, and how he used his industry knowledge of marketing through browser UX to design a browser that was on the user's side.

Check out Sidekick at meetsidekick.com and Dmitry's DJ mixes on his Soundcloud.

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Jun 07, 202343:35

BBC vs. ADHD w/ David Levy - Episode 67

This week Robbie and Jordan welcome David Levy of ADHDcounselling.uk and N20 Counselling back for a UK ADHD news roundup.

A recent BBC Panorama documentary featuring reporter Rory Carson stirred up a lot of controversy and inspired a flurry of op-eds. David takes us through some of the responses from both sides of the fence as well as his own thoughts on the matter. Along the way we learn what's new with David's practice, his mental health fanzine The Frame and its upcoming Neurodiversity issue, and why he doesn't like thinking of stimulants as "medication."

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Articles discussed in this episode, as well as bonus reading:

Rory Carson: "I don't have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do." https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65534449

BBC Panorama: "ADHD: Private clinics exposed by BBC undercover investigation." https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65534448

Nancy Doyle: "ADHD Short Cuts: A National Scandal For UK." https://www.forbes.com/sites/drnancydoyle/2023/05/15/adhd-short-cuts-a-national-scandal-for-uk/

Kate Nicholson: "BBC's ADHD Documentary Has Raised A Lot Of Eyebrows – And Not About The Clinics." https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bbcs-adhd-documentary-raised-lot-141724035.html

James Jackson: "Panorama’s gonzo documentary risks making people think that I’m faking ADHD." https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-panorama-adhd-mental-health-b2340491.html

Mike Smith: "Is it really too easy to be diagnosed with ADHD?" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/17/nhs-psychiatrist-adhd-underdiagnosis

Peter Hitchens: "Does ADHD Even Exist?" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12096593/PETER-HITCHENS-know-question-loads-trouble-does-ADHD-exist.html

Adrian Chiles: "No, ADHD is not a con." https://www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2023/may/18/no-adhd-is-not-a-con-if-thats-the-message-you-got-from-panoramas-expose-you-werent-paying-attention

Sophie McBain: "There are concerns around ADHD overdiagnosis. But what about misdiagnosis?" https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2023/05/concerns-adhd-overdiagnosis-misdiagnosis-mental-health-depression

Kelly Given: "BBC should apologise for sensationalist ADHD documentary." https://www.thenational.scot/comment/23530060.bbc-apologise-sensationalist-adhd-documentary/

Rachel Charlton-Dailey: "Dangerous coverage of ADHD means women like me don't feel like we can ask for help." https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/adhd-overdiagnosis-coverage

Diyora Shadijanova: "'The real ADHD scandal is NHS under-funding – not over-diagnosis.'" https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/mental-health/a43941270/adhd-panorama/

Sarah Ditum: "My online test said I had ADHD. But this easy diagnosis is flawed." https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-online-test-said-i-had-adhd-but-this-easy-diagnosis-is-flawed-lddl6923b

Stella Akinwumi: "BBC denies ‘stigmatising’ ADHD in Panorama documentary after major backlash." https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/23/bbc-denies-stigmatising-adhd-in-panorama-doc-after-major-backlash-18828479/

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt: "Tory MP Wants Government To 'Throw The Kitchen Sink' At ADHD Backlog In NHS." https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/calls-government-throw-kitchen-sink-adhd-waiting-list-backlogs

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Jun 01, 202301:01:43

Arbind "Arbdog" Gill - Episode 66

This episode is brought to you by Jordan and Stopped Clock Vintage. Check out stoppedclockvintage.com for 800+ pieces of vintage clothing, collectibles and more!

This week Jordan sits down with Arbind Gill, a performer and pharmacist based in Calgary who was diagnosed with ADHD last year.

They get into the ups and downs of adult discovery, growing up knowing you were "different," and how ADHD has impacted her life and career. They also discuss Arbind's creative and performance work in improvisation, music, and video, her love of karaoke, and how to be a sober party animal.

Arbind also talks about about growing up with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the way OCD is misunderstood and mischaracterized in popular culture, and she also corrects some ADHD myths and misinformation about medications and interactions from one of our previous episodes.

You can find Arbind on Youtube and Twitch as Arbdog, check out her videos on How To Win Solitaire Every Time, Eavesdropping in Fire Emblem and the latest instalment of her Marvel Cinematic Universe reviews. You can also see Arbind improvising with Off The Book and check out the rest of her work on her Linktree page.

JORDAN'S AUDIO NOTE: due to a confluence of things going wrong during recording I had to use single-track Zoom audio which had a huge loudness disparity between me and Arbind. I did the best I could to even it out in the editing process but when there's crosstalk it can be hard to hear her.

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May 25, 202301:59:20

Selling Yourself - Episode 65

This week Robbie and Jordan talk about the tensions and contradictions of working for yourself as an ADHD-er. Aspects of ADHD make for good leaders, founders and CEOs, but ADHD people can often be crippled by rejection-sensitive dysphoria, an inability to deal well with critical feedback, and a lack of organization which can make the ins and outs of running a business difficult. Other people believe in us, so why is it so hard to believe in ourselves?

More info on the YMCA Self-Employment Program Robbie recently completed can be found on their website.

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