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ADHD
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a chronic executive-function disorder. Executive-function includes all of our higher level “adulting” skills like:
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Planning
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Initiating and completing tasks
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Decision-making
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Prioritizing
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Impulse control
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Emotional regulation
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Self-evaluating
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Working-memory
Three Main Types of ADHD
1. Predominantly Inattentive (formerly known as ADD)
2. Predominantly Hyperactive
3. Combined Presentation (Inattentive + Hyperactive)
Signs of Executive-function Difficulty
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Disorganized house and work environment
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Difficulty managing schedule (e.g., forgetting appointments, double booking, running late etc.)
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Losing or forgetting items
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Accidentally interrupting others
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Forgetting tasks you have committed to
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Difficulty starting and completing detail oriented + boring tasks
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Difficulty managing social interactions and relationships
How can we Help?
Sagebrush Speech Therapy provides cognitive therapy to individuals with ADHD.
Benefits of Cognitive Therapy
1. Improved executive-functioning
2. Reduction in challenging ADHD symptoms
3. Better emotional regulation
4. Enhanced self-esteem and self-efficacy
5. Improved quality of life
What does cognitive therapy for individuals with ADHD include?
1. Education
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Learning about how ADHD affects your neurospicy thinking, behavior, and emotions.
2. Compensatory strategies
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Using lifelong organization skills that are practical, realistic, and reasonable
3. Improving attention and reducing distractions
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Implementing techniques to increase focus.
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4. Emotional regulation
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Identifying emotional triggers (like frustration or rejection sensitivity).
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Learning self-regulation strategies
5. Problem-solving
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Learning to become your own therapist by learning practical problem-solving techniques.
6. Behavioral activation
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Helping individuals engage in positive, goal-directed activities even when motivation is low.
7. Improved brain health
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All brains, especially individuals with ADHD, need the right balance of healthy brain habits in order to function at their best.