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ADHD
What is ADHD?
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About
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?
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Sagebrush Speech Therapy provides cognitive therapy to individuals with ADHD.
Benefits of Cognitive Therapy
1. Improved executive functioning
2. Reduction in core 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.