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The ADHD Skills Lab

By: Skye Rapson
  • Summary

  • Navigate each day in an ADHD-friendly way – with research-backed strategies, real-life experiences and expert advice. Each week, UO founder Skye Rapson chats with expert guests, takes your questions and offers practical support to help you move past whatever may be holding you back. Together with UO’s coaching director, Sarah Russell, they’ll delve into the latest ADHD research and discuss how it can be applied day to day.

    Skye Rapson was diagnosed with ADHD as a doctoral student. After a few years of research and work with Auckland University, she decided to leave her academic career and start Unconventional Organisation. Now a worldwide ADHD support service, Unconventional Organisation has consulted with the New Zealand Government to offer guidance on ADHD in the workplace and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, academics, and professionals work with ADHD to achieve their goals.

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Episodes
  • Neurodiversify Your Time & Task Management - LIVE Interview with Marie Ng
    Apr 29 2024

    Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab!

    This is Producer Sarah speaking; I'm here to provide you some details about what's inside:

    1. An incredible chat with Marie Ng, founder of Llama Life, self-taught coder, and fellow ADHD'er
    2. Research on ADHD and Time Perception
    3. Candid conversation regarding ADHD's dark side... it's really not always a superpower


    Thanks for being here! Until next time,
    ~ Sarah R (Podcast Producer)


    ADHD Skills Discussed:

    • Try flexible, timed task sprints to promote task initiation
    • Check in with yourself after building your to-do list... is this plan realistic?
    • Don't eat the frog! Try a different strategy, anything else.
      (disclaimer: unless it works for you, then please carry on. we are all still different.)


    References:

    1. Time Perception in Adult ADHD: Findings from a Decade—A Review
    2. UO Article: Get-In Focus Routine
    3. llamalife.co
    4. iOs app store: Llama Life


    Looking for Marie?
    Twitter : @Threehourcoffee

    Looking for more content? Want to get in touch?
    We would love to hear from you! Feel free to @ us and drop a line or two!
    IG: Skye @unconventionalorganisation
    IG: Sarah @theadhdskillslabpodcast
    YT: Unconventional Organisation ADHD


    Build ADHD-friendly Flexible Routines You'll Love.

    We’ll guide you through the system we’ve used to help 800+ academics, entrepreneurs, and working professionals with ADHD reach their goal within one month.
    https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

    Click here to learn more and looking forward to seeing you there!


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    44 mins
  • ADHD Stigma - Do you feel weird? same... - Research Recap
    Apr 22 2024

    Welcome back to this weeks episode of The ADHD Skills Lab! Producer Sarah here, ready to give you this weeks breakdown.

    Going to start by flagging that this episode was deeply emotional all around, from initial research all the way through to reviewing post-edit.

    That said... ***TRIGGER WARNING: strong mentions and verbal depictions of social stigma and rejection.. if you would like to skip ahead to the discussion of ADHD and restlessness, please jump to 19:45 in the recording.***

    You can find all of the links/resources from this episode down below, I think the most I have ever posted! Jackpot!

    ADHD Skills Discussed:

    1. ADHD-friendly Mindfulness
    2. More purposes for a sensory-friendly space in your home
    3. Physical and Active Somatic therapies for restlessness, anxiety, frustration, etc.


    Thanks for being here. Until next time,
    ~ Sarah (Podcast Producer)


    Looking for more content? Want to get in touch?

    We would love to hear from you! Feel free to @ us and drop a line or two!
    IG: Skye @unconventionalorganisation
    IG: Sarah @theadhdskillslabpodcast
    YT: Unconventional Organisation ADHD

    References:

    • 01:13 - Stigma Related to Observable Symptoms, But Not Stimulant Medication Use, in Young Women With ADHD.
    • 19:44 - Network structure of symptomatology of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients with mood disorders.
    • UO Articles:
      • ADHD and Mindfulness
      • Self-criticism and ADHD: Five strategies to check in, ground, and reset when you feel overwhelmed
    • Goblin.tools
    • How to ADHD: Getting REAL About the Struggle To Make Friends When You Have ADHD


    Build ADHD-friendly Flexible Routines You'll Love.

    We’ll guide you through the system we’ve used to help 800+ academics, entrepreneurs, and working professionals with ADHD reach their goal within one month.
    https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

    Click here to learn more and looking forward to seeing you there!


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    33 mins
  • Mastering your Environment with ADHD: LIVE Interview with Stephanie Scheller
    Apr 15 2024

    Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab! I'm Sarah, your producer, and I'm here to let you know what you can expect from this week's episode.

    Skye and I were thrilled to sit down with Stephanie Scheller, the founder of Grow Disrupt. It was our mission to explore all of the strategies for modifying your environment, and this convo did not disappoint!

    Highlights:

    • What is different about a conference made specifically for ADHD'ers?
    • How an unintended experiment was conducted on conference attendees...
    • Managing various types of sensory stimuli, at home and in the wild.


    Thanks for being here. Until next time,
    ~ Sarah (Podcast Producer)

    Looking for more content? Want to get in touch?

    We would love to hear from you! Feel free to @ us and drop a line or two!
    IG: Skye @unconventionalorganisation
    IG: Sarah @theadhdskillslabpodcast
    YT: Unconventional Organisation ADHD

    Looking for Stephanie?
    LinkedIn
    https://www.growdisrupt.com/
    Grow Disrupt - Fly: An Entrepreneur's Journey (Susannah's Version) (Official Music Video)

    Research Referenced:
    The relationship between ADHD traits and sensory sensitivity in the general population


    Build ADHD-friendly Flexible Routines You'll Love.

    We’ll guide you through the system we’ve used to help 800+ academics, entrepreneurs, and working professionals with ADHD reach their goal within one month.
    https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy

    Click here to learn more and looking forward to seeing you there!


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    47 mins

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