Dec 26, 2019
In Episode #51, Tracy talks about an article that she wrote for ADDitude (It’s the leading media network for parents and adults living with ADHD and for professionals working in the field of ADHD). Since the article touches on the importance of hope, positive emotion, focusing on strengths and how her 17-year-old son did just that to successfully crack his learning code, she invited him on the podcast as her guest and he accepted! If you’re looking for a real ADHD underdog success story you’ll like this one.
Markus shares:
- his experiences at his various high schools (he went to 3!)
- what worked for his ADHD brain and what didn’t
- whether he now regrets any of these experiences
- how a summer in Europe changed his life
- what made him decide to reconsider going to a four-year college right out of high school.
- the good news he received a few days ago
- the invaluable lessons he’s learned
- how being open about his ADHD serves him well
- his advice for a teacher who has an ADHD student
- how his creativity makes him different
- advice for a teen who might be listening to this podcast and might be where Markus was a year ago
Tracy talks about:
- The fact that there is no such thing as failure, only lessons
- The importance of focusing on strengths
- The importance of understanding why we have to learn something in order to learn
- How environment is so important to the ADHD brain
- The importance of structure to the ADHD brain
- Positive emotion
- How focusing on weaknesses ruins our self-esteem
- How you don’t find your purpose, you step into it because its always been there
Markus also shares a song he wrote, performed and recorded as part of his college portfolio.
Resources:
Link for the ADDitude piece. ADD 12/23
Korematsu Kuraun: https://soundcloud.com/user-107027875/korematsu-kuraun