A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity
- Speaker:
- Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 24 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Dec 19, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150488
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Clients with ADHD want to get more done—and with less angst. It’s easy to jump to standard ADHD-friendly strategies, like using a planner, setting alarms, etc. that seem like they should work. Except that too often they don’t which can leave both you and your client disappointed when those great ideas fall flat. These standard strategies can be helpful, but can easily be undermined when clients don’t have the right mindset and get stuck before they start.
Drawing on twenty-five years of specializing in ADHD, Dr. Ari Tuckman will explain how to work around six mental roadblocks to getting things done.
- What Are Your Favorite Lies? How do clients justify decisions in the moment that undermine their productivity? And how to help them make wiser choices.
- Just Bite the Bullet on Things You Hate Dreaded tasks make it even harder for people with ADHD to muster the motivation. Help them go towards that discomfort and suffer less.
- The Love and Hate of Deadlines People with ADHD often rely on deadline pressure to kick them into gear—it works, but it’s stressful. Let’s set up deadlines to get more of the benefit and less of the misery.
- How Perfect Does This Need to Be? The struggles of ADHD can lead to true perfectionism, as well as various lookalikes. High quality is great, but can stall productivity, so let’s find the right balance.
- Overwhelm: Break Down Big Tasks Large, complicated projects can flood working memory, leading to shut down. By putting some order to the chaos, clients can begin to work their way through to a manageable plan.
You will learn specific strategies to help clients with ADHD create a stronger mindset that supports greater productivity.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Transcript - A Stronger Mindset (325.8 KB) | 82 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity (1.3 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity - French (1.3 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - A Stronger Mindset - French (325.8 KB) | 82 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity - Italian (1.3 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - A Stronger Mindset - Italian (325.8 KB) | 82 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity - German (1.3 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - A Stronger Mindset - German (325.8 KB) | 82 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - A Stronger Mindset for ADHD Productivity - Spanish (1.3 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - A Stronger Mindset - Spanish (325.8 KB) | 82 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| ASHA Instructions - Self Study (111.9 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA Related seminars and products
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, is a psychologist, international presenter, author, and ADHD expert. He is the author of five books on adult ADHD – one for clinicians and four for the general public. He has also written several book chapters and is a frequent author for ADHD-related publications, including ADDitude Magazine and Attention Magazine.
He is a popular and dynamic presenter who routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complex concepts understandable and useful. He has given more than 850 presentations and podcast interviews for professionals and members of the public, across America and Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, England, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and Iceland.
He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, and XM Radio and has been quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, USnews.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and many other media outlets. He is a former board member and current conference committee chair for CHADD and is the 2023 recipient of their Hall of Fame award for his significant contributions to the field.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ari Tuckman maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Ari Tuckman receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ari Tuckman is the National Conference Committee co-chair for CHAAD.
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Objectives
After the presentation you will be able to:
- Explain to clients how the common struggles of ADHD make certain mental roadblocks more likely
- Assess for the contribution of mental roadblocks to a client’s productivity challenges
- Apply more effective strategies to strengthen clients’ productivity mindset
Outline
Introduction: ADHD Makes Productivity Harder
- ADHD affects more than just attention
- Your clients know that not getting things done has social implications
- Mental roadblocks keep adults with ADHD stuck—and targeted strategies to get them over the hump
What Are Your Favorite Lies?
- What are clients trying to talk themselves into?
- The truth shall set you free—help clients be more honest about what they need to do
Just Bite the Bullet on Things You Hate
- Boring, frustrating, and annoying tasks are even harder for clients with ADHD to motivate for
- Strategies to muster the motivation, while reducing suffering
The Love and Hate of Deadlines
- Deadlines can sharpen focus—and also crank up the adrenaline
- How to feel the deadline earlier—and with less stress
How Perfect Does This Need to Be?
- Perfection is tempting, but way too much work
- Strategies to tolerate uncertainty and focus on the bigger picture
Overwhelm: Break Down Big Tasks
- Cognitive overload leads to emotional overwhelm
- Start by starting—except when it’s better to start at the end
Risks and limitations
- Every client is unique, so match your interventions to their specific needs
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Speech-Language Pathologists
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