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Apr 2024
26m 12s

ADHD: When Routines Collapse

Asher Collins and Dusty Chipura
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In this episode of Translating ADHD, hosts Ash and Cam delve into the topic of routines and their tendency to catastrophically collapse, especially for individuals with ADHD. They discuss insights from a coaching session about why routines fail and the difficulty of re-establishing them. The conversation covers the erosion of remembering the benefits of rout ... Show More
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