Speaker: Caroline Carrier
Description
ADHD is often defined by what goes wrong—distraction, impulsivity, forgetfulness—but the full picture is far more complex, and often far more powerful.
Things the Diagnostic Criteria Don’t Tell You About ADHD is an eye-opening session. In this talk, we go beyond the textbook and explore five crucial aspects of ADHD that standard diagnostic criteria leave out. From the deep connection between emotion and attention to the realities of executive dysfunction, sensory sensitivity, and the brain’s default mode network, we uncover what ADHD really feels like—and what helps.
In this session, we’ll explore:
This talk also includes practical strategies and tools to support each area, helping individuals, teams, and organisations better understand and work with ADHD, not against it.
