The ADHD Skills Lab
Navigate ADHD in real life, especially when things get complex.
The ADHD Skills Lab shares research-backed strategies, real-world systems, and honest conversations to help you stay focused, make progress, and reduce chaos as responsibilities grow.|
Hosted by Unconventional Organisation founder Skye Waterson, the show blends ADHD research, expert interviews, listener questions, and practical tools for adults who want support that actually works, not generic productivity advice.
Skye is a former academic turned coach and researcher who was diagnosed with ADHD during her PhD. After experiencing firsthand how poorly traditional strategies translated to real adult responsibilities, she began developing and testing research-based, ADHD-aware systems. She has written over 50 articles read by more than 250,000 people worldwide and now focuses on translating research into strategies adults can actually use.
In 2022, Skye was invited to share her work with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. Since then, she has supported late-diagnosed professionals, including academics, senior leaders, and business owners, navigating increasing complexity. Unconventional Organisation was built to meet a gap Skye experienced herself: practical, personalized ADHD support for adults whose lives and work no longer fit simple solutions.
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The ADHD Skills Lab
ADHD & Finances: More Than Just Impulsivity?!
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Impulse spending is a product of more than just ADHD impulsivity, and we’re excited to untangle what that means!
On this week’s episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, we went looking for a research-backed financial decision-making framework—and what we found surprised us! There isn’t as much research on ADHD and financial decision making as we expected, which makes this episode feel even more special.
Curious about what’s inside?
- Discover your financial decision-making style!
- Why impulsive spending might have less to do with ADHD than you think…
- Explore the paradox of ADHD: A blessing or a curse for your career?
Thanks for being here! Until next time,
Sarah Russell (Podcast Producer)
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode references studies that contain potentially sensitive content regarding financial distress and suicide.
References:
- Financial decision-making in a community sample of adults with and without current symptoms of ADHD
- Paradoxical career strengths and successes of ADHD adults: an evolving narrative
- ADHD, financial distress, and suicide in adulthood: A population study
- Big Five Personality Test
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