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.
Learn more
https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/
Talk with Skye
https://www.instagram.com/unconventionalorganisation/
The ADHD Skills Lab
The ADHD Shift: When Everything Suddenly Adds Up
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Most people with ADHD have one moment that stops them in their tracks. For Laura, it was finding her childhood journals filled with the word “focus” scribbled in every possible way.
In this conversation, Skye talks with Laura Key, host of the ADHD Aha! podcast, and VP of content at Understood.org. After interviewing more than 120 people about their ADHD stories, Laura shares her own. From finding her childhood journals to understanding how ADHD shaped her leadership, parenting, and emotional load, this is the moment everything starts to make sense.
They talk about late diagnosis, invisible overwhelm, the pressure women carry, and what Laura has learned from listening to so many ADHD journeys. It is warm, thoughtful, and full of the moments that make ADHD adults think, “I have lived this my whole life, I just never had the language for it.”
What we cover:
- The moment ADHD finally comes into focus
- Why so many women overlook their own symptoms for years
- What Laura learned from interviewing 120 ADHD guests
- Why recent research shows women trust ADHD podcasts more than any other medium
Where to Find Laura Key
Connect with Laura and explore her work here:
Instagram:
@understoodorg
LinkedIn:
Understood: https://www.linkedin.com/company/understood
Laura Key: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-key-720b7436/
Podcast:
ADHD Aha: https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha
Research Mentioned in the Episode:
Study on why women trust ADHD podcasts:
https://www.understood.org/en/press-releases/new-study-finds-podcasts-help-women-with-adhd
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