The ADHD Skills Lab
Navigate each day in an ADHD-friendly way – with research-backed strategies, real-life experiences and expert advice. Each week, UO founder Skye Waterson chats with expert guests, reviews the latest ADHD research, takes your questions and offers practical support to help you move past whatever may be holding you back.
Skye Waterson is a former academic turned coach, podcast host, and founder of an international ADHD support service, Unconventional Organisation. After getting a surprise ADHD diagnosis in the first year of her PhD, Skye turned her struggles into research-based strategies. She researched and wrote over 50 articles with a combined readership of 250,000+ and then began her next phase of disseminating these strategies around the world.
After being invited to share her strategies with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) in 2022, Skye has supported late-diagnosed healthcare professionals, professors, lawyers, reporters, fortune 500 directors, and entrepreneurs. She crafted her vision for Unconventional Organisation after realizing how few personalized ADHD strategies were available for adults following her diagnosis.
Episodes
93 episodes
From Burnout to Boss: ADHD Strategies to Stop Imploding Your Career Every 2 Years
Ever feel like your brain is the only thing getting in the way of your success? Like you could lead a $200M rebrand if you could just finish that one damn task in front of you?In this episode,
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Episode 92
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Why You Snap at 3pm: The ADHD Sensory Overload You Didn’t See Coming
You're not imagining it. The reason you feel like the world is “too much” by the afternoon might have as much for do with your nervous system as your to-do list.In this episode, we break down two original studies showing how ADH...
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Episode 91
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ADHD in the Workplace: How to Get Promoted Without Burning Out
If you’ve ever thought, I work so hard—why am I not getting ahead? or How do I actually position myself for a promotion without working myself into the ground?—this episode is for you.Skye sits down with career strat...
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Episode 90
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ADHD Executive Functioning Meltdowns: What the Research Really Says
If task-switching under stress wrecks your day, you’re not alone. Researchers have spent 20+ years studying executive functioning in ADHD, and honestly? Their findings are a bit of a mess.In this episode, we break down a new critical rev...
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Episode 89
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The ADHD Entrepreneur’s Guide to Grit: Lessons from a Muay Thai Champion
Ever feel like ADHD makes life a never-ending uphill battle? Meet Sean Shubert—former Muay Thai champion turned resilience coach—who went from juggling chaos to mastering focus. In this epi...
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Episode 88
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ADHD & Hormones: What to Know Before Perimenopause Hits
Do fluctuating hormone levels affect your ADHD symptoms? Research says YES! Join Skye and I as we explore recent findings on perimenopause and ADHD.Curious about what's inside?How long can perimenopause la...
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Episode 87
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Finding Confidence Beyond the Comfort Zone: Interview with Brooke Schnittman
What does it really mean to thrive with ADHD? It’s having the confidence to release a heavily edited episode despite technical issues with the recording.Join us as Skye chats with Brooke Schnittman, a celebrated ADHD coach, about buildi...
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Episode 86
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Is Executive Functioning Real? 20 years of ADHD research says... maybe?
In this episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, Skye and I explore the critical question: is executive functioning even real or is it a poorly defined construct that's been misunderstood for decades?Curious what's inside?<...
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Episode 85
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Real Housewife with ADHD: Interviewing Angie Harrington
Do you ever feel like ADHD is just who you are - part of your personality? Yeah, us too!In this week’s episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, Skye sits down with Angie Harrington, a Real Housewife of Salt Lake City, to share her journey of gro...
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Episode 84
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Holiday Boundaries for ADHD brains: a Research Recap
Wanna learn how to set boundaries as an ADHD person? The research says we should, but there’s not really a framework to guide us—so we made one! This week, Skye and I take you on a journey through the world of boundary-setting with ADHD...
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Episode 83
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ADHD in the Creative Industry: Insights from Tevis Houston
In this episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, we sit down with Tevis Houston, the mind behind Friends Everywhere, a studio that partners with major brands like Levi's and Vans. We dive into the impact of late diagnosis, the power of ADHD strengths in...
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Episode 82
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Basketballs to Balance Beams: Movement that actually supports your ADHD Executive Functioning
Can we really support our executive functions using movement? Well actually, turns out you can!On this episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, Skye and Sarah want to talk to you about what you can actually do to support your executive functioni...
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Episode 81
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How ADHD Brains Learn Best: Tapping into Levity with Brandon Hendrickson
Curious about how ADHD brains learn stuff? Brandon Hendrickson, Founder of Science is Weird is here to chat about this and so much more! Curious about what's inside?Discussion of unconventional learning metho...
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Episode 80
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Vagus Nerve Magic: How ADHD brains can find calm
What do you know about the Autonomic Nervous System and its connection to ADHD? In this week’s episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, we welcome resident expert Abbie J. for a bite-sized yet powerful breakdown of how the ANS impacts emotional...
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Episode 79
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Delegation? In this economy?! How to Gamify with the ADHD Big Brother
Is gamification just another shiny ADHD strategy, or can it really help you get stuff done? In this episode, Russ Jones, aka The ADHD Big Brother, breaks down how he turns everyday tasks into fun games in an attempt to boost motivation and tack...
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Episode 78
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The Doctor is in... ADHD Meds & Heart Risk: Research Recap with an Epidemiologist
Can your ADHD meds increase the risk of heart disease but still lower overall risk of early death? Some data says, "Yes!" Don't miss this week's Research Recap, featuring Dr. Fred Hooven, Professor of Public Health. We called in an expe...
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Episode 77
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Conquering Clutter with ADHD: Megs Crawford Shares Organising Tips that Work
On this week’s episode of The ADHD Skills Lab, we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges for ADHDer's: getting organized! With the help of ADHD organizing coach Megs Crawford, we dive into realistic strategies for letting go of perfectionism...
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Episode 76
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ADHD & Finances: More Than Just Impulsivity?!
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 fram...
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Episode 75
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How Google’s Lisa Ballard Closes High-Value Deals with ADHD: Secrets to Success in Tech
Looking for an episode about finding balance with ADHD and embracing the way we’re wired?! Listen now for that conversation with Lisa Ballard, Director at Google Cloud! From tackling overwhelm and being intentional to discovering your unique st...
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Episode 74
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ADHD and ASD: If you're confused, so are the experts
tl;dr Is it ADHD, ASD, or both?! As it turns out, the experts still aren't sure.This week on The ADHD Skills Lab, I have a labor of love for you, in the form of a Research Recap! We looked at several articles and an editorial (
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Episode 73
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Author & Former Publisher E. Prybylski on Words and Creativity
Hello! Thanks for tuning into another week of The ADHD Skills Lab!Skye brings us an interview with the wonderful E. Prybylski, wearer of many hats. They cover the essentials - daily ADHD strategies - but the conversation really gets int...
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Episode 72
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The Scientific Community has the floor... Adapting Treatment Methods for Adult ADHD [Research Recap]
Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab!I have a very exciting Research Recap this week on treatment for adult ADHD. The results of these papers are promising, but the most interesting discussion piece comes from "the scientific community" ...
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Episode 71
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Pelvic Floor PT Dr. Anna Burns on ADHD throughout Motherhood
Welcome back to The ADHD Skills Lab!This week we are highlighting a conversation between Skye and Dr. Anna Burns, an experienced pelvic floor therapist whose own ADHD diagnosis sparked a new passion. Please enjoy this very relatable sto...
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Episode 70
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The cat's out of the bag... Atypical Communication in ADHD [Research Recap]
Hello and welcome to The ADHD Skills Lab!This week's research recap is short and sweet, focusing on the atypical communication patterns observed amongst ADHDer's. But the real excitement lies in the potential to reduce accessibility iss...
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Episode 69
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Authentic PR's Kathryn Palmer: AuDHD Stigma, RSD and the Reward of Masking
Hi and welcome back to the ADHD Skills Lab!This week we are offering up an interview with high energy entrepreneur, Kathryn Palmer, who came with lots to share! Curious about what's inside?Talk of misdiagnosis and s...
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Episode 68
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