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Understanding and Supporting Clients with ADHD: Insights from Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW

Mary Lynn Trotter, an experienced clinical social worker and EAP provider, shares insights into Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), a prevalent mental health disorder affecting children, teens, and adults. This guide explores the symptoms of ADHD, its diagnosis, and effective treatment options, including medication and counseling. It emphasizes the impact of ADHD on work performance, interpersonal relationships, and motivation, while also highlighting strengths associated with ADHD, such as creativity. Discover strategies for effective counseling and support, designed to help individuals manage their challenges and leverage their unique abilities.

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Understanding and Supporting Clients with ADHD: Insights from Mary Lynn Trotter, MSW, RSW

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  1. Counselling clients with ADHD

  2. Mary Lynn Trotter MSW RSW • Clinical social worker • EAP provider • Parent of young child with ADHD

  3. What is ADHD? • Attention Deficit (Hyperactive) Disorder • Mental health disorder • Learning disability

  4. Who has it? • Children • Teens • Adults

  5. How do they know? • Red flags at school • Performance issues at work • Relationship issues everywhere

  6. How is it diagnosed? • Physician/specialist such as a pediatrician, psychiatrist • Psychologist – school board, private, university

  7. Treatment options • First-line: medication • Exercize – cardio • Counselling/coaching

  8. Traits • Inattentive • Distractible • Impulsive • Forgetful

  9. More traits • Disorganized • Hyperactive • Emotionally over-reactive • Poor motivation

  10. Impact on work • Poor time management • Doesn’t finish things • Gets bored easily

  11. More challenges at work • Quits/gets fired • Underemployed • Can’t follow instructions

  12. Strengths at work • Often right-brained/creative • Good at sales, crises, high energy, novelty • Suited to self employment

  13. Interpersonal issues • Too talkative, scattered • Resistant to authority • Can have oppositional traits

  14. Counselling ADHD’ers • Short, regular meetings • “Chunk” information into pieces • Reminders of appointment times • Help with accountability

  15. Key issues to address • Motivation • Focus more on strengths, less on areas of challenge • Commitment/perserverence

  16. Supports that work • Hire an ADHD coach • Identify workplace accommodations • Recommend assistive devices

  17. Ready for more?

  18. Thank you!

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