social media and adhd – turning distractions into directions

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Social Media + ADHD Turning distrac)ons into direc)ons

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD.) In today’s hyper-connected internet and Social age, many of us are showing increasing symptoms of “Virtual ADD:” easily distracted, expected to multi-task more than ever before, and experiencing greater difficulty to focus long-term and prioritize. Without having the important social cues we have to work with from being in person with each other, oftentimes our online networking and relationships create big mis-communications, social fax paus, and unintentional impressions of being inconsiderate to other people’s feelings. Compounding on the problem, both academics and behavioral psychologists that specialize in emotional intelligence, along with ADD psychologists and coaches, lack the serious expertise and personal experience needed to cover the effects of social media on people dealing from ADD: both “virtual” and genetic. ADD is not a deficiency in a person. Honed right, it can be an incredibly special gift. But today’s understanding of how social media affects ADD, and vice versa, has huge gaps in research. What we need today is a new type of learning: education and training from professionals with technical and communications know-how in Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, OkCupid, and many more of the online communities we spend out time in building relationships, both personal and professional. They understand people in the organic sense and the virtual sense, and understand how we are evolving like technology, and how to bring us back down to earth and make us mindful of social context, and of each other, for personal happiness and professional success. These are the new “Social Stylists.” Learn from this presentation: • The connection between Social Media and ADD/ADHD, and vice versa. • How professionals in social media and other Internet communications can master “Virtual ADD” and still stay focused, organized, and effective with their responsibilities, both professional and personal. • Social Media, and other jobs and responsibilities perfect for ADD/ADHD people. • Tools and tips for how to manage ADD/ADHD for a happy and successful, per-fessional life. • How to use distractions to your creative advantage, and how to set realistic systems in place for shutting them off. (Including constantly checking email and one’s social media walls.) • How to learn the hard-to-find social cues in digital media, and make more thoughtful communications that lead to less misunderstandings, and better relationships. • Stories from successful per-fessionals who mastered their own ADHD.

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Social Media + ADHD Turning  

distrac)ons    into  

direc)ons  

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Your  Presenters  

Grant  Crowell  (Host)  YouTube  Marke2ng  Social  Video  Stylist  

Kevin  King  Chief  Science  Officer  The  Liautaud  Ins2tute  

Melissa  Heisler  Stress  Reduc2on  Expert,  Author,  Coach,  Speaker  

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A9en)on  Deficit  Hyperac)vity  Disorder  

Aka,  “Overthink-­‐i)s”  

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Social  Media  Is…  

People      PlaGorms          Par2cipa2on  

And…    

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Please  pay  a9en)on!  

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You, Me and Virtual ADD

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Virtual  ADD  in  the  Social  Age  Pre-­‐Social  Age  •  “The  world  isn’t  designed  

for  people  with  ADHD.  Lectures,  readings,  schedules,  jobs,  and  traffic  laws  are  all  made  with  the  way  most  people  think  in  mind.”  

Social  Age  (Age  of  Distrac)on)  •  Welcome  to  my  world  

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“What  has  happened  in  society  is  we  now  have  two  types  of  people  with  ADHD:  There  are  those  who’ve  had  it  since  birth;  and  there’s  type  2  –  it’s  an  adult  onset.  It  comes  from  using  the  internet.”  

–  Theodore  Siggelakis    

Virtual  ADD  is  spreading  rapidly  

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AADD  “Acquired  AWen2on  

Deficit  Disorder”    –  Dr.  John  Rateyat,  Harvard  University    

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Virtual  ADD  “Digi2zed  AWen2on  

Deficit  Disorder”    –  Grant  Crowell  (not  a  doctor)  

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The  advantages  of  Virtual  ADD  ADHD  •  *Super-­‐focused  •  Fast-­‐thinking  •  Fast-­‐talking  •  Thinking  outside  the  box  •  Entrepreneurial  

Social  Business  World  •  Technology-­‐driven  •  Fast-­‐paced  •  Mul2-­‐tasking  •  Need  for  speed  •  Always-­‐on  •  Always-­‐changing  

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The  Challenges  of  Virtual  ADD  Cause  •  Constant  dopamine  fix  from  

online  s2muli  •  Mul2-­‐tasking  expecta2ons  •  Incessant  interrup2ons  

from  our  digital  devices  

Effects  •  Easily  bored  •  Losing  focus  •  Late  ge^ng  work  done  •  Can’t  do  mundane  tasks  

effec2vely.    •  Feeling  socially  inadequate  •  Diss-­‐connected  

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Virtual  ADD  is  a  Social  Disability  •  Lose  Focus  •  Hyper-­‐focus  •  Impulsivity  •  Lack  of  filter  •  Poor  2me  management  •  Hypersensi2vity  

•  Speaking  before  thinking  

•  Poor  communica2on  from  digital  limita2ons  

•  Nega2ve  s2muli  outweighs  posi2ve  s2muli  

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YouTube  is  a  Shopping  Mall  

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YouTube  is  a  Shopping  Mall  •  Imagine  each  store  as  a  single  

YouTube  channel  •  Many  people  enter  a  YouTube  in  

“just  browsing”  mode.    •  Even  those  with  a  clear  (shopping)  

goal,  YouTube’s  “Suggested  videos”  distract  people  from  their  original  goal.  

•  The  result:  user  straying  into  other  stores,  con2nuously.  Way  more  2me  is  spent  than  one  planned  on.  

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Now,  think  of  YouTube  as  a  Casino  

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Why  a  Casino?  •  Your  Time  is  

YouTube’s  money  

•  YouTube’s  revenue  stream  comes  from  adver2sers  

•  Their  goal  is  to  have  you  stay  long  enough  so  the  house  always  wins    

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SOCIAL-­‐ADHD  EXPERTS  Social  Media  +  ADHD  

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Licensed  ADHD  Experts    Talk  Social  Media  

Eric  Tivers   Michelle  Frank  

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eric2vers.com  

•  Owner  of  Tivers  Clinical  Special2es  •  Licensed  Therapist,  Coach,  Consultant.  •  Specializes  in  ADHD,  Asperger's  &  Au2sm  •  Podcast  Producer  and  Host,  “ADHD  

ReWired.”    •  Manages  3  Facebook  pages  and  2  

Facebook  groups  for  ADHD  members,  and  a  Google+  Hangouts  grup  

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•  Licensed  Clinical  Psychologist  

•  Associate  Psychologist  at  Sari  Solden,  Private  Prac2ce  

•  Specializes  in  working  with  teens,  adults,  and  families  navigate  challenges  related  to  ADHD  and  similar  disorders.    

•  NewsleWer  Editor  for  AWen2on  Deficit  Disorder  Associa2on  (ADDA)  

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The  problems  most  o\en  cited  by  Dr.  Franks’  clients  and  their  spouses  or  families  have  to  do  

with  a  few  key  areas:    

•  amount  of  2me  spent  on  digital  technologies  

•  difficulty  transi2oning  off  of  the  technology  to  tackle  a  priority  task  

•  being  distracted  and  using  technology  to  procras2nate  •  impulsivity  par2cularly  regarding  comments  made  and  

pictures  sent  or  posted  on  social  media  and  tex2ng.  

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Examples  

•  Over-­‐disclosing  on  social  media  

•  Making  inappropriate  or  detrimental  impulsive  comments  on  text  

•  Teens  sending  provoca2ve  photos  over  text  

•  Cyber-­‐bullying  (being  a  vic2m  or  perpetrator)  

•  Losing  hours  a  day  to  technology  and  not  tackling  priority  tasks  

•  Ge^ng  distracted  and  not  being  able  to  start  or  finish  important  work,  

•  Decreased  engagement  in  face-­‐to-­‐face  interac2ons  or  physical  ac2vi2es.    

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Why  ADHD  individuals  are  more  suscep)ble  to  digital  distrac)ons  and  Internet  Addic)on  than  those  without:    An  individual  with  ADHD  has  structural,  func)onal,  and  chemical  differences  than  a  nuerotypical  brain,  which  includes:  •  Less  dopamine  and  norepinephrine,  both  

key  ingredients  to  reward  and  mo2va2on,  •  Less  aversion  to  consequences,  and;  •  Lower  ability  to  ac2vate  and  regulate  

behavior  as  well  as  emo2on  

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Technology  gives  the  brain  a  shot  of  dopamine  “The  ADHD  brain  is  one  that  struggles  with  mo2va2on,  ac2va2on,  organizing  behaviors,  managing  2me,  and  maintaining  focus.    

You  can  easily  make  the  connec2on  between  ADHD  and  the  obstacles  that  highly  engaging  and  s2mula2ng  technologies  may  pose.  Because  of  the  highly  s)mula)ng  nature  of  video  games,  social  media,  and  the  like,  it  quickly  and  easily  engages  the  brain.”  

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hWp://learn.gene2cs.utah.edu/content/addic2on/rewardbehavior/  

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How  the  Reward  Pathway  plays  into  addic2on  

hWp://www.drugabuse.gov/publica2ons/teaching-­‐packets/understanding-­‐drug-­‐abuse-­‐addic2on/sec2on-­‐i/4-­‐reward-­‐pathway  

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“The  truth  is,  we  don’t  have  clear-­‐cut  

answers  yet  that  are  widely  agreed  

upon  about  the  effects  of  this  evolu2on  

into  a  more  integrated  digital  era.  ”  

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A  Proposed  Solu2on  

Build  Your  Emo2onal  Intelligence  

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AND  NOW…  JUST  SOME  HELPFUL  TOOLS  FOR  FOCUS,  ORGANIZATION,  TIME  MANAGEMENT,  AND  JUST  GETTING  THINGS  DONE  

Social  Media  +  ADHD  

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RESOURCES  Social  Media  +  ADHD  

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QUICK  TIPS  Social  Media  +  ADHD  

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Tips  for  Mastering  Digital  Distrac2ons  •  Turn  off  your  no)fica)ons!  •  Plan  your  day  and  week  in  

advance  •  Set  up  a  2me  calendar  •  Try  wearing  a  watch,  or  

have  a  fun  clock  around  •  Focus  on  one  thing  at  a  

2me.  •  Have  an  accountability  

partner.  •  Be  mindful  of  keeping  

personal  media  private  and  being  inten2onal  about  your  posts.    

 

•  Mindfulness  (pause,  observe,  reflect,  acknowledge)  

•  Take  breaks  •  Get  exercise  •  Eat  and  drink  healthy  an  in  

modera2on  •  Prac2ce  building  new  habits,  

slowly.    •  Try  shu^ng  up  and  only  

listening  for  an  en2re  conversa2on.  (Or  for  social  media,  just  observing.)  Wait  to  ask  ques2ons  when  someone  is  done  speaking.  

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I’ll  say  it  again..  Turn  OFF  your  no)fica)ons!  

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And  finally…  

almost

Just 3 more slides!

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hWp://www.chadd.org/Training-­‐Events/Annual-­‐Interna2onal-­‐Conference-­‐on-­‐ADHD.aspx  

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hWp://www.chadd.org/Training-­‐Events/Annual-­‐Interna2onal-­‐Conference-­‐on-­‐ADHD.aspx  

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Social Media + ADHD Turning  

distrac)ons    into  

direc)ons  

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