social media and adhd: turns distractions into directions! (version 2)

Turningdistractions

intodirectionsVersion2.0!

Social Media + ADHD

SocialMedia Is…People

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And…

Please payattention!!!!!!!!!

TheHUUUUUGGGGGEEEESocialADHDConnection

Or,whatIlearnedthroughattendingTriangleMarketingClubEvents

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“I thinkmostcompanies,mosthumanbeings— weallhaveahardtimefocusing…youcan’tdoeverythingsuperbly."–

JeffreySlater,TheMarketingSage.com

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Isthatreallytheright

questiontoask?

VirtualADDisspreading rapidly

“Whathashappenedinsocietyiswenowhavetwotypesofpeoplewith ADHD:"


Therearethosewho’vehaditsincebirth;


Andthere’stype2 – it’sanadult onset.Itcomesfromusing theInternet.”

– Theodore Siggelakis


AADD• “AcquiredAttention DeficitDisorder”

• – Dr.JohnRateyat,Harvard University

AADD“Acquired AttentionDeficit Disorder”

• – Dr.JohnRateyat,HarvardUniversity

Virtual ADD• “Digitized

AttentionDeficitDisorder”

• – GrantCrowell(nota doctor)

TheAdvantages ofVirtual ADD

1. *Super-focused2. Fast-thinking3. Fast-talking4. Thinkingoutsidethe

box5. Entrepreneurial

ADHD SocialBusinessWorld1. Technology-driven2. Fast-paced3. Multitasking4. Needfor speed5. Always-on6. Always-changing7. Quicklypivot

Examples ofVirtualADHDonSocialMediaTimeMis-Management

• Easilydistracted

• Nottacklingpriority tasks

• Incessant task-switching makes it difficult for “deep work.”

• Aversion to starting and finishing “imbore-tant” work.

• Hyper-focusing on getting one thing “perfect” when we have toaccept simply getting all of our things “done” (and on time).

Examples ofVirtualADHDonSocialMediaSocialMisbehaviors

• Over--disclosing

• Makinginappropriate ordetrimentalimpulsivecomments.• Sharinginappropriatephotosover text.• Trolling&Cyber-bullying• Decreasedengagementinface--to--faceinteractionsorphysical

activities.

YouTubeisaShopping Mall

YouTubeisaShopping Mall• Imagineeachstoreasa single

YouTube channel• ManypeopleenteraYouTube in

“justbrowsing”mode.• Eventhosewithaclear(shopping)

goal,YouTube’s“Suggested videos”distractpeoplefromtheiroriginalgoal.

• Theresult:userstrayingintootherstores,continuously.Waymore timeisspentthanoneplanned on.

LET’SASKACOUPLEOFEXPERTS

• LicensedClinical Psychologist• AssociatePsychologistatSari Solden,

Private Practice

• Specializesinworkingwithteens,adults,andfamiliesnavigatechallengesrelated toADHDandsimilar disorders.

WhyADHDindividualsaremoresusceptibletodigitaldistractionsandInternetaddictionthanthosewithout:


AnindividualwithADHDhasstructural,functional,andchemicaldifferencesthananuerotypicalbrain,which includes:



• Lessdopamine andnorepinephrine,bothkeyingredientstorewardandmotivation.




• Lessaversiontoconsequences, and;




• Lessaversiontoconsequences, and;• Lowerabilitytoactivateand regulate

behavioraswellas emotion.

Technologygivesthebrainashotof dopamine“TheADHDbrainisonethatstruggleswithmotivation,activation,organizing behaviors,managingtime,andmaintaining focus.

"Youcaneasilymakethe connection betweenADHDandtheobstaclesthathighlyengagingandstimulatingtechnologiesmay pose.

Becauseofthehighlystimulatingnatureofvideogames,socialmedia,andthelike,itquicklyandeasilyengagesthe brain.”

STILL,MUCHRESEARCH

NEEDSTOBEDONE…“Thetruthis,wedon’thaveclear--cut

answersyetthatarewidelyagreed

uponabouttheeffectsofthisevolution

intoamoreintegrateddigitalera. ”

TheproblemsmostoftencitedbyDr.Franks’clientsandtheirspousesorfamilieshaveto

dowithafewkey areas:

1. Amountoftimespentondigital technologies.

2. Difficultytransitioningoffofthetechnologytotackle apriority task.

3. Beingdistractedandusingtechnologyto procrastinate.

4. Impulsivityparticularlyregardingcommentsmade andpicturessentorpostedonsocialmediaand texting.

erictivers.com

• OwnerofTiversClinical Specialties• LicensedTherapist,Coach, Consultant.• SpecializesinADHD,Asperger's& Autism• PodcastProducerandHost, “ADHD

ReWired.”• ManagesseveralFacebookPagesand

Groupsfor ADHDmembers, aZoomgroup,andaGoogle+Hangouts group

“Socialmedia,Internetdistractibility– allofthesehyper-connectedaspectsofourmodernworldcancreatebehaviors,impulses,thatcanlooklikeADHD;butIthinksayingthatsocialmediacreatesorcausesADHDisalinethatconcernsmebecausethereisalreadysomuchmisinformationaboutADHD.

“Ithinkit’simportanttodrawdistinctionsbetweenthingsthatlooklikeADHDandthingsthatareADHD.ADHDbyitsnatureisadevelopmentaldelay;anduntilthescientificliteraturesaysotherwise,Ithinkit’simportanttomakethatdistinction.

However,thisdoesn’tmeanthatpeoplewithlook-alikesyndromescan’tbenefitfromthethingsthathelpus.

SOCIALHEALTHANDSUCCESSTIPSMasteringVirtualADDinTheSocialAge

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“IturnoffallnotificationswhenIgointomy"workzone.

Forme,it'saboutdoingonedayaweekofnothingbutmeetings,andfourdaysaweekofgoingintomyzonetowrite,work,etc.,whereI'mnotinterrupted.”

– PeterShankman,Shankminds.com andFasterThan

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