My guest this week on the We are the ADHD Family is my friend and Advocateur Mark Graban.
My guest today is my friend Mark Graban and we are going to talk about his journey but the theme of the episode is avoiding misdiagnoses.
You hear about this more than you realize but it doesn’t seem like much is done about it, the chances of a misdiagnosis is very real. Without question Mark's journey highlights the need to beyond a simple questionnaire that a doctor gives you and ask questions - more importantly, how to ask questions and work on being kind to yourself!
In Mark’s case, the Jury is still out on whether he is ADHD but some people go through their whole life with an incorrect diagnosis or not being diagnosed at all.
Mark’s newest book, "The mistakes that make us" is out now and you can find it on Amazon and other providers listed on www.markgraban.com. I also highly recommend checking out his many podcasts.
I also name drop a mutual friend of ours Katie Anderson, who is also another author and her latest book that she wrote with Isao Yoshino called Learning to Lead, which just won another award, is available at all major book stores and you can check out her website kbjanderson.com
This is the link that Mark was referring to during our conversation about ADHD having an unusual sense of fairness.
https://untappedbrilliance.com/adhd-and-an-unusual-sense-of-fairness/
Interestingly enough, this trait isn't just limited to ADHD, this can also present as an autistic trait as well, possibly falling under the diagnostic manual references of B2 (Excessively Rigid, Inflexible, Or Rule-Bound, In Behaviour Or Thought)
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00:00:00.00 O and M say Hello
00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor
00:18:00.00 Help Line Information
00:36:00.00 Contact Numbers
01:14:00.00 Land Acknowledgement
01:25:00.00 Show Theme Song
02:06:00.00 Funny Story
02:22:00.00 Interview Background and Notes
04:31:00.00 Marks Background
06:22:00.00 How Mark and Mark met
09:06:00.00 Marks Journey - the start to present day
22:12:20.47 Love and Kindness Project Foundation Spot
22:41:00.00 What is Mark's next journey?
25:32:00.00 Discussion about medication
33:36:00.00 What is your intention now?
35:50:23.30 Being kind to myself is the goal
36:58:00.00 The next episode
37:14:12.40 Kenzie says thank you
37:16:12.40 Thank you listeners!
37:32:12.40 My 3 asks - Please rate our show so others can find us
37:59:12.40 Opinions
