Cynthia Hammer talks about her life and book, "Living with Inattentive ADHD" with Katherine Ellison

An inspiring individual, Cynthia Hammer, joins Katherine Ellison in a fascinating and insightful conversation about living with inattentive ADHD. Cynthia, the author of the book "Living With Inattentive ADHD," shares her journey and experiences, providing hope and awareness for others facing similar challenges. Cynthia begins by discussing her book, a bestseller on Amazon, which took two years to write and focuses on her ADHD journey. She explains how her publisher suggested turning her family memoir into a hero's journey, highlighting her struggles with ADHD and subsequent improvements in her life. To learn more about the inattentive type of ADHD, visit www.iadhd.org #adhd #adhdadults #ADHDtips
00:48 Writing the book
03:05 Getting my diagnosis in 1992
05:41 My shameful behaviors
12:59 Sadness followed my diagnosis
14:27 How I realized I had ADHD
17:50 I created ADD Resources in 1994
19:49 I founded the Inattentive ADHD Coalition in 2021
22:48 I worked to overcome my negative self-talk
26:44 We need to screen ALL children for ADHD
29:10 Buy my book, "Living with Inattentive ADHD"
30:30 Postscript: How I improved after diagnosis

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Thank you for this video. I'll search for your book but a link would be nice ❤
Diagnosed at 47, I started Adderall but neither the psychiatrist nor the psychologist who did the assessment gave me any information or resources about ADHD (that I recall). This was in 2011. I guess the focus was more on med management than education.
I'll be 60 this year and will continue to self educate. Still not sure what I want to be when I grow up but I have an awesome teenage son and I want to be a better mom for him 🥰