The ADHD Skills Lab

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Kids with ADHD are not just more likely to struggle academically. They are more visible, more misunderstood, and often less liked by peers and teachers.
In this Research Recap, Skye and Will unpack a study on ADHD, social status, and bullying, and talk honestly about what it felt like to stand out in school for reasons you did not choose.
This is not a conversation about extreme bullying or obvious cruelty. It is about the quieter experience many ADHD kids grow up with. Being noticeable. Being different. Being picked last, corrected more often, or feeling out of sync with everyone else.
If school felt harder than it should have, even when you could not explain why, this episode will likely hit close to home.
What we cover:
Why kids with ADHD are more visible in the classroom, but not for positive reasons
How peer likability and teacher relationships shape vulnerability over time
The difference between obvious bullying and subtle social exclusion
Why being “the noticeable kid” can quietly rewire how school feels emotionally
What this research helps explain for adults still unpacking their school experience
If you want a copy of the paper we discuss, just ask us and we will send it to you.
Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel
P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.

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Growing a business is hard.
Doing it with ADHD - while raising five kids - can make you feel like your brain is actively working against you.
In this episode, Skye talks with Tiana Sutton, a fitness instructor, community builder, and mother of five, about realizing she had ADHD later in life - not through childhood struggles, but through business, memory issues, and the feeling that she couldn’t keep up with herself anymore.
They talk honestly about working memory falling apart, starting things with energy and losing momentum, learning how to sell without pressure, and what it looks like to keep showing up even when progress feels invisible.
This isn’t a success story or a hustle episode.
It’s a real conversation about understanding your brain after you’re already overwhelmed - and deciding to keep building anyway.
Connect with Tiana
Tiana is the founder and instructor at Bluebird Wellness, where she helps people reconnect with their bodies through movement, community, and care.
Website: https://www.bluebird.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluebird.life/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BluebirdWellnessTexas
P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.

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If you have ADHD, you probably know this pattern. You’re foggy, scattered, or stuck… until a deadline hits. Then suddenly, you’re laser-focused, productive, unstoppable. And afterwards, you’re wrecked.

In this episode, Skye and William Curb from Hacking Your ADHD unpack why hyperfocus feels like the only way to get things done, and why it quietly creates more stress, burnout, and long-term chaos than most people realize. 

Using research on university students, we explore how executive function difficulties change the way ADHD brains access focus, why more ADHD symptoms often lead to more hyperfocus (not less), and why relying on pressure is not a sustainable strategy, even if it looks productive on the surface. 

This episode is for late-diagnosed adults, professionals, and business owners with ADHD who keep asking themselves: 

“Why do I only function when everything’s urgent?” 

“And why does it always cost me afterwards?” 

What we cover:

- Why hyperfocus shows up most when things feel critical or overwhelming 
- How executive function difficulties push ADHD brains into last-minute intensity 
- The difference between intense focus and sustainable focus 
- How hyperfocus borrows energy from your future self 
- What this pattern means for productivity, stress, and burnout long-term
P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.

Ads are overwhelming for a lot of ADHD business owners, not because they are bad at marketing, but because the information is scattered, noisy, and contradictory.
In this episode, Skye talks with ads expert Jeremy Pogue, founder of Summit Acquisition, about how ads actually work at a high level, what they are and are not responsible for, and how to think about them without spiraling into complexity.
This is a grounding conversation designed to help you understand the landscape before you decide anything.
What we cover
Ads as awareness, not instant results
Why starting small matters emotionally and financially
The role of time and patience in ad performance
Common misunderstandings that create anxiety
How to tell if ads even belong in your business right now
Connect with Jeremy: Instagram: jeremy_pogue. YouTube: @Jeremy_Pogue
P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.

Video is everywhere, but very little of it is designed with ADHD in mind.
In this Research Recap, Skye and William Curb from Hacking Your ADHD unpack a qualitative study exploring how people with ADHD actually experience video content. From captions to pacing to visual overload, they look at what helps, what hurts, and why one size never fits all.
They also talk about why many ADHD viewers adapt by speeding up videos, multitasking, or using video as background stimulation, and how those habits make a lot more sense once you understand the research.
This is a grounded look at accessibility, attention, and why flexibility matters more than rules when it comes to ADHD and learning.
What we cover
How ADHD viewers experience video differently
Why captions help some people and frustrate others
The impact of pacing and playback speed on focus
Why redundancy can improve comprehension
What accessibility really means for ADHD
If you want a copy of the research paper discussed in this episode, DM VIDEO to on Instagram to @unconventionalorganisation and we will send it to you.
Want more of Will’s work? Go check out HackingYourADHD.com or subscribe to his YouTube channel
P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos—unfinished tasks piling up, revenue stuck, systems that don't stick—it's not you. It's your operating system. We help service business owners unblock their next $50-500k with simple systems that focus their brain. Watch this video to see how we do it, then take the program walkthrough.