Ariyanna White, ADHD therapist, talks about her life as a black woman with inattentive ADHD.

This recording is a riveting conversation between Katherine Ellison, a journalist and author, and Ariyanna White, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in ADHD therapy. Ariyanna opens up about her diagnosis of inattentive ADHD at the age of 28 and her struggles with anxiety from an early age. She shares her school experiences where she felt the constant pressure to perform. Discussing her diagnosis, Ariyanna points out how ADHD affected her daily life and why getting diagnosed at an earlier age might have given her more self-compassion. Her conversation includes the complex relationship between ADHD symptoms and anxiety and how tackling anxiety first led to her ADHD diagnosis. To learn more about the inattentive type of ADHD, visit www.iadhd.org #adhd #adhdadults #ADHDtips
00:00 Ariyanna White, ADHD therapist
00:22 Introduction
01:08 My diagnosis
02:08 Anixous at school
04:00 My ADHD symptoms
05:45 My anxieties
07:52 Benefit of an early diagnosis
09:26 Structure
11:27 Delayed diagnosis
12:23 My strategies
13:28 Helping ADHD clients
16:41 Supportive spouse
18:38 ADHD and Eating
19:48 Sexual issues
21:55 Helping myself
23:35 Have fun
25:53 My ADHD Journey
26:43 Pressure on black children
29:54 ADHD Friends

[@tiffanykraft944]

HOLY CANOLI!!! Aryiana narrated my life. Every.Thing.!!! I'm glad she was able to bring a unique perspective to this conversation. The different and demanding constraints on black children, to how she coped growing up, to how she is able always relate back to "how am I treating my body," etc. Also, by saying she was happy with who and where she is now and being honest about how her past shaped her. THIS has been an Absolutely remarkable video for me. I'm deeply greatful and hope she can come back on a semi-regular basis. God bless❤

[@jerishawilson]

I would like to know Ms. White's strategies for studying for her LCSW with ADHD. Im just discovering this and taking mine in June and would like to hear her thoughts.