This is the Tad Talks Podcast.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tad Talks with Ada.

My name is Nikki Kinzer, and I am the founder of TakeControlADHD.com, co-host of Taking Control of the ADHD podcast, and co-author of Unapologetically ADHD, a step-by-step framework for everyday planning on your terms.

And I am thrilled to be part of the Ada's Tad Talks this year.

Today, I want to share with you my thoughts on what to do when everything on your to-do list feels urgent and how to choose what actually matters most.

Imagine it's Sunday night and your to-do list is staring at you with past due tasks, upcoming deadlines, and everything else you should need or want to be doing.

Which deserves your attention first? With ADHD, everything feels urgent and everything needs to be done right now.

cycle of prioritizing with ADHD.

And so when you talk to people about awareness, how do you go about it? What is awareness from your perspective?

Well, a lot of people will wonder, is this ADHD or is this just me? And we don't really know the answer, right? Because it sounds like it could be ADHD, but that's just part of your personality too.

So I think that when I'm talking to clients, I'm listening for things that are common that, okay, well, that makes sense that, When you get overwhelmed, you shut down.

That's a pretty common characteristic of ADHD.

Time goes by really fast if I'm really into something.

Okay, that makes sense.

So what I try to do, no matter if they were just newly diagnosed or if they've been diagnosed for a long time, I want them to see where it's impacting them.

And Nikki, does that make sense? Thoughts on that?