Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay

Episode 125 - Dealing with ADHD in College —Brandon Slade

March 29, 2022 Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC
Success is Subjective: Helping parents of college students accept that dropping out is okay
Episode 125 - Dealing with ADHD in College —Brandon Slade
Show Notes

Being neurodiverse can often be looked at as a major blocker for many people. Though, it doesn’t have to be that way! What may feel like a challenge to deal with in school could be what successfully sets you apart in the real world, if you learn how to discipline your gift.

Brandon Slade, Founder of Untapped Learning, struggled with academics growing up, causing him to have an overwhelming experience in college. After getting diagnosed with ADHD, he began to figure out ways to implement habits, routines, and learning strategies that enabled him to succeed as a student. Even after his academic setbacks, Brandon has made it his mission to figure out how the ADHD brain works, now helping other students with executive functioning challenges discipline their gifts at Untapped Learning.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Brandon joins Joanna to share his journey as he dealt with ADHD in college and how his experience led him to start Untapped Learning. Through Brandon’s story you’ll get to see the reality of what it’s like to have a neurodiverse challenge and hopefully gain hope for yourself or a loved one of yours. Listen in to gain insight on navigating ADHD in college and the real world.

What You Will Learn

  • The contrasting careers that Brandon was able to see growing up in his family 
  • Brandon’s overwhelming experience in college 
  • Having ADHD in college
  • The importance of having good mentors as a young adult
  • Brandon’s journey as he navigated career paths
  • Life is not linear!
  • The reality of what it looks like to work through executive function challenges
  • The importance of having discipline and a routine

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