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The ADHD Skills Lab

Things are starting to fall through the cracks.

Not because you’re not trying, but because the systems everyone recommends weren’t built for a brain like yours.

The ADHD Skills Lab is for business owners with ADHD whose responsibilities have grown past simple solutions. Each week, Skye Waterson and guests share research-backed strategies and real-world systems to help you reduce the chaos, make consistent progress, and stop reinventing the wheel every time life gets complex.

No “just use a planner.” No productivity hacks that last a week. Just honest, practical support from someone who has spent years researching, testing, and refining what actually works for adult ADHD.

Skye is the founder of Unconventional Organisation, a former academic diagnosed with ADHD during her PhD, and the author of over 50 articles read by more than 250,000 people worldwide. She has worked with senior leaders, business owners, academics, and professionals navigating ADHD in high-responsibility roles, and was invited to share her research with both the Australian and New Zealand Government.

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Latest Episodes:

Learn talking strategies with an ADHD couple Dec 25, 2023

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We welcome our first couple with ADHD on this week's podcast. Shoda and Ollie host a podcast called Mindfully ADHD, where they try different strategies and dissect how well they worked.
They join us to discuss the power of radical self acceptance and share the ways they work together to live an ADHD-friendly life.
Hit that play button!
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD Insights: How to manage your thoughts and self-regulate Dec 18, 2023

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Do you trust your feelings? Can early exposure to certain events contribute to ADHD? What role do genetics and familial associations play in ADHD and Autism?

These are just a few of the questions tackled by Sarah and Skye in this week’s ADHD Research Recap. The pair discuss papers on avoidant automatic thoughts and share strategies from the ADHD Academy on self regulating in the moment.
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation
Avoidant Automatic Thoughts are Associated with Task Avoidance and Inattention in the Moment
Association between cumulative psychosocial adversity in the family and ADHD and autism: a family-based cohort study

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

Writing with ADHD: How to get started and stay consistent with Katy Forde Dec 11, 2023

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Skye is joined by Australian playwright Katy Forde for an open and honest discussion on the challenges of being a writer with ADHD. Katy explains how her daily rituals help her get started and stay consistent. She also offers practical tips and advice for anyone wishing to take on the often perilous journey of professional writing

Katy Forde is a writer, director, author and co-founder of Musical Theatre Australia. In 2019, she received the major Matilda Award for Best New Australian Work for her musical ‘A Girl's Guide to World War’.
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD Research Recap: Emotional challenges, late diagnosis, and internet addiction Dec 04, 2023

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How well does current research capture the nuances of neurodiversity? Listen along as we dissect papers on increased cognitive effort in emotional regulation, commonalities among late-diagnosed women and potential links to internet addiction.
Do the research findings reflect the reality of life with ADHD? You be the judge!
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation
Evidence of emotion dysregulation as a core symptom of adult ADHD: A systematic review
Exploring Female Students’ Experiences of ADHD and its Impact on Social, Academic, and Psychological Functioning
Internet addiction and its relationship with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, anxiety and stress among university students in Malaysia

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD-friendly working and the power of asking questions with ADHD coach Karen Nov 27, 2023

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Skye and Sarah are joined by Unconventional Organisation Head Coach Karen to talk diagnosis, ADHD-friendly workspaces, dopamine activities and the importance of asking questions.

Karen has worked in the community, disability and neurodivergent sectors for over 20 years. After an ADHD diagnosis in her mid-forties, she focused her attention in this area, helping others embrace their unique strengths and utilise research-based strategies to navigate a world not always suited to the ADHD brain.
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD Research Insights: Dyslexia, dyscalculia and subclinical symptoms Nov 20, 2023

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Join Sarah and Skye as they explore the potential links between ADHD and dyslexia, dyscalculia and other neurodivergence. The pair also discuss the individual differences in ADHD traits and how they present across the wider population. Could ADHD symptoms be a bell curve? Tune in to find out.
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation
Comorbidity and causality among ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia.
Neurocognitive Profile in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Dyslexia.
Mechanisms of cognitive disinhibition explain individual differences in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder traits.

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

Lindsay Guentzel: On ADHD, rejection sensitivity and burnout Nov 13, 2023

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Until the age of 35, Lindsay Guentzel often struggled to remember day-to-day tasks without understanding why. Now, after an ADHD diagnosis in 2021, she is navigating her new normal and helping others do the same through her ReFocused Podcast.
The award-winning journalist joins Skye on this week’s ADHD Skills Lab to share her experiences with masking, rejection sensitivity, burnout and executive dysfunction -- and the strategies she puts in place to overcome them.
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD Research Recap: Exploring the Genetics of ADHD Nov 06, 2023

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In this podcast episode, Abbie, Sarah and Skye discuss two research papers, both related to ADHD and genetics. They explore a paper that delves into the role of microRNA in ADHD. The other study they discuss is a meta-analysis of ADHD genetics, which identifies 27 risk loci.
Hit play and learn more about ADHD and genetics!
The ADHD Academy
Unconventional Organisation
Alterations in microRNA of extracellular vesicles associated with major depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity and anxiety disorders in adolescents.
Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

Eric Tivers: How to build a strategy-based life with ADHD Oct 30, 2023

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“My first diagnosis was lazy… I told my mum, my teacher thinks my name is ‘Don’t-Eric’.” This was Eric Tivers' experience growing up with undiagnosed ADHD. In the years since, he qualified as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and ADHD coach, produced over 500 episodes of the ADHD reWired podcast and won numerous awards for his work along the way.
This week, he joins Skye to share his incredible expertise. The pair discuss playing to your strengths, recognising what you’re not so good at, and how to build a strategy-based life around your ADHD. You won’t want to miss this one!
The ADHD Academy: https://courses.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy
Unconventional Organisation: https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

ADHD Research Recap: Emotional dysregulation, white matter and working from home Oct 23, 2023

Show notes

Did the pandemic impact how you work today? This week, Sarah and Skye take a look at the long-lasting legacy of working from home during COVID-19, take a deep dive into emotional dysregulation, and look into the white matter and inner workings of the ADHD brain. Hit play and let’s get into it!
The ADHD Academy: https://courses.unconventionalorganisation.com/the-adhd-academy
Unconventional Organisation: https://www.unconventionalorganisation.com/

P.S. If you’re a founder who’s tired of the mad scramble of disorganized systems and stressful HR, and you want a business that feels as easy as plugging your headphones into an iPod shuffle, I’ve got something for you.
Want to grow your business?

My Focused Balanced Growth Program has everything you need to build consistent ADHD-friendly routines and processes to grow. Click here to learn more.

Looking for a coach who's also an operator who'll turn your business into a finely-tuned profit and peace machine designed for your brain?

I work with one company a month as a fractional consultant and COO, learning about your business and implementing systems that allow both trust & transparency with your team. Click here to book a call and discuss.

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