Agenda Color Code

Purple Registration, Activities & Special Events

Blue & Yellow Educational Sessions

Orange ADHD Conference Workshops

Green Peer Support Groups

Red Keynotes

Please note that the agenda & speakers are subject to change. 

Time Name Speakers More Info Room Location
4:00 PM - 7:00 PMRegistration Open 
Time Name Speakers More Info Room Location
7:30 AM - 9:00 AMAPI Breakfast by ACO 
7:30 AM - 7:00 PMRegistration Open 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMQuiet Room Open 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMFun Lounge Open 
8:15 AM - 10:15 AMUnfiltered: Real Talk for Women on ADHD, Hormones, and Midlife 
8:15 AM - 10:15 AMNavigating the “ADHD Identity Paradox’: From Insecurity to Authenticity 
8:15 AM - 10:15 AMBeyond the Checklist: Transdiagnostic Approaches for Complex Presentations 
8:15 AM - 10:15 AMHelping Individuals and Couples with ADHD Create/Maintain Healthy Boundaries 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMAssessing and Addressing Low Motivation in ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, and Autism 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMCertified…Now What? Building Your ADHD Coaching Practice 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMWhose Agenda Is It? Bias and Shared Experience in ADHD Coaching 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMSmart but Stuck: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Gifted/ADHD Learners Across Settings 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMA “No” That Means “Help”: Understanding Demand Avoidance 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMWise Mind for the Distracted Mind: DBT for Adult ADHD 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMCreating the Creator: Social Media for Educators, Coaches, & Clinicians 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMAccepting Uncertainty: Helping ADHD Clients Take Action Before They Feel Ready 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMWhen ADHD Grows Older: Memory and Executive Function Across Time 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMThe ICK Factor: Sex, Sensory issues & ADHD 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM"Meditation Sucks:" Somatic Interventions for Adults with ADHD Beyond Meditation 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMA Mixed-Methods Study of ADHD Coaching for Adults 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMClinicians with ADHD Peer Support Group 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMADHD Coaches Peer Support Group 
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMConcession Lunch in the Discovery Hall 
11:30 AM - 5:00 PMDiscovery Hall Open 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMFirst Time Attendee Meet-Up 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMHow Research on Leaders with ADHD can Inform Your Coaching 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMThe Joy of Narrative Planning: Designed for the ADHD Brain 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMConfident Countertransference: Managing Our Unconscious Reactions to ADHD Clients 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMTapping into Student Identity to Create a Successful College Experience 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMAnxiety Breakdown: 4 types of Anxiety that Run with ADHD 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMUnclogging the Funnel: Building Agency & EF in Students with ADHD 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMThe ADHD–AuDHD Paradox: Competing Realities Shaping Identity 
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMCalendars, Clutter & Connection: When One Partner Has ADHD 
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMMindfulness for ADHD: Beyond Sitting Still 
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMDigital Overload at Work: Interactive ADHD Boundary Reset 
1:30 PM - 4:30 PMConference Giveback | Community Service 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWhen Insight Isn’t Enough: Adapting CBT and ACT for Adult ADHD 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMThe EMPATH Method for Taming Big Emotions 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMAI in Coaching Without Breaking Trust: A Practical Safety Framework 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMFuel Your Flow: Igniting and Sustaining Effort on Important Tasks 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMCoaches Perspectives on Mechanisms, Barriers, and Facilitators of ADHD Coaching 
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMIf Only I’d Known: Women with ADHD in Conversation 
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMYour Home Is Dysregulating You: A Sensory-Friendly Design Workshop 
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMFatherhood and the “Role” That We Can Play 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMYou Can’t Stay in Your Lane: Why ADHD Assessment Requires Autism Competency 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMBridging the Gap: ADHD Medication, Resistance, and Couples Therapy 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMADHD and Tech: Re-Engineering Digital Environments for Executive Function 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMBeyond Interest & Urgency: Helping ADHD Clients Achieve Long-term Goals 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMCan’t Start or Can’t Stop: The ADHD-OCD Diagnostic Divide 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMAdapting DBT for ADHD Adolescents: Skills That Stick 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMEmotions as Signals: Teaching Emotional Intelligence in ADHD Coaching Without Crossing Into Therapy 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMUnderstanding ADHD and PTSD: Diagnosis, Risk Pathways, and Compassionate Care 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMThe ADHD Lens in Action: How the Right Question Changes Everything 
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMStrengthening Certainty, Connection, Agency, and Wellbeing to Get Things Done 
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMCollective Theorizing on ADHD – A Grassroots Philosophical Workshop 
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMDouble Whammy of ADHD & Addiction; How to Support Loved Ones 
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMACO Remarks & Keynote | David Goodman, MD 
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMDiscovery Hall Open & Welcome Reception  
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMADHD Adults 60+ Peer Support Group 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMMotherhood & ADHD Peer Support Group 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMFinancial Challenges & ADHD Peer Support Group 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMADHD & Addiction: Peer Support for Dual Journeys 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMADHD Beginners Peer Support Group 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMADHD Empowerment Adult Peer Support Group 
Time Name Speakers More Info Room Location
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMZumba-"Ditch the Workout and Join the Party" 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMParenting ADHD Together: Peer Support for Protecting Your Relationship 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMBuilding Connections: A Support Group for ADHD Adults 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMAuDHD Peer Support: Navigating the Intersection of Autism and ADHD 
7:30 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration Open 
7:45 AM - 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast in the Discovery Hall 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMFun Lounge Open 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMQuiet Room Open 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMCHADD Remarks & Keynote | Susan Young, PhD 
10:30 AM - 5:00 PMDiscovery Hall Open 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMHealing through Vulnerability: Helping Male Clients with ADHD Open Up 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMBright Minds, Struggling Readers: Understanding the ADHD Dyslexia Learning Overlap 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMStop the People-Pleasing, Self-Doubt & Perfectionism! ADHD & Our Self-Esteem 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMResearch Symposium I:What is the Scientific Evidence for Rejection Sensitivity in ADHD? 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMRedesigning Food Systems for Low-Capacity Days 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMADHD, ASD, or AuDHD? Supporting ADHD adults with exploring ASD 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMStill Distracted After All These Years: ADHD in Older Adults 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMUnderstanding IDEA and 504: A Parent's Advocacy Toolkit 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMWhy ADHD Gets Worse in Perimenopause: Mechanisms Beyond Estrogen 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLate-Diagnosed Women’s Circle: ADHD, Identity, and Self-Understanding 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJewish ADHD Support Group 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMYoung ADDults Peer Support Group 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMParents of ADHD Children Peer Support Group 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWhat Do I Do Next? Lessons from Decision Science 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMADHD Motivation: Aha, Now I get it! This makes sense 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMADHD Research and Programs from the CDC 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMFrom Masking to Recognition: A Mother–Daughter Perspective on Female ADHD 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMStop Spinning: ADHD Entrepreneurs Identify Next Moves 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMFrom Avoidance to Action: Acceptance-Based Skills for Adult ADHD 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWhen Life Doesn’t Go as Planned: Grief and ADHD 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWhy Smart Students Don’t Start: Solving Task Initiation, Avoidance, and Follow-Through in ADHD 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLifelong Bullying in ADHD: Phase 2 Survey Findings and Reclaiming Agency 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMMental Time Travel and Executive Functioning: Practical Strategies 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMEscaping Survival Mode: Transformational Thinking for ADHD 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMThe Uncanny Likeness Between Giftedness and ADHD 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMThe ADHD Sensory Experience: Overstimulation, Touch, and Intimate Relationships 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMNature as Nervous System Support: Ecopsychology for ADHD Folks 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMThe Parenting Paradox: Why Helping Keeps Kids Stuck 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMRaising Healthy Humans in a Digital World 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMTask and Ye Shall Receive: ADHD-Friendly To-Do Lists 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMCHADD Professional Advisory Board Session 2026 Science Update 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMThe Acquaintance Trap: Why ADHD Makes Friendship for Adults Hard 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMWhen Behaviour Isn’t the Problem: A Practical Framework for Engaging Students with ADHD 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM"When Requests Feel Like Threats: Practical Strategies for PDA" 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMMasterful Medication Management for 12 hours of Productivity and Happiness 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMSelf-Hatred Doesn’t Work: Self-Compassion in ADHD Relationships 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMADHD & Career Launch: A Strengths Based Framework for Emerging Adults 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMAwareness to Action: Closing Policy Gaps- ADHD Across the Lifespan 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMThe Torture of ADHD Boredom and Neuroscience-Based Strategies for Relief 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMDesigning Human Accountability: External Scaffolding That Works for ADHD 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMSouth Asian Peer Support Group 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM“Regulating in Real Time: DBT Skills for ADHD” 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMBIPOC Neurodivergent Professionals Peer Support Group 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMAAPI Identity & ADHD Peer Support Group 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMove, Feel, Regulate: A Somatic Wellness Workshop for Adults with ADHD 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMLatine ADHD Peer Support Group 
8:00 PM - 10:00 PMTalent Show 
Time Name Speakers More Info Room Location
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMPilates for ADHD: Regulate, Focus, and Move WITH Your Brain! 
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMMindfulness-based Strengths Practice for ADHD 
7:00 AM - 4:30 PMRegistration Open 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMCaregivers Supporting Emerging Adults Peer Support Group 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMRSD & ADHD Peer Support Group 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMSupporting Families as Grandparents: A Peer Support Circle 
7:45 AM - 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast in Discovery Hall 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMFun Lounge Open 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMQuiet Room 
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMADDA Remarks & Keynote | Salif Mahamane, PhD 
10:30 AM - 3:00 PMDiscovery Hall Open 
10:30 AM - 6:00 PMBookstore Open in the Discovery Hall 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMWiring the Classroom: Neuro-Pedagogy for the ADHD Brain 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMToo Bright, Too Loud, Too Much: The Sensory Reality of ADHD Women 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMMotivation Struggles with ADHD? Anxiety Might Be the Culprit 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMWhat Even Is Time? How We Perceive and Predict Time 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMRe-thinking substance use PREVENTION during pediatric ADHD primary care appointments 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMADHD and Video Games: What Gamers and Their Loves Ones Need to Know 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMPen to Paper: Screen-Free Tools That Work With ADHD Brains 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMADHD Minds Don’t Just Wander — They Wonder 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMOops I Did It Again: ADHD, Emotions & Impulsive Spending 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMLGBTQIA+ ADHD Peer Support Group 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMTransform Your Toolbox: A Hands-On Regulation & Resource Lab 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMLunch Reset: Clear Your Mind and Refill Your Capacity 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMEducator Peer Support Group 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMADHD Entrepreneurs Peer Support Group 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMBlack Women with ADHD Peer Support Group 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMWhen ADHD and Dyslexia Collide: What Support Actually Helps 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMHelping Your ADHD Child Navigate the Ultimate Transition: Puberty 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMTask Initiation and Time Blindness 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMA Bold New Paradigm for the ADHD Community: Action DeConstructed 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMAI as an Executive Function Partner for ADHD Clients 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMUS Adult ADHD Clinical Guidelines: The History and the Future 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMThe ADHD and Chronic Disorganization Connection: A Story of Challenge and Hope 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMOnce I Get Started: Motivational Strategies for Adult ADHD 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMYour Workplace Wasn't Built for ADHD: Designing Systems That Work 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMADHD Across Two Homes: Systems That Reduce Conflict and Support Self-Regulation 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMYou Can’t Teach a Dysregulated Brain: What Neuroscience Tells Us to Do Instead 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWhat Everyone Needs to Know About ADHD Medications 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMThe Peril and Potential of AI for Children with ADHD 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMThe Energy Audit: Redesigning Your Day Around How Your ADHD Brain Actually Works 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWorking With Your Future Self: An ADHD-Informed Approach to Sleep 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMADHD or Trauma? Why That's the Wrong Question 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMADHD and Eating: Nervous System, Behavior, and Nutrition Interventions 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMCareer and Technical Education & ADHD: Why Hands-On Learning is the Key to Neurodiverse Success 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMGame on with Coach C: A Psychologist's Playbook for Helping Kids with ADHD to Thrive in Team Sports 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM5th Annual ADHD Influencers & Advocates Panel 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMBeyond Boilerplate: Designing Student-Centered Accommodations That Actually Work 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMReading the Room: Communication Intelligence for Professionals with ADHD 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMOne fish, Two fish, don't you wish you could play? 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMImprovisation 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMUntethered: A Singles Support Space 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMen’s ADHD Peer Support Group 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMCalm the Busy Brain: A Guided Visualization Experience 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMHormones Gone Rogue: Peer Support for Hormone Transitions  
8:00 PM - 10:00 PMClosing Party 
8:00 PM - 10:00 PMQuiet Closing Party