Do you ever wonder what is going on in the minds of neurodivergent coworkers with ADHD, depression, anxiety, or learning differences? These adults seem to struggle with managing time, focus, motivation and planning. Work may be turned in late, important points during meetings may be missed or they seem disorganized and forgetful. In this training, Dr. Saline explains ADHD and related conditions and how they manifest in the workplace. She will discuss why improving executive functioning skills is so critical to successful daily functioning and offers innovative strategies that help all colleagues, not just those who are neurodivergent, to improve focus, organization, recall, planning and motivation. You will leave with greater knowledge about fostering a professional environment of compassion, acceptance and productivity for everybody.

Topics in this training include:

• Tools for improving executive functioning skills for effective daily functioning

• Useful strategies to improve sustained attention, organization, prioritizing and initiation.

• Techniques for understanding the type of support neurodivergent adults need to be successful at work

• Caring approaches that address anxiety, perfectionism or depression in colleagues

Living in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable, people are more anxious than ever before. This anxiety is negatively impacting them at work, at home and in social situations. For folks living with ADHD, learning disabilities, autism or twice exceptionality (2E), managing anxiety in conjunction with executive functioning deficits can seem especially daunting and unmanageable. Worry and fear seem to increase agitation, distractedness and a lack of productivity. In this training, Dr. Saline discusses how anxiety functions, its impact on your brain your body, and your work. She will show you how to manage these issues effectively and support colleagues who are struggling so everybody can be more productive and confident.

Topics in this training include:

• Strategies to reduce adult anxiety and change your relationship to worry

• Techniques to avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking, decrease perfectionism and reduce overthinking about ‘what-if’s’

• Tools for understanding how to realistically evaluate situations, tolerate uncertainty and engage appropriately with peers

• Methods for talking back to your worries, developing a sense of control and shifting to a growth mindset orientation.

• Effective approaches to nurture the resilience professionals need

Topics in this training include:

• The foundation of motivation and why students get stuck

• Practical approaches to increase collaboration and engagement

• Evidence-based, effective strategies to improve initiation, time management, organization and prioritizing

• Interventions to reduce procrastination, increase focus,  sustained attention and develop goal-directed persistence

• Methods for reducing anxiety’s effect on motivation

Are you frustrated with how hard it is for you to start things, stick with them and finish up? Many adults with ADHD, learning disabilities and autism struggle with knowing where to begin a task, how to break it down and how to set realistic goals. Haunted by previous failures and struggling to concentrate on uninteresting tasks, you may feel extremely frustrated and hopeless about making real changes in your efficiency, productivity and focus. In this workshop, Dr. Sharon Saline provides insight and tools on how to improve motivation, productivity, sustained attention and self-confidence. Dr. Saline also explores the relationship between motivation, anxiety and low self-confidence, offering practical tools to support yourself and/or colleagues more effectively. You will leave this workshop with practical tips and helpful strategies for getting more done and feeling good about yourself too!

Topics in this training include:

• Ways to unpack the components of motivation and understand why people get stuck

• Effective strategies to improve executive functioning skills such as initiation, time management, organization and prioritizing

• Tools to conquer procrastination, perfectionism and anxiety related to work projects, presentations and reports

• Interventions to increase focus, build sustained attention and develop goal-directed persistence

• Methods for limiting negative judgments, improving self-awareness and appreciating daily accomplishments

Do you notice that perfectionism holds you or your colleagues back and limits satisfaction and success? Many adults, especially those with ADHD, learning disabilities, autism and twice-exceptionality (2E) struggle with wanting something to be right so much that it becomes difficult to start tasks or finish them. Sometimes perfectionism leads to intense self-criticism, low self-esteem and social isolation. This cycle of perfectionism not only increases procrastination and stress but also contributes to ongoing anxiety and depression. In this presentation, Dr. Sharon Saline will provide you with tools to interrupt and curb the pattern of setting unreasonable standards, engaging in negative comparisons to others and judging yourself for being an ‘outside-the-box’ thinker. You will walk away accepting yourself (and your colleagues) as you truly are–perfectly imperfect.

Topics in this training include:

• Approaches to understand the relationship between anxiety, perfectionism and ADHD

• Tools for interrupting and curbing unreasonable standards, negative comparisons to others and unhelpful patterns of self-criticism

• Strategies for managing imposter syndrome, fear of failure and toxic shame

• Methods for improving executive functioning skills related to productivity, procrastination and focus

• Techniques to set realistic expectations based on previous successful experiences

• Tips for building the resilience of a growth mindset and the capacity for mindful self-compassion

Is it tough for you to make presentations, connect with colleagues in the lunchroom or join meetings? Many neurotypical and neurodivergent adults wrestle with struggle with fears of embarrassment, rejection or criticism and hold back from participating in work or life in ways they truly desire. Sometimes intense insecurity, rejection sensitivity or low self-esteem interfere with their ability to succeed professionally as well as personally. Dr. Sharon Saline will show you how to participate more fully in work and social situations with greater confidence and less discomfort. She will help you understand how social anxiety works and offer tools for improving your communication skills. By developing resilience and shifting your mindset, you’ll be armed with concrete techniques for artfully engaging with others with courage and authenticity.

Topics include:

• Tools for understanding how social anxiety and rejection sensitivity dysphoria function and affect work and peer relationships

• Strategies for overcoming limiting beliefs and behaviors that hold you (or your colleagues) back

• Techniques for managing social situations and personal relationships with ease and confidence.

• Skills to improve communication and engage in clear, appropriate and meaningful conversations.

• Methods for improving resilience and maintaining a growth mindset.

Would you like to help people living with ADHD develop better self-management, social skills and personal insight? In this workshop, Dr. Sharon Saline explains how mindful self-compassion improves metacognition, emotional regulation, impulse control, and other executive functioning skills that frequently challenge people with ADHD. These tools will help people engage in less negative self-talk and possess more confidence to apply themselves more successfully in school or work, at home and with peers.

Topics include:

• Recent research on ADHD, executive functioning skills and co-occurring conditions

• Practical strategies for reducing stress, anxiety and shame

• Tools to reduce pessimistic outlooks and fixed mindsets in the workplace and at home

• Methods for building mindful self-awareness and essential cognitive skills related to focus, motivation and organization