ADD and S-E-X
Thursday, May 10, 2012 Leave a comment
ADD & Sexuality: an ADD Coaching Viewpoint
by Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, CTP, CMC, ACT, MCC, SCAC
Creative Commons; Wikipedia
Sexuality is one of the not-so-surprising areas affected by Executive Functioning Dysregulations of ALL types, including ADD.
Factors effecting physical intimacy is an arena that is rarely thought about in terms of ADD specifically.
The topic of ADD’s impact on sex is even less frequently spoken aloud and in public — at least not seriously!
So, of course, I wanna’ discuss it!
The Back Story
During a break betweeen sessions at last March’s ACO Conference in Atlanta, I was chatting with a few of the other speakers about the key issues that our clients bring to coaching. The question of how (and how often) we are called on to handle the topic of sexualty came up for discussion.
One of the participants in the conversation was the founder of ADDClasses.com, Tara McGillicuddy, an ADD Coach, advocate and speaker who is the host of the most popular ADD podcast series on BlogTalk Radio: ADHD Support Talk.
So, of course, WE made plans to have a conversation on the topic of the impact of ADD on sexuality for her show.
It just wrapped!
“It’s a wrap” is a sho-biz term (my first career, FYI). It is frequently used to identify the end of the filming or taping – the recording phase – of a movie, documentary or television program.
While there is often a great deal of work still to be done before the project “wraps” officially and is ready for the viewing public, the day-to-day obligations of the performers and technical crew have now come to a end.
Hearing the words,“It’s a wrap” is cause for celebration because, for the most part, their involvement in the work of putting the project together is over — one step closer to fame and fortune!
If the shoot took place on location, “It’s a wrap” means that exhausted actors and “behind the camera” professionals get to go back to their families and their lives: no more pre-dawn make-up calls, middle of the night shooting schedules or 24/7 on-call scrambles!
Wrapping on the Radio
With RADIO, too, the end of every segments’ taping is a cause for celebration, even though the process is far less complex than putting together a film or TV show. With the miracles of distance technology, it is generally MUCH less disruptive to the regular schedules of everyone involved.
It’s still time to celebrate when the recording is done, because the content is one step closer to the “audience” for which the show was created.
So, TADA! I’m pleased to announce that, as of 5 P.M. Eastern on May 9th, Tara and I “wrapped” the first Sexuality and ADD segment for ADHD Support Talk.
We were barely able to scratch the surface, but I believe we mentioned a few items many of you have probably never considered. If response warrants, we’ll do more on this topic. So, if this is an area you would like to hear more about, make sure you listen, download, email or leave a comment.
Coming Soon to a Computer near YOU
This segment will air on Tuesday, May 15th. Subsequently. it will be available as a no-charge podcast via iTunes syndication, as well as in archive on the ADHD Support Talk section of the BlogTalk Radio site.
If at all possible, I will endeavor to make it available right here on ADDandSoMuchMore.com – so check back here if you are unable to locate it from the sources above. I hope you enjoy listening to the segment as much as we enjoyed making it.
CLICK HERE for the Post where you can play the podcast
Leave me yoiur comments below — I’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject.
Some Related Content ’round the ‘net
- ADHD & Sex Video (The Halverstadt Group)
- Adult ADD and Sex (Jeff’s ADD Mind)
- Neuroscientists and Educators Examine How Fear, Stress, and Sexuality Affect Well Being (prweb.com)
- Sex Matters (uw20sciencemediaandculture.wordpress.com)
- COPD and Sex (webmd.com)
- Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
About Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
