{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"De Facto Leaders","title":"When ADHD Symptoms Aren’t Obvious: Racing Thoughts, Scaffolding, and Executive Functioning (with Shontaye Glover Jones)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2266,"description":"When we think about ADHD, we often think about the symptoms we can see from the outside. But many of the challenges that come with ADHD are happening internally.\nSomeone may be dealing with racing thoughts, difficulty filtering information, problems regulating attention, or trouble creating structure for themselves even when those challenges aren’t obvious to the people around them.\nThat’s why in episode 271 of the De Facto Leaders podcast, I talk with Shontaye Glover Jones, pediatric speech-language pathologist and author, about what ADHD can feel like from the inside and how that impacts executive functioning and daily life.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\nWhat internal hyperactivity and racing thoughts can look like when ADHD symptoms aren’t obvious externally.\nWhy the effects of stimulant medication are often misunderstood, and how medication can help with filtering and focus rather than simply making someone “calmer.”\nWhy medication works best when it’s paired with therapy, skill-building, and other interventions.\nWhy transitions from highly structured environments to less structured settings can be especially difficult for people with ADHD and executive functioning challenges.\nThe importance of learning how to put scaffolding and structure in place for yourself in unstructured environments.\nShontaye’s book about an autistic Black boy preparing for a trip to the barbershop, and why everyday community experiences may require significant front-loading and preparation for someone with different sensory needs\nShontaye is a children's book author, pediatric SLP, content creator, conference programmer and professional speaker. In 2016, she founded her private practice Having Our Say, LLC to create a space where families and children would feel seen, valued, and be heard. Shontaye works with organizations and school districts around the country with a focus on literacy and creating equitable spaces for all students. Her debut picture book, \"Liam's First Cut\" (2020) is...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0oJtWPTQt3MqWFWHje3EV3iJ5_UHHgZpH9PmybuxIWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTY4LzE2ODM5/MjY0NDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}