How to Write with ADHD and Coach Skye Waterson

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

Bonus Episode: ADHD Coach, researcher, and Doctoral Candidate, Skye Waterson, spoke to me about writing a dissertation with neurodiversity, conquering burnout, and her unconventional approach to writing routines for writers with time blindness and more.

Skye Waterson is the Founder of Unconventional Organization, a worldwide, research-based ADHD support service that has helped academics, playwrights, and authors with ADHD “...build strength-focused writing routines so they can meet their goals while managing struggles with executive functioning”

An academic with over seven years of experience working in adult education, she has studied in various fields, including Psychology, Sociology, and Public Health, and is now a Doctoral Candidate in Population Health.

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In this file Skye Waterson and I discussed:

• How she got her ADHD diagnosis at age 30
• Why procrastination and neurodiversity go hand-in-hand
• How neurotypical writers differ from those with real struggles
• When you need to seek out unconventional wisdom for help
• The strengths of writers with ADHD
• Leaning on self-care to promote productivity
• And a lot more!

Show Notes:

• unconventionalorganisation.com
• 'The Writer's Brain' on Procrastination: Part One - The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience (podcast)
• Unconventional Organization on Instagram
• Kelton Reid on Twitter

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