139 | ADHD on a Date This Week’s Guest: Jonathan Carroll is the founder of Carroll Education Group, IEP Experts and The Business of Coaching. He received his BA in Communications from DePaul University and his MA in Learning Disabilities from Northeastern Illinois University. In this discussion, you will hear Jonathan talk a lot about navigating relationships as someone with ADHD.  Jonathan shares experiences from his first marriage and from his current relationship with his wife.  He talks about the issues he has encountered and the strategies he’s implemented to work through these issues.  During the hot-seat portion of this discussion, Jonathan shares his struggles with public social interactions.  To help him work through this situation, I turn things around and ask Jonathan what he would tell someone he’s coaching that is in the same situation and he’s got some great insight. Connect with Jonathan Carroll: Jonathan Carroll’s website - http://adhdguru.com Twitter - @ADHDGuru Email - Jonathan@adhdefcoach.com YouTube - http://youtube.com/adhdguru LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhdefcoach You’ll Learn: [06:50] - Jonathan talks about making himself more acceptable in social situations.  He shares some tips that help make that happen. [10:40] - Jonathan believes you need to be a student of yourself and identify situations that are and are not ideal for you. [14:42] - Jonathan shares a story about where he needed to acclimated to a situation. [18:32] - For a long time, Jonathan tried to cover-up his ADHD.  He goes on to share his self-realizations. [22:28] - Jonathan talks about his first marriage and the role his ADHD played in the relationship.  He talks about the relationship he has with his current wife and shares what he learned from his previous marriage. [29:16] - Jonathan elaborates on relationship issues and solutions he has discovered to help work through those issues. [39:27] - Continuing on the topic of relationships, Jonathan talks about scheduling dates with family obligations. [51:24] - Jonathan Carroll sits in the ADHD reWired Hot Seat.  When Jonathan gets too comfortable, he has some problem with self-awareness and his filter.  Resources: AutoSilent Kitchen Safe Timer Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: http://www.audibletrial.com/ADHDreWired ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group! We have dates for our winter sessions for the group.  The winter session will start on January 16th.  Early registration will be from November 16th-22nd! The CHADD International Conference on ADHD This conference is being held November 10th - 12th in Costa Mesa, California.  I will be speaking about time management strategies at this conference.  To register, visit http://chadd.org!  I will be doing a few webinars in advance of this conference. On Thursday, October 27th (2pm-3:30pm Central) and Thursday, November 3rd (10:30am-12pm Central) are on the schedule and more dates will be announced soon! The CHADD of Northern Illinois If you are in the northern Illinois region, my local CHADD group will be doing a panel of experts on November 21st in Grayslake, IL.  More information can be found on our Meetup page or Facebook page. October is ADHD Awareness Month Every Tuesday in the month of October, you can join Nisha Subramanian and me for a live, interactive webinar.  We will be answering your productivity and ADHD questions.  The webinars are held at 12:30-1:30pm (Central Time).  These webinars are free and you can sign up at http://erictivers.com/events. ADHD Friendly Guide to Understanding Insurance Go from “WTF!” to “Done!” with our three-part series.  Jessica Stillwell will be presenting the information and answering all of your questions. Go to http://erictivers.com/events to register! ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group Do you want to improve your productivity, develop better habits, and experience the true power of accountability from members of our own tribe?  Learn more at