Brendan Mahan
@adhdessentials.bsky.social
ADHD Coach/Consultant/Speaker/Podcaster
Husband, Dad, Son, Friend
Trying to make the world a kinder place
He/Him
Husband, Dad, Son, Friend
Trying to make the world a kinder place
He/Him
It was my absolute honor to moderate a panel on authorship at ADHD Con 2025 with my friends Alan Brown, Caroline Maguire, @adhdjesse.com, and @howtoadhd.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It was my absolute honor to moderate a panel on authorship at ADHD Con 2025 with my friends Alan Brown, Caroline Maguire, @adhdjesse.com, and @howtoadhd.bsky.social.
My parenting philosophy boiled down:
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My parenting philosophy boiled down:
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
Under respond to the little stuff. It's just a problem to solve -
If we over-respond to the little mistakes kids make when they're little, they'll be less likely to tell us about the big problems they encounter when they get older and we won't be able to help.
There are different kids of bandwidth. Cognitive, Social, Emotional, Physical - Emotional bandwidth bleeds into everything.
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There are different kids of bandwidth. Cognitive, Social, Emotional, Physical - Emotional bandwidth bleeds into everything.
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
How do you build and spend your various bandwidths?
This isn’t good.
This research from the Boston Fed suggests that inflation expectations may becoming unmoored. That means higher inflation is becoming normalized, which could be own self-fulfilling prophecy on a more sustained bout of inflation.
Here are key takeaways:
Here are key takeaways:
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This isn’t good.
My job got easier when I decided that I didn't get paid for the stuff I enjoyed doing, I got paid for the stuff that was hard for me to do. It made the struggle feel more worthwhile.
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My job got easier when I decided that I didn't get paid for the stuff I enjoyed doing, I got paid for the stuff that was hard for me to do. It made the struggle feel more worthwhile.
Outstanding! I can’t wait for mine to arrive!
Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck & Tutorial Library (Standard Edition)
Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Yeah. Me too. And The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck is so much more than just a luxury card deck. How? Each deck comes with a p...
anti-planner.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Outstanding! I can’t wait for mine to arrive!
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Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck & Tutorial Library (Standard Edition)
Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Yeah. Me too. And The Anti-Planner Playing Card Deck is so much more than just a luxury card deck. How? Each deck comes with a p...
anti-planner.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Oops. Forgot the CTA. 😅
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
*clears throat*
Got ADHD? Hate doing boring adult-y stuff?
We bet you'll love the new Anti-Planner card deck!
Comes with ~5 productivity games~ to help you get shit done when you don't feel like it! 🃏
Limited pre-orders are $12 off:
It's important to root out the subtext of the messages being delivered to us - "Tylenol taken during pregnancy causes autism."
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
September 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's important to root out the subtext of the messages being delivered to us - "Tylenol taken during pregnancy causes autism."
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
The subtext is gross - "Folks with autism are less than, and it's mom's fault." That's bullshit.
ADHD Cleaning Tip:
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
ADHD Cleaning Tip:
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Look at the area you're in through your phone's camera. You'll be surprised by what you notice!
Have you ever asked a kid to stop doing something, only yo have them do it a couple more times before actually stopping?
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Have you ever asked a kid to stop doing something, only yo have them do it a couple more times before actually stopping?
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
That's not defiance.
It's regulation.
Saturday is one of the most soul affirming days of my year. www.calmercon.org
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September 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Saturday is one of the most soul affirming days of my year. www.calmercon.org
WORK FROM HOME PEEPS!
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
WORK FROM HOME PEEPS!
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Do you keep falling into "productive procrastination" traps where you do chores rather than whatever work-related task he should be doing?
Try picking only one chore that you can use that way. That boundary might just make you more intentional about what you're doing.
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
Calmer Con is pleased to welcome the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education to our Professional Resource Fair. MAGE supports and advocates for the understanding of gifted students and their educational needs.
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
August 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Calmer Con is pleased to welcome the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education to our Professional Resource Fair. MAGE supports and advocates for the understanding of gifted students and their educational needs.
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
Learn more about them on 9/6 at Calmer Con: www.calmercon.org/events/calme...
There might be more interest in film remakes if we call them covers:
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
August 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There might be more interest in film remakes if we call them covers:
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
Wes Anderson covers "The Three Amigos"
Ryan Coogler covers "Night of the Living Dead"
Kevin Smith covers "My Dinner with Andre"
Taika Waititi covers "Smokey and the Bandit"
Tim Burton covers "A Clock Work Orange"
Doing an ADDitude Webinar on Teenage boys at the end of the month. They opened it up to readers for questions and sent me the file.
There's 840 of them. 😳
I guess it's a topic people care about!
Now I just have to consolidate as many of them as I can. 🤪
There's 840 of them. 😳
I guess it's a topic people care about!
Now I just have to consolidate as many of them as I can. 🤪
July 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Doing an ADDitude Webinar on Teenage boys at the end of the month. They opened it up to readers for questions and sent me the file.
There's 840 of them. 😳
I guess it's a topic people care about!
Now I just have to consolidate as many of them as I can. 🤪
There's 840 of them. 😳
I guess it's a topic people care about!
Now I just have to consolidate as many of them as I can. 🤪
Talking to a client who had lost their job, I advised them to register a "Doing Business As" as a consultant to avoid a resume gap(s) in case it takes them a while to get a new job.
July 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Talking to a client who had lost their job, I advised them to register a "Doing Business As" as a consultant to avoid a resume gap(s) in case it takes them a while to get a new job.
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
“Superman is too woke!”
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Superman is too woke!”
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:
To celebrate the book deal, I got myself a PS5 to play Baldur's Gate 3. But I left it in a room without a screen. So I have to move my computer screen to play it and bring the screen back to my office to do my work. That friction keeps me from getting too caught up in video game nonsense.
June 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
To celebrate the book deal, I got myself a PS5 to play Baldur's Gate 3. But I left it in a room without a screen. So I have to move my computer screen to play it and bring the screen back to my office to do my work. That friction keeps me from getting too caught up in video game nonsense.
Reposted by Brendan Mahan
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
I'm honored to be on the "Parenting Your ADHD Kid Summit"!
28+ ADHD/Parenting experts!
✅ Creating support at home
✅ Managing screen time
✅ Diet & nutrition support for focus & behavior
✅ ADHD sleep solutions
✅ Compassionate discipline
…& more!
speakers.parentingyouradhdkidsummit.com/Brendan
28+ ADHD/Parenting experts!
✅ Creating support at home
✅ Managing screen time
✅ Diet & nutrition support for focus & behavior
✅ ADHD sleep solutions
✅ Compassionate discipline
…& more!
speakers.parentingyouradhdkidsummit.com/Brendan
Join the Parenting you ADHD Kid Summit Today
Create Calmer Home Environments with Strategies & Confidence to Raise Happy & Healthy Kids with ADHD
speakers.parentingyouradhdkidsummit.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm honored to be on the "Parenting Your ADHD Kid Summit"!
28+ ADHD/Parenting experts!
✅ Creating support at home
✅ Managing screen time
✅ Diet & nutrition support for focus & behavior
✅ ADHD sleep solutions
✅ Compassionate discipline
…& more!
speakers.parentingyouradhdkidsummit.com/Brendan
28+ ADHD/Parenting experts!
✅ Creating support at home
✅ Managing screen time
✅ Diet & nutrition support for focus & behavior
✅ ADHD sleep solutions
✅ Compassionate discipline
…& more!
speakers.parentingyouradhdkidsummit.com/Brendan
For the record, I am deeply troubled by RFK Jr's approach to Autism. I'm just fried out on social media at the moment. So I'm working to make the world a better place in ways that aren't online at the moment.
April 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For the record, I am deeply troubled by RFK Jr's approach to Autism. I'm just fried out on social media at the moment. So I'm working to make the world a better place in ways that aren't online at the moment.
I never trust an automated system to do something that would be problematic if it goes wrong (like filling prescription.) I will always talk to a person. And if it's REALLY important (like filling a prescription), I'll go there in person.
April 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I never trust an automated system to do something that would be problematic if it goes wrong (like filling prescription.) I will always talk to a person. And if it's REALLY important (like filling a prescription), I'll go there in person.
I think this almost daily.
Damn, this book is gonna be good
I hope society doesn't collapse before I can publish
I hope society doesn't collapse before I can publish
April 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I think this almost daily.
What seems bigger?
1 in 31
or
3%
1 in 31
or
3%
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What seems bigger?
1 in 31
or
3%
1 in 31
or
3%
Managed to work a Rumplestilskin joke into the Wall of Awful book. Too deep go a cut?
April 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Managed to work a Rumplestilskin joke into the Wall of Awful book. Too deep go a cut?