Episode 26 - The Advocateurs - Mark Graban
Episode Summary:
My guest today is my friend Mark Graban and we are going to talk about his journey but the theme of the episode is avoiding misdiagnoses. You hear about this more than you realize but it doesn’t seem like much is done about it, a misdiagnosis is very real.
In Mark’s case, the Jury is still out on whether he is ADHD but some people go through their whole life with an incorrect diagnosis or not being diagnosed at all.
Mark’s newest book, “The mistakes that make us” is out now and you can find it on Amazon and other providers listed on www.markgraban.com. I also highly recommend checking out his many podcasts.
I also name drop a mutual friend of ours Katie Anderson, who is also another author and her latest book that she wrote with Isao Yoshino called Learning to Lead, which just won another award, is available at all major book stores and you can check out her website kbjanderson.com
This is the link that Mark was referring to during our conversation about ADHD having an unusual sense of fairness.
https://untappedbrilliance.com/adhd-and-an-unusual-sense-of-fairness/
Interestingly enough, this trait isn’t just limited to ADHD, this can also present as an autistic trait as well, possibly falling under the diagnostic manual references of B2 (Excessively Rigid, Inflexible, Or Rule-Bound, In Behaviour Or Thought)
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Timestamps:
00:00:00.00 Show Starts
00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Foundation
00:17:15.50 Help Line and Episode Start
00:36:00.00 Help Line Numbers
01:14:00.00 Land Acknowledgment
01:24:00.00 Show Introduction
02:05:12.40 Fun Intro
02:12:00.00 Show Intro
02:58:00.00 Mark Graban and Katie Anderson Books
03:34:00.00 What is Twice Exceptional
04:42:00.00 School was Mark’s Outlet
09:58:00.00 Lived Experience, the shop floor and respect
11:42:00.00 Analysis of the process of diagnosis
13:40:00.00 Self Reflection and doing more
19:59:06.20 Marcus Miller Story
23:26:00.00 Kindness Ad
23:56:00.00 Mark’s Concert Story
25:16:00.00 Do you think there is a framework missing for discussion?
32:16:12.00 What tips does Mark have for advocating?
36:06:00.00 Analysis of a process
38:10:00.00 Mark Graban’s Love and Kindness Tip
42:16:00.00 Mark Graban’s Closing Thoughts
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