Course 2: Physical Strategies
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Introduction and Overview (0.75 hours)

Welcome!
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Course Overview (20 min)
Bonus - Chicken or Egg? (25 min)
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Step 1: Noting Your Normal (1 minute)

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Step 1.0: Noting Your Normal
Step 2: Sleep - Learning About ADHD-Related Issues (2.3 hours)

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Step 2.0: Introduction (7 min)
Step 2.1: Seeing Three Real-Life Examples (13 min)
Step 2.2: Categorizing ADHD Sleep Challenges by Appearance (16 min)
Step 2.3: Considering Seven Good Reasons to Optimize Sleep (15 min)
Step 2.4: Connecting Couple Issues to Sleep Issues (17 min)
Step 2.5: Categorizing Sleep Challenges by Research (13 min)
Step 2.6: Highlighting Research Area #1 - Circadian Rhythm Disorder (20 min)
Step 2.6 BONUS VIDEO: What Makes You Tick - Circadian Rhythms (3 min)
Step 2.7: Highlighting Research Area #2 - RLS and PMLS. (14 min)
Step 2.8: Research Area #3 - Breathing Disorders (e.g. sleep apnea) (22 min)
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Step 3: Sleep - Implementing a 7-Step Strategy (1.3 hours)

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Step 3.0: Introduction (15 min)
Step 3.1: Deciding to Give Sleep Its Due (4 min)
Step 3.2: Identifying Your Sleep Baseline (2 min)
Step 3.3: Revising Misinterpretations (3 min)
Step 3.4: Getting Objective Feedback (7 min)
Step 3.5: Thinking About Your Sleep Routine (4 min)
Step 3.6: Getting Organized for Sleep - Externally (12 min)
Step 3.7: Getting Organized for Sleep - Internally (33 min)
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Step 4: Thinking About Diet and Exercise (1.3 hours)

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4.0 Thinking about Nutrition & Exercise (3 min)
4.1 Hitting the Highlights: ADHD and Nutrition (32 min)
4.2 Hitting the Highlights: ADHD and Exercise (14 min)
4.3 Simplifying Your Approach To Get Moving (10 min)
4.4 Stacking Healthy Habits (10 min)
Step 5: Medication - Answering Common Questions (3.75 hours)

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Step 5.0 Intro: Answering Common Medication Questions (19 min)
Step 5.1 What Do Medication Success Stories Look Like? (14 min)
Step 5.2 What Are the Potential Benefits of Medication? (33 min)
Step 5.3 How Do These Medications Work? (32 min)
Step 5.4. What Are The Medication Choices? (30 min)
Step 5.5 What Are the Choices Among Stimulants? (52 min)
Step 5.6 Is Medication A Quick Fix — Or a Last Resort? (15 min)
Step 5.7. Why Does Teamwork Often Bring the Best Results? (29 minutes)
FOR REFERENCE from Course 1: Exploring How Third-Party Feedback Can Be Useful (29 min)
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Step 6: Optimizing Medication with the 7 Ds Strategy (3.2 hours)

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Step 6.0. Intro — Maximizing Medication with the 7Ds Strategy (13 min)
Step 6.0.1. Revisiting Case Couple Lin and Simon (6 min)
Step 6.0.2 Revising Case Couple Gwen and Jerome(11 min)
Step 6.1 Defining Meaningful, Medication-Sensitive Targets (24 min)
Step 6.2 Discussing a Timeline of Expectations (16 min)
Step 6.3 Developing a Tracking System (17 min)
Step 6.4. Determining Baseline (9 min)
Step 6.5 Defusing Any Fears About Medication (10 min)
Step 6.6 Deciding To Initiate (26 min)
Step 6.7 Definitely Keep Building On Success (5 min)
Step 6.8 Summarizing the 7-Step Strategy (4 min)
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Step 6.9.1 - Follow up with Lin and Simon (21 min)
Step 6.9.2 Follow-Up with Case Couple Jerome and Gwen (31 min)

Step 2.8: Research Area #3 - Breathing Disorders (e.g. sleep apnea) (22 min)

21:43 minutes

Let's dive into Research Area #3: Sleep-disordered breathing (including sleep apnea).

Compared to delayed sleep phase and periodic limb movements of sleep, sleep-disordered breathing might be a little more complex or at least more shrouded in mystery. And sometimes misinformation.

In this lesson, we:

Gain an overview of this type of sleep disorder
Examine what it might mean in the context of ADHD — and dopamine
Review what helps and what makes it worse