Caroline Carrier

Speaker: Caroline Carrier Description ADHD doesn’t disappear with age—it just changes shape. Growing Up with ADHD: What School Struggles Teach Us About the Workplace draws on real insights from school-age children with ADHD and maps them onto the adult workplace experience. From difficulty focusing and emotional regulation to sensory overload and rejection sensitivity, many of the challenges children face in school persist into adulthood—often in more internalised and less re

Speaker: Caroline Carrier Description ADHD is often defined by what goes wrong—distraction, impulsivity, forgetfulness—but the full picture is far more complex, and often far more powerful. Things the Diagnostic Criteria Don’t Tell You About ADHD is an eye-opening session. In this talk, we go beyond the textbook and explore five crucial aspects of ADHD that standard diagnostic criteria leave out. From the deep connection between emotion and attention to the realities of execu

Speaker: Caroline Carrier Description Many adults with ADHD go years—sometimes decades—without a diagnosis, not because they don’t struggle, but because the criteria used to assess them weren’t written with adult experiences in mind. What Gets Missed: Understanding ADHD Beyond the Diagnostic Criteria unpacks why so many adults fall through the cracks when seeking support. We explore how ADHD can present in ways that are easily misunderstood—especially in women, people of colo

Speaker: Caroline Carrier Description For many neurodivergent individuals, procrastination and perfectionism don’t come from laziness or lack of care—they come from fear of failure, rejection, or not being “enough.” Perfectionism, Procrastination, and the Inner Critic: Tools for Self-Compassion and Support explores the internal tug-of-war between high standards and avoidance, and introduces practical tools to shift that dynamic from self-sabotage to self-support. Through hone

Facilitator: Caroline Carrier Description ADHD is complex, layered, and often misunderstood. This course is designed to change that. Understanding ADHD is a 10-week learning experience that delivers game-changing insight into how ADHD truly works—beyond the surface-level stereotypes. Each session builds on the last, offering a rich, nuanced understanding of ADHD that’s rooted in lived experience, current research, and practical application. This course is ideal for: Teachers