How the Studio helps

A Meeting With Your Writing is definitely useful in this situation, especially since we’ve started using Zoom. The structure of the beginning and end of the session helps you bring your focus to your writing. The fact that there is a fixed beginning and end to the meeting helps you focus while you are in it. Once we’ve finished the opening practice, I open a breakout room as a Quiet Writing Room. Participants are muted but encouraged to keep their videos on. Many find seeing others writing helps them focus better.

The prompts at the beginning and end of A Meeting With Your Writing include questions about focus. I prompt you to notice what might affect your focus and make a plan. I encourage you to try things based on what’s going on specifically. At the end I prompt you to make some observational notes. The idea is that you learn more about what works for you in different situations. This can be particularly helpful if you aren’t sure what will work for you and you need a contained space to try things out and learn.

The group coaching sessions in the Studio also offer support as you figure things out. Some are focused on planning. Some are focused on your writing practice. And at least twice a quarter I host Office Hours where you can bring whatever issue you’d like help with for coaching and community support. There are other members of the community who have ADHD.

I’ve been told by members that my approach to planning and effective writing is also neuro-divergent friendly, not just for ADHD but also for dyslexia. I’m here to help you figure out what works for you. You are not broken. You don’t need fixing. You don’t have to figure out how to overcome your ADHD (or dyslexia, or autism, or whatever) to be a successful academic.