ADHD & Procrastination

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Procrastination is a common and often frustrating difficulty for people with ADHD, but it is frequently misunderstood as laziness, poor motivation or lack of willpower.

In this interactive two-hour workshop, Dr Anneka Tomlinson, Clinical Academic Psychiatrist specialising in ADHD, will explore why ADHD can make it particularly difficult to start, sustain and complete tasks. The session will look at the role of executive functioning, motivation and reward, emotional regulation, time perception, overwhelm and the powerful effect of urgency and deadlines.

The workshop will combine accessible science and clinical insights with practical exercises and opportunities for self-reflection. Participants will hopefully leave with a better understanding of their own procrastination and a personalised toolkit of strategies they can apply to work, study and everyday life.

Workshop Highlights:

• Understand why procrastination is particularly common in ADHD
• Unpack the link between motivation, reward and the ADHD brain
• Recognise your own procrastination patterns and triggers
• Learn practical, evidence-informed approaches to breaking the procrastination cycle

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Speaker Bio:

Dr Tomlinson is a Clinical Academic Psychiatry Fellow working at the University of Oxford. Having worked with and treated many adults with ADHD, she now focuses on targeted individualised treatment in mental health, particularly ADHD and mood disorders. Dr Tomlinson works in the Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL) with Professor Andrea Cipriani and has been published widely in the field of mental health. In addition, she also works alongside Professor Samuele Cortese (ADHD international expert) at the University of Southampton on a number of projects on ADHD including projects identifying treatment predictors in patients with ADHD.

Testimonials from our guests

⭐  As someone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD I’ve attended several talks, particularly around women with ADHD. The speakers are brimming with knowledge - not just experts but leading researchers in their field. Seed Talks finds the best of the best, who not only make the sessions informative but super fun too, which is clear in how engaged everyone is in both the in-person and online talks - no small task for 100+ ADHD sufferers! And all for a fraction of the price of a coach! - Liv H.

⭐  It felt like a really great session with well rounded knowledge and it felt like a safe space with a safe speaker who genuinely cared and understood the shared experience. - Anon.

⭐  Great balance of science and discussion. I have learned so much and felt part of an incredibly supportive group. Overall, a fantastic course. Hoping there might be more! - Anon.