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Interrupt Others in Conversation?
Can't wait to share your ideas -- at the expense of cutting others off mid-sentence? Here are four ways to express your thoughts -- without offending your conversation partner.
by
Ari Tuckman
For all those
adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) -- and those without -- who struggle to hold onto their ideas until there is an appropriate break in the conversation,
ADDitude 's
Ari Tuckman , Psy.D., M.B.A., the author of
More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults With ADHD and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians , offers four strategies to curb -- or compensate for --
interrupting in the video below.
More on ADD/ADHD Social Skills
Paying Attention During Conversation
Helping a Partner Who Interrupts
ADD/ADHD Makes It Difficult to Concentrate on Conversations
Are You Listening? How to Shine in Social Settings with ADD/ADHD
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