We argue for the importance of adopting a more life-affirming and uplifting approach to the way ADHD is diagnosed, treated, and ultimately understood by the individual living with the condition.
AARON SMITH, LCSW, ACC
ICF Certified ADHD Coach, Achievement Strategist & Public Speaker
Aaron helps ADHDers leverage their creative capabilities and channel their unique strengths to accomplish meaningful objectives. As an ADHDer, Aaron knows all too well the daily challenges we face and is convinced that with a healthy mindset, targeted tools, and fine-tuned strategies, anyone can learn to harness their ADHD for success.
Aaron holds a Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice from Columbia University and is an ICF certified ADHD coach. As the founder of Potential Within Reach (PWR): a coaching, training, and advocacy organization, Aaron is dedicated to helping teens and young adults bridge the gap between their current performance and their full potential. He is also the co-founder of Attention Different and host of the Attention Different Podcast. His coaching practice offers in-person sessions at PWR’s headquarters, located in Denver, CO, and virtual sessions to clients nationwide.
STEPHEN TONTI
ADHD Coach, Public Speaker, Writer/Producer for Film & TV
Stephen knows first-hand how to leverage his ADHD for success. You may recognize him from his 2013 TEDx talk “Attention Different, NOT Deficit,” which has since gained millions of views, prompting Stephen to co-found Attention Different: an advocacy and educational organization working to reframe the way ADHD is understood and accepted.
Stephen has been invited to speak at a number of conferences (Columbia University, Lynn University, CHADD & ADDA’s 2017 meet up), is a regular contributor to Attention Magazine, and has made guest appearances on ADHD Rewired, Winn Claybaugh’s Masters series, and Cognitive Rampage. In 2018, Stephen graduated A.D.D.C.A.’s Coach Training Program.
Stephen completed his Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California Graduate Film and Television program with an emphasis on film production and VFX design.