✔️What if ChatGPT could act like an extra set of executive functions when your ADHD brain gets overwhelmed?

Kristen shares how she uses AI to decode confusing emails, write responses when she's feeling ALL the feelings, make decisions without overthinking, and build systems that actually work for her ADHD brain.

Ever get an email and immediately think:

“Wait…are they mad at me?”

Or spend three days avoiding a response because you don't know what to say?

Or have 17 options in front of you and somehow still can't make a decision?

In this bite-sized episode of the I Have ADHD Podcast, Kristen Carder shares some of the most practical ways she uses ChatGPT and AI to support her ADHD brain.

Kristen explains how she uses AI to:

✔️Decode the tone of emails and messages
✔️Reality-check rejection-sensitive reactions
✔️Turn an emotional rant into a clear, professional response
✔️Communicate boundaries without sounding defensive
✔️Figure out what support to ask for
✔️Narrow down overwhelming choices
✔️Make values-based decisions
✔️Create ADHD-friendly routines and systems
✔️Prioritize tasks and estimate how long they'll take

One of the biggest benefits? AI can help bridge the gap between what you're feeling and what you actually want to communicate.

Kristen also makes an important distinction: AI isn't a replacement for therapy, coaching, relationships, or real human support. But when your people aren't available and your ADHD brain needs help sorting through the mental clutter, it can become a powerful external processing tool.

Think of it as an external prefrontal cortex for planning, prioritizing, communicating, and getting unstuck.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of the I Have ADHD Podcast for even more ways Kristen uses AI to support her ADHD brain. https://ihaveadhd.com/episode-394-i-tried-using-chatgpt-for-my-adhd-heres-what-happened/



Also check out:
-Kristen's Website | https://ihaveadhd.com/home
-Kristen's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/i.have.adhd.podcast
-ADHD Symptoms | https://ihaveadhd.com/adhdsymptoms
-Get the FREE Perfectionism Course | https://ihaveadhd.com/perfectionism
-Subscribe to the I Have ADHD Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify | https://ihaveadhd.com/podcasts
-Get coached by Kristen in FOCUSED | https://ihaveadhd.com/focusedcoaching

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