Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast ADHD, Memory, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Daniella Karidi, Ph.D.
Mar 26, 2026
Daniella Karidi, Ph.D., a memory researcher and founder of ADHD Time, studies memory and ADHD across the lifespan. She reframes forgetfulness as a system default. Conversations cover prospective memory and its real-world costs. They explore what happens when life changes remove supports, how aging and hormones affect cognition, and practical ways to leave better cues.
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Scaffolding Loss Reveals Hidden ADHD Strain
- When life scaffolding (work schedules, kids) disappears in aging, ADHD symptoms often re-emerge or change.
- Karidi identifies loss of sense of day and time as a common retirement complaint that reduces coping mechanisms.
Avoid Overdoing Activities During Retirement
- Avoid overbooking retirement; pace activities to prevent overwhelm.
- Karidi warns people who suddenly schedule back-to-back travel, grandchildren visits, and classes risk recreating the exhaustion they felt while working.
Write Things Down To Support Working Memory
- Support working memory by externalizing information because it lasts under a minute.
- Karidi recommends writing things down and assuming working memory won't hold details during shifts and multitasking.