#1065 - Being an ADHD Mum With Jane McFadden
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The ADHD experience is increasingly common and most people with a diagnosis (or seeking one), or who are parenting ADHD children are struggling in some way.
Jane McFadden, host of the Australian podcast "ADHD Mums," shares her lived experience of receiving a shock adult ADHD diagnosis following a period of burnout, overwhelm, and mental health struggles, and the unique challenges she faces as a neurodivergent mum to neurodivergent children.
In this episode:
- Adult ADHD diagnosis
- Neurodivergent parents
- Assessment criteria for adult ADHD
- Masking and camouflaging
- Setting up systems, scaffolding, and accommodation
- Mental health and comorbidities of ADHD
- Labels
- Benefits of a diagnosis
- Sensory issues
Related Links:
- Help For the ADHD Parent [Article]
- Join the Waitlist: Parenting ADHD [The Course]
- Parenting an ADHD Child [Article]
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