#1065 - Being an ADHD Mum With Jane McFadden

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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