Ep. 2, ADHD and ASD Part 1

On Episode 2, Callie and Lauchy are joined by #neurospicy Occupational Therapist, Rachel, to talk about her professional and personal experience with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They battle their way through multiple sound issues to deliver an ep. that they hope you'll find as fascinating and as useful as they did.

We look at changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) that saw the language change from Asperger's and Autism as separate, to the full spectrum as a diagnosis.

Sidequests:

• Toxic trends on TikTok - 'trendy' versus 'trend' (as in research)
• self-diagnosis and how to do it properly (link below)
• the level of privilege you need just to get a diagnosis
• stimming
• Doom boxes
• and a little bit of marriage counselling (watch out for the gremlin!)

They meander through all that while Lauchy keeps trying to bring them back to the main topic.

Finally, Lauchy is really trying to make fetch happen. Rachel is supportive of a diag-yes-is, Callie not so much.

Check out socials: TikTok, Instagram and Facebook - @fthemfish_ADHDforgrownups

Link to WHO's Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale: https://add.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/adhd-questionnaire-ASRS111.pdf

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