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#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…
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