The ADHD and Me Podcast
A monthly podcast which aims to raise awareness of what it’s like to live daily with ADHD through the people most affected by it. The host, ADHD Girl, has lived with and researched ADHD for 25 years. She welcomes guests who have all been affected by ADHD in some way, from parents to teachers to spouses and experts.This podcast is associated with the ADHD educational website ’ADHD and Me’
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Episodes
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
In this month's podcast episode ADHD girl talks to a guest who made the decision not to medicate her daughter for the focus part of her ADD because the doctor couldn't justify why it was needed. Join us as we look at the pro and cons of medication as a form of treatment without passing judgement on what is a very indivdualised decison.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
ADHD Girl and a person who suspects they have ADHD but don't necessarily feel they need the diagnosis or the label discuss some of the important points around having ADHD. They also discuss whether the label can help or hinder progress.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Join ADHD girl and her friend Ricky, as they discuss all things Christmas and how it's impacted by their ADHD.
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
All the latest information on the current shortage of ADHD medication, containing interviews with parents whose children are being affected, a pharmacist who is seeing the frustration on the front line and we also hear the government's response to the situation.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
In this episode, ADHD girl explores the Special Educational Needs (SEN) system in place in the UK and how this affects children with ADHD. To do this she attended a local SEN reform protest, spoke to a parent who feels like the system has let three of her children and also with a special educational needs coordinator about the difficulties of navigating the system as part of her role in three different schools.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
In this episode, three guests talk about the difficult processes they had to undertake to get themselves or their child diagnosed. They also talk about what the ADHD label means to them. ADHD girl also reveals why having ADHD now means more to her then it did when she was first diagnosed 25 years ago.