The ADHD and Me Podcast

In this podcast episode, ADHD Girl seeks the answer to an all important question; why do so many people in prison have ADHD? In an interesting discussion with an ADHD expert court witness, the link between prision reform and the way in which ADHD is understood and managed by society becomes shockingly clear. 

Join ADHD Girl and an ADHD coach, who specialises in managing mess, as they unpick the messy parts of what it is to have ADHD; physically, emotionally and mentally. 

In this episode, we look at the very common but relatively unknown coping strategy of 'masking' which is used by ADHDers and many others with additional needs. We talk to a parent and child about how masking has affected them as individuals and also as a family. 

In this month's podcast episode ADHD girl is joined by two parents who discuss what it's like raising a child with ADHD and all the things that come with it. We're also joined by a special little guest star who just couldn't help but joining in with his comments (noise). 

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. 

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. 

Join ADHD girl and her friend Ricky, as they discuss all things Christmas and how it's impacted by their ADHD. 

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. 

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. 

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.