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Supporting & Empowering Parents
Dr Olivia Kessel, your neurodiverse host, will be interviewing experts and parents to understand how to navigate life with neurodiversity from diagnosis to education, to overcoming legal barriers, to utilizing technology, socialization, acceptance and much, much, more.. There is no topic we won’t explore to ensure you as a parent are empowered with the right information, tools, and techniques to fight for your child’s rights so that they can reach their full potential and live their best life.
When my daughter Alexandra was diagnosed with ADHD, it challenged everything I thought I knew, both about the condition itself but also, and more importantly, parenting my child. Having dispelled and debunked all the myths and misinformation there is about ADHD online last week, this episode is a deep dive into the symptoms, issues, and solutions. I approach this subject from the lived experience as a mother to a daughter with ADHD and from a clinical perspective as a doctor.
I deep dive into some of the lesser known ADHD symptoms (like emotional dysregulation), how they have presented and caused issues in our home life, and the accommodations we have made. I cover all kinds of changes we've made like medication, diet, visual aids, sleep hygiene, and school accommodation. I'm here to offer a roadmap of actionable strategies to bring a sense of hope to your family.
Join me for an honest, informative session filled with the tools you need to support your neurodiverse child in a world that's just beginning to understand them.
This week we have the fantastic Rebecca Avern to talk all about acupuncture and how it can help our neurodiverse children! As a doctor trained in the UK, we start our conversation on the discussion on the benefits of using Eastern and Western medicine in conjunction with one another. We discuss how acupuncture offers solace and support, tackling emotional dysregulation, sleep disturbances, and an array of challenges that often accompany neurodiversity.