Week 145: Lessons learned from my neurodiverse child (aka What ADHD looks like vs what it actually is, Part 1)

In this episode, I talk about 3 things that ADHD can look like, in my experience from my own child, and what is actually going on. I am not an expert on neurodiversity but have listened to many episodes of the Beautifully Complex podcast that has included many expert interviews, and I'd like to think that I am an expert (at least) on my own child. I hope this episode helps all people who know someone who is neurodiverse (which I imagine is most of us)- much of this applies to autism as well- and to neurodiverse folks as well, who may (or may not) see themselves in my 3 lessons. Briefly 1) ADHD can look like defiance/not listening, 2) ADHD can look like not paying attention and 3) ADHD can look like laziness. And my quote at the end is from Desmond Tutu and was incorrect. Here is the correct version: "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in."