ADHD Talk #5 💬 Being A Mother With ADHD & Structure Under Lock-Down

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In this Interview, I speak with my guest Lorianne, who discusses her experience of life with ADHD as a Mother.
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[@mathieugagnon7989]

Thanks for this video. ADHD is one thing but being an ADHD parent is another!

[@ADHDMastery]

I bet!

[@mathieugagnon7989]

@@ADHDMastery On the one hand I can be the most fun crazy impulsive playful dad...on the other I can be the most immature yelling dad. At least I've learned to apologize when that happens :)

[@ADHDMastery]

Good job!

[@heatherhonan2124]

Fab video, really enjoyed the honest conversation about ADHD and motherhood. Working in teaching has helped me realise how many teachers refuse to recommend diagnosing children out of fear of giving them a label. Personally, I wish my teachers had suggested it to my parents to investigate.

[@intiillimani8673]

I'm 22, I just got diagnosed two weeks ago. I'm gonna start going to therapy and then start taking ritalin. Your channel has helped a lot, specially because in my country there is a lot of misinformation and prejudice regarding ADHD.

[@davyd28]

Recent research shows that fidgeting, keeping hands busy playing with something, etc. in class actually helps adhd brains focus better. Many teachers now allow those kids to have special fidget toys, my daughter was even allowed to have headphones with music on during independent work activities and homework. Leading authorities on adhd (Dr. Russel Barkley, Ned Hallowel, Dr. Thomas Brown) and other doctors who are up to date on the current research now recommend it because it "keeps busy the part of the brain that would otherwise bounce around and interfere with the child's concentration". If your son's school teachers are not aware of that, they should be educated.

[@keshiagosnell7799]

Thank you for this video and others about the emotional part of adhd. I was diagnosed about a year ago and no one told me any of of the emotional things that come with it.

[@aliciaiteran]

I can totally relate to the struggle in her brain and the kids. No planner works. I think that I do have it but unable to get an appointment to confirm it. The Ryder Carroll bujo (bullet journal) planner has worked me after just a few weeks. First few pages is a calendar, the rest is whatever my brain needs. I also dedicated the last two pages as "wall-of-postits". Wonderland on etsy sells it already made, but you can literally use a spiral of any kind, which I did.

[@therapywithisabel]

5 minutes in. I realize my kids are due back home in one hour after a 2 night away camp and I never drank my morning lemon water. Single, homeschooling Mom of two here too :) New Sub. Thank you.

[@mariecarie1]

Wow, I'm really happy to hear her perspective. I take 25mg of Adderall 2x/day and break it up during the day as needed. Hearing she does the same thing makes me feel less like a druggy for taking it atypically. I'm thinking about motherhood and it scares me, especially with having ADHD. So it's very nice to hear her side.

[@trishabnot7125]

TOTALLY relate, and I have a child with autism which makes it a bit more challenging 😳

[@herahagstoz6934]

Same! I never understood how other parents seemed to be so much less stressed out and able to still accomplish other things. It was soul destroying. I have two children and they are older teens now. I also have just been diagnosed and treated with medication finally. It’s only been two years and slowly, slowly, I am just starting to feel like my old self again. Being a parent with adhd with a child on the spectrum with so many other issues, like allergies, asthma, also adhd, special education needs, ad nauseam; in addition to a second child, it’s really a tough thing. I also felt it was me. I used to have good self confidence, but being told that I was an irresponsible mom or unmotivated and lazy was also somewhat catastrophic for me emotionally. After a decade of separation sharing custody and moving on with my life, finally getting a chance to reset my mindset in addition to pharmaceutical support for my deficient neurotransmitters has been the missing piece I was trying to figure out for so long. Mostly I am exhausted and attempting to recharge so this worldwide timeout, while scary and unnerving, has been almost comforting. It’s as though the world suddenly became as chaotic as my life had felt. But now I can focus and sit still with my family without feeling guilty about not ever being able to catch up with everyone else. I am able to experience calm while the storm rages outside. It’s like the exact opposite of what I was experiencing my entire life. My anxiety is pretty much gone. Time is no longer a constraint or indecipherable language for me to mistranslate. My oldest, who just graduated high school last year, feels the same way. I had no idea how much stress I had been coping with until this happened.

[@thekmonkey101]

Been diagnosed & taking meds since I was 9. At 23 it’s still not easy. I take vyvanse 70. Online school is nearly impossible :(

[@sunshinelove9131]

thekmonkey101 about break up’s. Have you broke up with someone and felt remorse after?

[@ohhhnooooo446]

Love your videos , I’ve been 20 years undiagnosed , I’ve only just got my medication 30mg of vyvanse

[@mattng4707]

What's vyvanse like are they all the same just dose?

[@doratheo3368]

I love this collaboration! Have you thought of doing a collab with How To ADHD?

[@ADHDMastery]

I've dreamt of it, ha! I highly doubt she'd be interested considering how low my subscriber count is. She's in a different league.