Lockdown sucks… There is no other way of putting it. Lockdown is crap, crap, crap for everyone. Nobody is having a good time and those with ADHD are finding it hard because neurodiverse people experience challenging, stressful and daunting situations very differently to neurotypicals and this can heavily impact them. It is time to hold the ADHD community with some love, vent, and let them know that we are here for them. Although The Lucie Pod is not a replacement for actual professional medical advice, consider this episode an act of therapy for me and others. Let’s vent and talk about the impact of lockdown on people with ADHD and what we can do to help!

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Music & Editor: Trent Tucker

Mental Health Resources

ADHD National Helpline: 1300 39 39 19

Beyond Blue Helpline: 1300 22 4636

Lifeline: 13 111 4

Kids helpline: 1800 55 1800

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Haiti & Afghanistan Donation:

UNICEF Haiti: https://www.unicef.org/appeals/haiti

Care Haiti 2021 Earthquake Emergency: https://www.care.org.au/country/haiti/

Hope for Haiti: https://hopeforhaiti.com/

Save the Children Afghanistan: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistan

Miles4Migrants: https://miles4migrants.org/2021/08/17/an-update-on-our-work-in-afghanistan-and-how-donations-are-used-to-support-our-ongoing-work-around-the-world/

UNHCR Afghanistan: https://www.unrefugees.org.au/emergency-response/afghanistan-emergency/donate/

Sources:

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846322/

The Australian ADHD Professionals Association: https://aadpa.com.au/

Australian Government Department of Social Services: https://www.aracy.org.au/publications-resources/command/download_file/id/444/filename/COVID-19_and_children_&_young_people_with_disability_July_2021_ARACY_FINAL.pdf

French Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522407/