ADHD Love Parent Talk

Meet Summer Christiansen! She is an ADHD life coach for parents, kids and teens. She was diagnosed with ADHD at 11 years old. Summer forgot about her diagnosis because she was so young when she first received it. Once she got older and struggled with anxiety and depression, it also connected back to her having ADHD. She is very open about her diagnosis and loves working with others to help them manage theirs or their children’s ADHD.

Today, I talk with Dr. Dawn Kamilah Brown about her ADHD journey and racial disparity. Dr. Dawn was diagnosed with ADHD in her 30’s. She graduated from Xavier University, and HBCU in Louisiana. She earned her doctorate degree and completed her Residency in General/Adult Psychiatry in just three years at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Dawn furthered her education by completing an additional two-year fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

My guest is Jenny Hansen. She is a mom, a wife and a womanpreneur. This lady has drive that I don’t see with many people. She also has a heart of gold and she will do anything for those who are close to her.

■Other links: "Click the link in her bio in Instagram"

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My guest is IngerShaye Colzie. She is a mom of a son that has ADHD, a psychotherapist, and an ADHD coach. She realized down the road that she had ADHD and officially got tested and was diagnosed with the combined type at 54 years old.

■ Translating ADHD: https://www.translatingadhd.com/

■ Podcast: ADHD Essentials

In this video, my guest, Jeremy Fox dives into trauma and ADHD. He shares what is trauma, how does ADHD affect trauma, how do you know the signs of trauma, and how do you work through it.

■ Twitter: Fox Therapy - Twitter

Michael (Mike) McLeod is the owner of a practice called GrowNOW Therapy. He is a licensed Speech and Language Pathologist and he is an ADHD and Executive Function Specialist.

■ Instagram: GrowNow Therapy - IG

■ YouTube: GrowNOW Therapy - YT

■ Facebook: GrowNow Therapy - FB

■ FB Group - ADHD for Speech and Language Pathologists

Suzanne has been a teacher for 21 years in the UK. She started supporting students with learning differences about 10 years ago. She even did training with the ADHD foundation. Suzanne is an English teacher and she runs the learning support division. She trains teachers about learning differences. Also she has her own business “Teaching with a difference” where she supports younger students with learning differences.

■ Email: Suzanne's Email

■ Book: The Power of Neurodiversity by Thomas Armstrong

■ Book: Healing ADD by Daniel Amen

Katherine Snedaker has a fascinating story. She is the CEO and Founder of PINK Concussions. Katherine talks about her and her son’s ADHD journey and the decisions that she made to get her and her son tested. It was expensive at that time. She also talks about dyslexia, sobriety, cancer, and brain injuries. At one time, Katherine was a social worker and worked with trauma, PTSD, adoption, adoption triad and at the same time was caring for her mother. She decided to stop being a social worker and focus on her three children. She digs into Pink Concussions and why she started the non-profit organization. Her primary focus with this organization is to provide information for parents of girls are getting concussions but are not getting the same type of attention as boys. Her Resources:■ IG: Katherine Snedaker - IG ■ YouTube: Pink Concussions - YouTube ■ Website: Pink Concusions ■ FB: Pink Concussions - FB ■ Twitter: Pink Concussions - Twitter

Kalaki Clarke, MD is a Board-Certified Family Physician who provides compassionate medical care for patients experiencing homelessness on Skid Row in Downtown, Los Angeles. She received her Medical degree in 2005 and she completed her Family Medicine in 2017. It was her personal experiences with Major Depressive Disorder and a late diagnosis of ADHD at age 35 which prompted her to additionally complete the UC Irvine/UC Davis' Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship to provide greater mental health support for her patients. As a strong mental health advocate, Dr. Clarke serves as an Administrator of Physicians with ADHD, a private group of more than 500 physicians and is a member of the Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities. In this video, Dr. Kalaki shares her ADHD journey and some of the struggles she had before getting diagnosed. She also defines what comorbidity means and how some can manage their comorbid diagnosis along with their ADHD. Her Resources: ■ IG: Dr. Kalaki Clarke ■ Other Resources: ■ American Psychiatry Association (APA) ■ ADDitude Magazine

My guests in this video are Jenn and Lindz. They are the creators and founders of The Mindset Moms. They are not only on Instagram, they also have a podcast and YouTube channel. The goal for them is to help other moms by sharing their experiences. Jenn is the mother of 5 children. She has been homeschooling for 6 years. Her son was diagnosed with high-functioning ADHD. Lindz is the mother of 3 girls. She is a former behavioral health specialist. She worked in the mental health industry for 7 years. Sometime after she became a substitute teacher so she could have more flexibility to raise her girls. More recently she started homeschooling her children due to the pandemic. ■ Resources: ■ IG: The Mindset Moms - IG  ■ Website: The Mindset Moms ■ Other Resources: ■ Podcast and Book: Cleaning up the mental mess - Dr. Caroline Leaf ■ Podcast: The brain warrior’s way: Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen ■ Ashley on IG: Ashley - The Modern Parent