🧠 Key Topics & Takeaways:

• The real-life challenges of diagnosing ADHD in children—especially girls
  
   
• How ADHD manifests differently in boys vs. girls (and why so many go undiagnosed)
  
   
• The power of routine, movement, and mindfulness in managing ADHD
  
   
• Why emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity are often overlooked
  
   
• The importance of seeing ADHD as a difference, not a disorder
  
   

 

💬 Memorable Quotes:

“I thought ADHD was just boys bouncing off walls... I didn’t know emotional dysregulation was part of it.” — Debbie Thompson
“We tell Jackson it's his superpower—he sees things others don’t.” — Sarah Jordan-Ross
“When kids are told off 10 times more, their self-esteem suffers. We need to look for their spark.” — Debbie Thompson

 

🕒 Key Moments:

• 00:00 – Sarah shares her son Jackson’s ADHD diagnosis story
  
   
• 03:00 – Debbie recalls her son's late diagnosis and emotional toll
  
   
• 06:00 – Why girls often mask ADHD—and how it leads to burnout
  
   
• 10:30 – The power of understanding ADHD beyond the stereotype
  
   
• 17:00 – Taekwondo story: Jackson learns self-regulation in real-time
  
   
• 28:00 – Movement and sleep as foundational ADHD supports
  
   
• 36:00 – The medication journey: what worked and what didn’t
  
   
• 49:00 – A message to overwhelmed parents: “Be kind to yourself”
  
   

👥 Guest:

Debbie Thompson
Founder of ADD-Vantage, ADHD coach and educator
Website & ADHD support tools: [Insert Website URL]
Explore her curated ADHD chatbot: [Insert URL if available]

 

🧰 Resources Mentioned:

• ADD-Vantage ADHD AI Chat Assistant
  
   
• Kids Learning Tube (for ADHD-friendly learning topics)
  
   
• Brené Brown on belonging vs. fitting in
  
   

📣 Call-to-Action:

If this episode moved you, helped you feel seen, or gave you new tools—please share it. Whether it’s a fellow parent, your child’s teacher, or that mum at the school gate who looks like she needs a little hope—your share might be the spark that changes someone’s day.

🎧 Listen now and let’s break the silence together.