Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not interested in pretending to be polished.
Grab a beverage, or body double some life admin with us in your ears and let’s get started!
In this episode, Callie sits down with Twice-Exceptional PB - 11 year-old host of the popular podcast: 'PB's Productions, My ADHD Kids Podcast', that she started when she was only 8 years old!. PB has a lot of insights to share about what it really means to be a kid with ADHD. She talks with an incredible poise and emotional intelligence that most adults would be proud of. There are multiple moments that will make you stop and think a little deeper about the young people in your life, whether you're a parent, teacher, or favourite Aunty.
The episode keeps coming back to adults assuming they know, not asking what kids need, and mistaking ADHD challenges for intentional misbehaviour.
In a world full of adults explaining ADHD kids, this episode lets an ADHD kid explain it herself. Share this episode with the ADHD kids you know and ask them if they agree, or what they might say differently. And more importantly, share it with any adults who need to hear it.
"Try, be you, be kind, and bloom like that sunflower. Bloom bright... Just try, believe in yourself, because you are amazing." PB
Timestamps
- 00:15 – Meet PB, ADHD kid podcaster
- 02:05 – “I have a more advanced brain” PB introduces herself as a kid with ADHD, big thoughts, humour and a grown-up way of seeing things.
- 02:44 – If your ADHD brain had a theme song
- 08:19 – PB describes her brain in three words and explains what it is like when funny thoughts arrive at exactly the wrong moment.
- 09:54 – Why PB started her own ADHD podcast and why kids need to hear from other kids, not only adults talking about them.
- 13:56 – ADHD explained by an actual ADHD kid.
- 15:11 – What adults get wrong about ADHD kids
- 17:30 – “I don’t believe you” and “you did it on purpose” two things she wishes adults would stop saying to ADHD kids.
- 19:00 – What is actually cool about ADHD
- 21:07 – ADHD brain control panel
- 24:02 – The ultimate ADHD gadget
- 27:18 – Rapid-fire ADHD would-you-rathers
- 28:58 – The question adults should ask more often “What do you need?” and why that matters.
- 31:18 – The question PB is sick of adults asking and what adults might miss when they judge attention from the outside.
- 34:47 – What to say to ADHD kids who feel too much - a beautiful answer about being the perfect amount for yourself and blooming in your own way.
- 36:40 – ADHD is not about trying harder
- 37:38 – Bloom bright like a sunflower.
- 38:02 – Where to find PB’s podcast
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