350- Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity: When a Child or Teen with ADHD Explores Gender
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
For children with ADHD, the executive functioning challenges or emotional dysregulation that come with ADHD may further complicate gender exploration or transition. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., & Julie Mencher, MSW, guide parents in offering the right support.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the attention deficit disorder expert podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:14.1 | Hello everyone and welcome to Attitude Magazine's ADHD Experts broadcast. |
| 0:20.0 | We hope everyone is staying safe and staying well. |
| 0:23.3 | We are pleased to have Sharon Selene and Julie Mencher here to talk about gender diversity |
| 0:28.6 | and neurodiversity. |
| 0:31.5 | Before we get started let me know a couple of housekeeping items. |
| 0:35.3 | Those of you tuned into the live webinar may download the slides now by clicking on |
| 0:40.0 | the event resources section of your webinar screen. |
| 0:44.4 | And if you're interested in the certificate of attendance option, look for instructions |
| 0:48.8 | in the email you'll receive around an hour after the live broadcast. |
| 0:53.8 | For those of you listening in replay or podcast mode, you can visit attitudemag.com and |
| 1:00.3 | search podcast 350 that's 350 to access the slides, the webinar replay and the certificate |
| 1:09.0 | of attendance option. |
| 1:12.0 | And if you support the work we're doing here at Attitude to strengthen the ADHD community, |
| 1:17.2 | we encourage you to visit attitudemag.com, slash subscribe and sign up for Attitude Magazine |
| 1:24.9 | for your family or to share with the teacher or a loved one who could benefit from greater |
| 1:30.1 | understanding of ADHD. |
| 1:33.6 | Now for today's topic. |
| 1:35.6 | With children and teens increasingly declaring a gender different than their sex assigned |
| 1:40.4 | at birth, nothing short of a gender revolution is taking place. |
| 1:46.0 | Childrens are often left to play catch up with their children and teens, who increasingly |
| 1:50.8 | leave the gender as a spectrum, not a binary. |
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