Dear Neurotypical Friends and Family…

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This one’s for all the neurotypical friends and family who have a loved one living with ADHD. There are SO many misconceptions about this diagnosis, and it can be super challenging for us to communicate our experiences to you effectively.

Societal shame and childhood upbringings have played a huge role in diminishing the voice of ADHDers. But there are so many things we’d like you, our friends and family, to know about us! Thanks to the input of several friends in the community, I’m sharing 3 things we wish you knew about ADHD and 3 things we’d like to ask from you.

Without giving away too much, it’s crucial for you to start by understanding how hard it is for us to share our struggles and ask for help. THANK YOU for taking the time to listen to this episode and for being our support system!

Another helpful thing you can do for a loved one living with ADHD is encourage them to get support. My group coaching program FOCUSED offers a supportive community and the tools needed to thrive with ADHD. >>FOCUSED<<

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.
0:14.0	I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD.
0:18.0	Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.
0:27.0	I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.
0:34.0	Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter, and you're listening to the I Have ADHD podcast episode number 187.
0:44.0	I am medicated, I am caffeinated, and I'm ready to roll.
0:49.0	How are you? How are you? Welcome! Come on over.
0:53.0	Gather around. I've got a great episode for you today.
0:59.0	Well, this might actually come as a surprise, but if you have ADHD, this episode actually isn't necessarily for you.
1:07.0	This episode is for the people in your life who you wish knew just a little bit more about ADHD and the ADHD experience.
1:16.0	I've never done this before, but I'm recording this special episode for the neuro-typical people in our lives to explain ADHD,
1:24.0	and to let them know what we wish they knew about this neurodevelopmental disorder.
1:29.0	There are so many misconceptions about ADHD, so I thought it would be really helpful to clear some of them up.
1:35.0	And additionally, I found that most ADHDers struggle to communicate about ADHD and to express their needs.
1:42.0	So I'm hoping that this episode will be a vehicle for adults with ADHD to be able to share a few things about what you might need or want from the people who are closest to you, if you're brave enough to share it with them.
1:56.0	So to my ADHD listener, I do recommend that you listen to this episode just to make sure that you do resonate with it.
2:04.0	And if you do, I encourage you to share it with somebody that you love.
2:08.0	Share it with your friends or your partner or maybe even on your social media with anyone in your life that you might want to know just a little bit more about what it's like to be you, about what it's like to have ADHD.
2:22.0	So if this episode has been shared with you, if you're not a regular listener of this podcast, but maybe you've received this episode in your DMs or your text thread or an email,
2:35.0	hi, welcome. It's amazing. It's so amazing of you to be willing to take the time to listen on behalf of your ADHD loved one.
2:45.0	It's really kind of you. It shows that you really care and you're interested in learning more about the person in your life with ADHD.
2:53.0	Thank you. Truly.
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