TPP 033: A Conversation with 12-year-old Asher About Being a Kid with ADHD

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this special kid’s POV edition, my 12-year-old son Asher and I get real about the impact of ADHD in our world. We’ve known since Asher was five that he has ADHD, yet the learning for both him and us continues. In our conversation, Asher shares how he felt when he first found out he had ADHD, what it means to him, and the areas of his life where it impacts him the most. I talk about my steep learning curve with understanding ADHD when I first began homeschooling Asher, and reflect on the ways in which I’m still struggling to embrace all aspects of his ADHD. We also have a frank conversation about why Asher has chosen to not take medication for ADHD and what he’s doing instead. About Debbie & Asher Debbie Reber is the founder of Tilt and the host of the Tilt Parenting Podcast. 12-year-old Asher is Debbie’s child and is regularly featured on the podcast. Find out more about Debbie and Asher by visiting the About Page. Things you’ll learn from this episode How it feels to have to fidget in order to focus, from a kid’s POV What Asher wishes all teachers, and parents, understood about ADHD Strategies Asher is currently using to help him calm his mind and focus Why many kids with ADHD are too hard on themselves The power and truth in the quote: “Kids would do better if they could” Resources mentioned about being a kid with ADHD Blocked to Brilliant (ADHD Coaching) ADHD Video Club ADHD Kids Rock Debbie and Asher’s Miracle Morning Routine (podcast) The Productivity Planner The Creative Process (image) Support the show Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.
0:07.0	Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and
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0:55.0	When I first started homeschooling you, it was difficult.
0:58.5	It was difficult because I don't think I realized, like I knew you had ADHD and I knew what the strategies were.
1:06.8	But you didn't really realize how hard it was. I didn't realize how hard it was and I remember
1:11.8	but it wasn't really it isn't really hard it's just different it's just
1:14.0	different it's just that's exactly right exactly it's not it's not really
1:18.3	fair to just to make a system that works for four-fifths of all the people and I expect the one fifth to just just suck it up
1:26.0	No, you're learning a way that you don't learn
1:32.0	Welcome to Tilt Parent parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed
1:37.0	in inspiring and forming and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
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