The ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast

The ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast

Join Kate of ADHDKidsCanThrive, LLC as she explores and learns more about ADHD from thought leaders, experts and advocates. Kate hopes to engage parents, educators and the general community to help ADHD people reach their highest potential. Kate is a parent, author of How We Roll -A Parent’s Journey of Raising an ADHD child, founder of ADHDKIdsCanThrive.com and former media executive. Have a question or topic you’d like to see covered on this podcast? Go to adhdkidscanthrive.com.

Episodes

March 28, 2023 47 min

My guest is Sarah Wayland, Ph.D, founder and owner of Guiding Exceptional Parents, parent coach, RDI consultant, and special needs care navigator.  I invited Dr. Sarah Wayland on the podcast today to guide us through how to be a supportive parent to neurodiverse kids, especially when ADHD is involved, for 18 - 25 years of age. You can learn more about Dr. Wayland at guidingexceptionalparents.com. 

In this episode, Dr. Wayland and I...

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My guest is Paul Reddick, accomplished baseball coach, mentor, speaker and author. He is also an ADHDer and ADHD advocate. I invited Paul on the podcast because Paul's tweets are very inclusive on what works and doesn't work for ADHD kids playing a sport like baseball. I asked Paul to join me to share his own story about growing up with ADHD and how best to support ADHD kids in athletics. You can learn more about Paul at PaulReddic...

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My guest is Melanie Hempe, founder and speaker of ScreenStrong.org. ScreenStrong.org was created to empower families to reclaim their kids from toxic screens that include social media, video games and porn. She is also a retired RN and mom of four kids, one who overcame a severe addiction to video games. I invited Melanie on the podcast to share her personal journey and educate us how to help protect kids and families from the harm...

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My guest is Jan Ellison Baszucki, founder of MetabolicMind.org. Jan is also a parent, author, mental health advocate and aspiring citizen scientist. Her husband,  David Baszucki and Jan Ellison Baszucki launched MetabolicMind.org, an initiative of Baszucki Group, to share information and resources about the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry. Their family experienced the challenges of a mental health crisis firsthand when the e...

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My guest is Dr. Sarah Cheyette, Pediatric Neurologist. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Cheyette discusses how anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation and ADHD can be related. Dr. Sarah Cheyette graduated cum laude in Cognitive Neuroscience from Princeton University and received her medical degree from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.  Following specialty training in pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and...

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My guest is Pen King Jr. , General Partner at Innovative Capital, co-founder & CEO of Bonding Health, and ADHD'er. I invited Pen to join me on the podcast today to share his own personal story of growing up with ADHD. His personal journey has led him to innovating and creating a company in the health space to support parents who are raising ADHD kids. Learn more at bondinghealth.com.

 

On this episode, Pen and I cover the following...

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My guest is Cynthia Hammer. She has her masters in social work, is an author, advocate and founder of the Inattentive ADHD coalition (www.iadhd.org).  The mission of the Coalition is that children with Inattentive ADHD are diagnosed by age 8 and adults with inattentive ADHD are readily and correctly diagnosed when they seek help.  She started this non-profit two years ago when she realized inattentive ADHD was still under diagnosed...

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My guest is Ilana Winter, New York City based  Child Therapist and School Social Worker who coaches parents all over the country on how to balance screen time in their homes. Most of the parents she works with have a child with ADHD who is showing signs of a screen addiction, so she teaches them step by step how to help their child become screen resilience so they can thrive in the modern digital world. Ilana can be found on instag...

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My guest is Scott Spradlin, a therapist and team lead at Wichita DBT at NorthStar Therapy. He is knowledgeable of DBT, ADHD, mindfulness, mental health and psychotherapy. I invited Scott  to join me on this episode to help us understand and become more educated in DBT therapy as a tool for those who struggle with ADHD. You can find Scott at wisemindwiselife.com.

 On this episode, Scott and I cover the following:

- What is DBT Thera...

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My guest is Sean G. McCormick, an executive function specialist. Sean guides students to overcome procrastination, disorganization and anxiety by teaching time management, prioritization and communication skills so they feel motivated, prepared and empowered.  You can learn more about his services at www.efspecialists.com. In this episode, Sean shares a wealth of information about why and  how executive function skills...

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My guest is Kristen Nazzaro, a certified parent coach helping parents with ADHD kids.  She also was a special needs paraprofessional for several years and is currently working on getting her Masters in School Psychology. Kristen is an ADHDer' herself. You can learn more about her services at blueskiesadhd.com. On this episode, Kristen shares her personal journey with ADHD and then we dive right into what and how an ADHD Coach can h...
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My guest is Izzie Chea, a highly creative and engaging thought leader, Latina entrepreneur and mental health advocate and storyteller. Most importantly, she is a mother of two young boys, illuminating the path for other neurodivergent and BIPOC working parents. Izzie has ADHD and is parenting a child with ADHD. On this episode, we discuss Izzie's  personal  journey that led to her diagnosis of ADHD inattentive type, her advo...
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Briana is a Bilingual School Psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She also facilitates educators and parents who are learning together about school psychology, special education and supporting kids with diverse needs. You can find her on instagram at educationallypsyched. On this episode, we specifically talk about how the role a school psychologist can support a child with ADHD at school.  #ADHD    
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Argavan is founder of Baby Steps Nutrition and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She has over over 13 years of experience working with families, infants, toddlers, older children and teens in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Her passion has always been working with children and their families.  On this episode, we specifically talk about nutrition when it comes to a child with ADHD.   #adhd #adhdparenting #adhdnutriti...
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On today's podcast, Kate Brownfield, founder of ADHDKidsCanThrive.com will share with you four reasons why your ADHD child may struggle during the holidays. And then she'll cover four tips to help parents get their ADHD child through the holidays in a better way. When we make a plan and help our ADHD child it helps overall family life.

It's a 15 minute episode for busy parents. Happy Holidays!

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Ms. Gavidia began her career in special education as a school psychologist. After 11 years, she became an elementary school principal for the next several years, then moved into the role of Special Education Director, where she remained for 9 more years. She is now a Special Education Consultant. On this episode, we talk about 504's, IEP's, and best practices for parents to positively team up with their child's teacher and school. ...

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Krissy Pozateck is a licensed clinical social worker and author of The Parallel Process, Brave Parenting and Brave Teaching.  She has over ten years experience in wilderness therapy and adolescent treatment. In her therapy practice Krissy specializes in working with parents who have a child with mental health or emotional struggles. On this episode, we talk about how to help a child with ADHD who is emotionally struggling. You can ...

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Dr. Carrie is a child psychologist that specializes in children with ADHD and learning disorders. On this episode, we talk about the importance of parent education when your child has been diagnosed with ADHD.  In addition to being a child psychologist she is also a speaker, author, and adjunct professor at the University of San Diego. You can find her on Instagram and Tik Tok @ the. parent. therapist.
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Les has ADHD and is an ADHD Advocate. Marlon is his podcast partner and his BFF.  This week, Les shares his experiences and learned wisdom from growing up with ADHD. Marlon joins in to share why he adores his BFF, Les. It's a very insightful and fun conversation about all things related to ADHD.

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This week I'm talking to KIrk, founder of CelebrateCalm.com. Kirk helps parents and teachers tackle the most challenging issues like defiance, disrespect, bullying, sibling fights, with specific concrete strategies that work in everyday situations.

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