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The ADHD Working Parent Juggle Struggle

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The ADHD Working Parent Juggle Struggle Becca Brighty and Shelly Farnham

In this episode of The ADHD Impact podcast 💡, Shelley Farnham and I chat about all things ADHD parenting while juggling work 📚💼.

Shelley is the Founder of Complex Connexions 🌟 and an Autism and ADHD mentor for parents and young people 👦👧.

Shelley's work is informed by her personal experience with ADHD, her background as a teacher 📚👩‍🏫, SEN support, and her journey as a parent to a young person with ADHD and Autism 👪.

  • We discuss how having a child wired differently can impact a parent's career and the considerations parents face, along with how employers can support neurodivergent children 🤝.

  • We delve into Shelley's journey of discovering her son's neurodivergence and how that understanding transformed their relationship ❤️.

  • We reflect on the experience of parenting a neurodivergent child and the additional factors parents must consider when raising a child who is wired differently 🤔.

We delve into Shelley's journey of discovering her son's neurodivergence and how that understanding transformed their relationship ❤️.