41. High Camouflaging ADHD and ASD with Millie Carr

Jane interviews Millie (one of her favourite guests) on masking and highly camoflaging ADHD and ASD in females. Millie is a teacher based in Melbourne, she has ADHD and has neurodiverse children herself. Highlights - Can labelling be positive, why is there the hesitation? - Should we talk to our kids about their ADHD? - The trend towards successful celebrities or sports people being labelled neurodiverse. - The correlation between success and neurodiversity. - What is the personal cost of perfectionist behaviour and ADHD. - Highly perfectionist children (or typically girls) who are conscientious are hard to identify. - Physical 'symptoms' of being unwell for girls are often presented as anxiety such as stomach aches. - Children's perception vs reality negative view on their lives - Girls presenting with social issues can be an indicator - Where can you find people who understand how ADHD presents in females? What can we do to improve that? - Jane goes out of scope as per usual and speculates on prescribing rights and the Australian medical system which she has no business speculating on. *Jane and Millie are not medical experts and you should always seek your own advice* Check out Millie's other episodes here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Q3lfxlmvcaFVRuYkaxzHl?si=dmWW1YlbTk-PtgHgH_buRA Masking ADHD in girls questionnaire https://www.additudemag.com/self-test-adhd-symptoms-women-girls/ (https://www.additudemag.com/self-test-adhd-symptoms-women-girls/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jane-mcfadden/message