Disclaimer: it’s important to do your own research, speak to your healthcare provider, and make decisions that are best for you and your family. This is for informational purposes only, and should not be taken as medical advice. ADHD is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood and lasts into adulthood. As many experts would say, ADHD is very often misunderstood. On this special episode of the Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, Argavan speaks with Kate Brownfield, an ADHD Parent Advocate and creator of ADHDKidsCanThrive.com. Through her personal journey of raising a child with ADHD, she wrote a book titled, How We Roll, to help educate and empower other families. Kate is also host of The ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast, where she interviews experienced advocates, parents and experts to share stories and insights Argavan and Kate discuss the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis and how it differs from other similar conditions, why we are seeing the rates and trend in diagnoses over the past few decades and helpful tools and strategies for caregivers to manage daily life with a child with ADHD.
Mentioned in this Episode:
ADHD Kids Can Thrive Podcast
ADHD Kids Can Thrive Blog
ADHD Kids Can Thrive on YouTube
For more on Kate Brownfield, you can follow her on Instagram @adhdkidscanthrive, on LinkedIn @KateWedlock-Brownfield and through her website https://www.adhdkidscanthrive.com/.
For more on Argavan Nilforoush, be sure to follow her on Instagram @babystepsnutrition, on Facebook: Baby Steps Nutrition page, on Twitter @argavanRDN, on LinkedIn @ArgavanNilforoush and through her website www.babystepsnutrition.com.