ADHDUK podcast

Chris Benson on ADHD in school

We welcome our very own educational lead, Chris Benson. Chris is an ex-headteacher who writes extensively on ADHD in education, from his own experience as well as his professional expertise. He knows the patch, inside and out. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbenson-uk/ for more!!

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Beyond school refusal with Kelly Jarvis

We are joined by the tremendous Kelly Jarvis- ex-headteacher and head of consultancy at Sunshine Support, to discuss what her organisation calls school avoidance, and the rest of the system calls school refusal. After this conversation, I'm with Kelly! We also talk about the challenge of translating diagnosis to strategies, and what burn out is (and isn't)

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AI Parent support with Ash Ruddy

a re-upload with better audio! Ash Ruddy, Chief Growth Officer for Neuly AI, discusses the AI companion app for parents of neurodivergent children. Ash describes everything that goes into the system, and the saefguards built in, before we talk about sustainability, agreeableness, accountability and evaluation. AI is a contentious topic, and we have tried to do it justice in this very specific application. If you want to try out neuly, there's a free trial at https://dev.neuly.ai/adhduk

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AI parent support with Ash Ruddy

Ash Ruddy, Chief Growth Officer for Neuly AI, discusses the AI companion app for parents of neurodivergent children. Ash describes everything that goes into the system, and the saefguards built in, before we talk about sustainability, agreeableness, accountability and evaluation. AI is a contentious topic, and we have tried to do it justice in this very specific application. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Newly and Personal Experience 02:17 Newly: An AI Companion for Parents 03:13 Understanding the Individual Profile of a Child 05:55 Conceptualizing and Classifying the Needs of the Child 06:23 Positive Language and Strengths-Based Approach 09:09 Rigorous Screening and Clinical Validation of Strategies 11:12 Environmental Impact and Sustainability 16:12 Challenging and Supporting Parents 20:19 Accountability and Safety Measures 22:24 AI Support and Parental Isolation 25:25 Comparison with Other Models of Parent Support 29:29 Professional Reception and Third-Party Evaluation

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Episode 10 with David Levy

We are joined by David Levy from https://adhdcounselling.uk/ to talk about the usefulness of counselling in people's ADHD journey, and the difficulty of fitting this into the medical narrative. We also talk about his brilliant mental health fanzine https://theframemagazine.co.uk/ which I strongly recommend

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Episode 9 with Amelia Draper

We are joined by Amelia Draper from Changing Futures Nottingham to talk about the complex relationship between ADHD and homelessness, and what we can do to support people in their journeys to prevent this outcome. See https://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/projects/practice-development-unit/learning-series/neurodivergence for more!

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Episode 8: Challenging the Channel 4 documentary

All three of us for this one, as we take on the Channel 4 documentary "The great ADHD myth?" https://www.channel4.com/press/news/new-channel-4-documentary-great-adhd-myth-seeks-determine-whether-adhd-genuine If you have been affected by the documentary there is support at ADHDUK, and we also have survey! https://adhduk.co.uk/challenging-c4-the-great-adhd-myth/reaction-survey/

Challenging the ADHD myth documentary

In this episode we take a critical look at a recent ADHD documentary — separating the myths from the science, unpacking what the film got right, what it got wrong, and what it means for people navigating diagnosis, medication, and support. Watch the documentary: https://www.channel4.com/press/news/new-channel-4-documentary-great-adhd-myth-seeks-determine-whether-adhd-genuine Take our reaction survey: https://adhduk.co.uk/challenging-c4-the-great-adhd-myth/reaction-survey/

Episode 7 with Cliodhna O'Connor and Lucy McGill (Science episode)

We are delighted to be joined by two researchers from University College Dublin who have taken a systematic view of the data on adult ADHD diagnosis, a subject close to all our hearts! It's a wide-ranging chat with a great celebratory moment at the end! Their paper, for those who want to dig in, is here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42216788/ The rumpelstiltskin paper is also open access: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13150541/ Science is great, isn't it?

Episode 6 with Dhiren Doshi Smith and Kathleen Helm

Something a little different this week! We are planning to launch a new feed for our ADHD ambassadors to share their lived experience, and as a preview of this, and to celebrate Pride, here is a conversation with Dhiren and Kathleen about the intersection of ADHD and LGBT+ idenitities! Back to normal programming next week!

Episode 5 with Dean Paton

We welcome Dean Paton, founder and CEO of Big Heritage, to talk about his journey with ADHD, his passion for history and archaeology, and how he ended up owning a U-Boat! Check out the great stuff they are doing at https://bigheritage.co.uk/ Donate at www.adhd.co.uk/donate

Episode 4: Memory with Sarah Rudebeck (a science one)

Max is joined by Sarah Rudebeck, who studied memory as a clinical psychologist, noticed how many bad products there are out there to support memory (or not) and decided to build her own! The paper we talk about is https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7210977/

Episode 3 with Mark Pattinson

We are joined by Mark Pattinson, CEO of CareADHD, to talk about innovation in running ADHD services, right to choose and the future of ADHD care. We also welcome a new presenter to the team, Jamie Gordon! That's it for this week. More soon!

Episode 2 with the ADHD junior ambassadors

We are delighted to welcome two of our junior ambassadors to the pod, to talk about their experience as young people supporting the charity. Go to https://adhduk.co.uk/adhd-uk-ambassadors/ to find out more about the scheme.

ADHDUK Podcast episode 1

Do not adjust your set! We have rebranded to the ADHDUK podcast. We will still cover the science of ADHD but alongside news and interviews from the wider world of ADHD. We also welcome a new co-host, the amazing Lauren Jennings! But where is Tess? Listen to find out!

Episode 32 with Blandine French

Our last episode for a while... Max talks to Dr Blandine French, who not only found a problem (lack of knowledge in UK doctors about ADHD), she got up and did something about it! She's remarkable, and you can find out all about her at https://ndlab.org.uk/ Bye for now!

Episode 31 Late Diagnosis of women with Eve Holden and Helena Kobayashi-Wood

Max is joined by a brilliant double-act, Eve and Helena, who have explored the experience of late-diagnosed women, both from the inside and outside! The paper is here. The additional data is here. The episode that Eve liked was with Callie Ginapp, and is here On Bluesky... Eve can be found at ‪@chimpanzeve.bsky.social Helena is ‪@hkobayashiwood.bsky.social‬ Max is also on there somewhere...

Episode 30 with Catherine Fava

Max and Tess are joined by Catherine Fava, Clinical Psychologist at Buckinghamshire CAMHS, to talk about her upcoming book about trauma and ADHD. How does trauma manifest? How can it look like ADHD? Should we be flipping the way we approach assessment and treatment in these children? Tess tries to open the can of worms which is the whole 'what is ADHD?' question- we have covered that before: https://zencastr.com/z/Mc2qvzd5 Enjoy!

Episode 29 with Robin Ince

Delighted to welcome Robin Ince, legendary comedian and lovely man, to the pod. Robin's new book, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, is out today!!

Episode 28: Cognitive disengagement with Stephen Becker

Max is joined by Stephen Becker, Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati, about the fascinating Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome, a condition that is both in some ways the opposite of ADHD, but also commonly co-exists. If you want to know more, Stephen has made a lot of the work on this open access- here for example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36007816/ Also, we discover what NFL team Tess supports....