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The Threads of LifeLife as a parent in a neurodiverse family: honest & real. Funny, sad & everything inbewtween. Author: Trish O'Dwyer
Trish O'Dwyer primarily solo hosts an informal, 20-30 minutes, once monthly podcast for parents of autistic and/or neurodiverse children (all ages), their families and friends plus anyone wanting to understand what it's really like and how to support. The aim is for listeners to be able to take a breather, listen to someone they connect with, who knows what they are living and to feel validated and less isolated. I hope you laugh, you may cry, you may even gain some valuable real-life information and help. Above all, you will know that you are supported and that you are not alone. It is story telling in an honest & uplifting way, purely from the perspective of a parent who is learning on the go and making mistakes every day. I am parent to a wonderful nonspeaking autistic and adhd boy called Henry plus his two siblings Ben (adhd) and Abi. Topics to be talked about in a wholly non-academic fashion will be things like beginnings and diagnosis; meeting needs; judgement; relationships; transitions; regulation; sleep & sleep deprivation; literal minds; real autism awareness & general family life - teens, holidays, ageing, the works! Take this time for yourself and enjoy. Lets keep the conversations going. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Autism AND adhd = Complicated
Episode 35
Sunday, 21 December, 2025
#1 Taking a look at and sharing my experiences as a parent of adhd and autism in a non-speaking child + adhd in a young adult in mainstream. Trying to figure which is the autism and which the adhd; deciding to medicate and what happens; understanding apraxia and hoping parents and families resonate, feel less alone and more informed of how it actually can go.#2 Guest: n/a#3 0:00 - 4:46 Intro - it's been a while.4:47 Adhd becoming apparent in your child in their early primary years in non-speaking, minimally or unreliably speaking autistic children.7:10 What us parents are trying to do.8:03 Not having motor control, heightened sensory systems and briefly explaining praxis.12:55 What to expect16:40 Side effects - loss of appetite, sleep difficulties20:02 Mainstream/speaking children and a diagnosis in a young adult22:57 When they decide to stop taking their meds24:56 Wrapping up and all that.#4 Summary:Adhd becoming apparent in your non-speaking autisticAutism and Adhd go hand in hand in up to 80% of nonspeakersWhat us parents are trying to doNot having control of your motor - aparaxiaWhat to expectSide effects of medsAdhd in a speaking/mainstream young adultWhen they decide not to take their meds#5 References: see below#6 Calls to Action:Pre Roll - newsletter sign up and finding webpageMid Roll - n/aEnd Roll - follow the podcast, leave a review, email in#7 Social Media: n/a#8 Next Episode: Let's Get a Pet to Help Our Autistic Child
