Episode 6
Doing Before Thinking - Young Adult ADHD
This episode explores the experience of an ADHD diagnosis when you are 18, in your final year of school, during a pandemic! Lou's son Matt has recently been diagnosed with ADHD at a very fragile and difficult time in his life.
Doing Before Thinking - Young Adult ADHD
This episode explores the experience of an ADHD diagnosis when you are 18, in your final year of school, during a pandemic! Lou's son Matt has recently been diagnosed with ADHD at a very fragile and difficult time in his life. They discuss his experiences to the present day and hopes for the future. It's a great baseline discussion for future follow up episodes to see how Matt gets on and the sorts of scaffolds and accommodations that help him to function and thrive.
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I'm learning about how my brain is wired differently and why I do the things I do.
Matt Kuchel
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