episode 22: New Parent ADHD Primer with Dr. Marcy Caldwell
As our guest says it, a lot happens when you have a new creature to care for. The lessons that come when you’re facing the stressors of new parenthood might unlock some things you don’t know about yourself: ADHD.
Dr. Marcy Caldwell (ADDept.org) is director and supervising psychologist at Rittenhouse Psychological Assessments and is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of ADHD and learning disabilities for over 15 years. She joins us today to answer some of our frequent questions about parenting and ADHD, from hormonal changes to how moms and dads each understand how ADHD symptoms emerge under the changes of parenthood.
- (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
- (01:41) - Support the Show: Become a Patron!
- (03:01) - Sponsor: TextExpander
- (06:50) - Introducing Marcy Caldwell
- (11:27) - Inattentive ADHD
- (13:51) - Horomes & ADHD: A Primer
- (17:59) - Sleep!
- (21:45) - New Dad Diagnoses?
- (24:56) - Guidance for the Post-Pardum ADHD Struggles
- (29:57) - Getting Diagnosed After Your Kids