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Episode 24: Is ADHD real?

Episode 24 deals with the ridiculous but persistent question of whether ADHD is 'real'.  Evidence for 'realness' is discussed, as well as personal reflections about how we have dealt with situations where the validity of ADHD has been questioned.  Will Alex continue to score points playing 'What did James lose this week?” and there is more…

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Episode 23: ADHD and Sleep

In Episode 23, the ADHD Adults cover the frustrating impact ADHD can have on sleep.  As usual, Alex the psychoeducation monkey tells us how and why this is,  there are some personal reflections about our sleep (or lack of), and some tips to improve sleep patterns.  Will Alex score a point playing 'What did James lose…

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Episode 22: ADHD and Eating Behaviours

Trigger KlaxxON (as Alex pronounces it…) Episode 22 covers the very emotive subject of how ADHD can affect our eating behaviours.  Alex the psychoeducational monkey tells us how and why this is,  very personal reflections from James about his eating disorder are shared, as is some advice on how to manage preparing food and our…

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Episode 21: Procrastination and ADHD

In Episode 21, the ADHD adults James and Alex discuss that thing we all seem to do – procrastination. As usual, the podcast contains psychoeducation around why we put things off,  personal reflections on how procrastination has affected our lives (especially at work)   and some  'Top Tips' are shared, mostly by Alex of course….

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Episode 20: Special Guest Episode Mickey Beans (Part 2)

In part 2 of the first Special Guest Episode, James and Alex haven't managed to put musician and host of the 'BeansonBoogaloo' radio show on www.boogalooradio.com, Mickey 'Beans' O'Brien off talking to them yet.  Topics include what life is like now, upcoming projects and how bad Mickey at doing accents Support the show Written by…

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Episode 19: Special Guest Episode Mickey Beans (Part 1)

In this first Special Guest Episode, James and Alex talk to the musician and host of the 'BeansonBoogaloo' radio show on www.boogalooradio.com, Mickey 'Beans' O'Brien. Topics include life before a diagnosis, how diagnosis helped Mickey and her well trained shitting cat. Support the show Written by Alex Conner and James BrownProduced by James Brown and…

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Episode 18: ADHD and the menopause

Episode 18 brings in a ringer, Mrs ADHD, to help  Alex and James cover how menopause and peri-menopause and ADHD are such a difficult combination to navigate. As usual, there is some psychoeducation about how hormonal changes might complicate ADHD,  our personal reflections (only joking, Mrs ADHD does this bit) on ADHD and hormonal changes…

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Episode 17: What is ‘executive function’ and why don’t we have it?

In Episode 17, the ADHD adults Alex and James cover 'executive function', the set of higher-level thinking skills which are, well. As usual, the podcast contains some psychoeducation about what executive function is,  our personal reflections on how not having executive function skills like planning, working memory and inhibition impacts us and we'll share some …

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Episode 16: Hyperfocus

In Episode 16, James and Alex tackle the thorny, misunderstood issue of hyperfocus. For once, there is some decent psychoeducation (because James wrote it),  our personal reflections on how hyperfocus impacts us and some  'Top Tips', which for once James meaningfully contributes to (this is debatable).  'What did James lose this week?” returns and Alex…

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Episode 15: Comorbidities of ADHD

In Episode 15, Alex and James discuss the massively long list of shit that ADHD often comes with, or to be more technical the 'comorbidities' of ADHD. As usual, there is some psychoeducation around what the comorbidities are,   personal reflections on our comorbidities (James's list is so long you might want to play that bit…

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