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AuDHD for grownups: honest, funny, neurodivergent conversations about work, relationships, sensory overload, identity, and the stuff nobody explains after diagnosis.This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples.Hello, hello, and welcome to F Them Fish: AuDHD for Grownups with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. This is the podcast where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me.’ We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not interested in pretending to be polished.Grab a beverage, or body double some life admin with us in your ears and let’s get started!Are you a neurodivergent parent? Or do you parent neurodivergent kids? The this episode might just be for you. We talk with Patricia Falcetta OAM about her WILD award, the work she has been doing in the neurodiversity space with families and workplaces, and what drove her to do this work...several years before most people were doing it. She even received an Order of Australia Medal for it!You can find Patricia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patricia.falcetta/?hl=en or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciafalcetta/ Her website is https://sociallivingsolutions.com.auTimestamps00:43 — Welcome to WILD Voices01:53 — Patricia’s WILD Award and Autism Awareness Month03:27 — Patricia’s OAM and her family’s diagnosis journey07:16 — Outdated labels, Asperger’s and PDD-NOS08:20 — “Too empathetic to be autistic”10:05 — Parent guilt, school systems and survival12:00 — From parent advocacy to professional support13:48 — Late diagnosis, ADHD and the female experience16:16 — Advocacy, burnout and caring for yourself18:59 — Why parents still feel isolated after diagnosis20:55 — Strengths-based advice for parents24:07 — Supporting exhausted neurodivergent parents25:45 — Regulation strategies that actually work28:19 — Fidgets, sensory tools and oral stims31:18 — Tech, kids and nervous system overload33:03 — Safety shows, spas and brain breaks34:23 — Patricia’s impact in the neuroinclusion space36:28 — Challenging the myth of low empathy36:43 — Double empathy explained40:52 — Jayne’s emotional realisation42:46 — Neurodivergence, spirituality and sensitivity43:56 — Patricia’s fun fact: dance classes44:55 — Where to find Patricia45:47 — WILD links and closingConnectFind us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at F Them Fish: AuDHD for GrownupsSend your stories and questions to [email protected] for grownups: honest, funny conversations about ADHD and Autism - work, relationships, sensory overload, identity, and the stuff nobody explains after late diagnosis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
