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Julie Legg and Jel Legg introduce their first ADHDifference Podcast in an ongoing series. They discuss why they created this series of ADHD podcasts and why they prefer the word ‘difference’ to ‘disorder’.

Upbeat and informal, in this episode they touch on many aspects of ADHD including the post-diagnosis journey and how, with newfound knowledge and understanding, it has helped them to reframework their relationship to many aspects of their lives.

You'll hear their personal experiences with living with ADHD as adults (after being diagnosed in their fifties) as a married and unmedicated couple. It's an open and honest conversation where over-talking, interrupting and not finishing sentences are alive and well.

Topics in this episode:

• ADHD isn't a one-size-fits-all disorder.
• The impact of an adult ADHD diagnosis with regards to understanding the present, reframeworking the past, and shaping the future.
• Acknowledging the 'trip-hazards' (ADHD traits that negatively impact our lives).
• Simplifying life can help manage ADHD symptoms to a certain extent.
• Living rurally isn't as quiet as you may imagine!

Key takeaways:

• While ADHD is defined on a clinical level as a disorder, ‘diversity’ means different or variant. We prefer to see ADHD as a difference, a human variation.
• We may share numerous common ADHD traits however our personal journeys will be as individual as our fingerprints.
• An adult ADHD diagnosis is not the end ... it's the beginning of a new journey of self-acceptance.
• Understanding yourself is essential before expecting others to understand you.

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Julie is the author of THE MISSING PIECE: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD (Harper Collins, 2024).

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