The ADHD Adults Podcast

Episode 168 The Superpower Debate

The ADHD Adults Podcast

Show Notes

After losing many, many listeners with the triple fister on causes of ADHD, the team now try to lose even more by discussing the 'hot' topic of ADHD being a 'superpower'. As usual, Alex the Psycho.......education Monkey provides what evidence there is, all three hosts add personal reflections and give tips on how to approach this issue, and then we answer questions that have been sent in. 'What has James lost, forgotten or mislaid this week?" returns with James 18-7 up for the season, although Alex is losing so badly we din;t really know the score. Alex reads the usual 'definitely real' correspondence. Alex thinks there are two ADHDs, Mrs AuDHD gets annoyed at James for stealing her idea sand James gets stitch...

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