We are the ADHD Family Mark Smeets

Back in April, my family and I went to sign a petition to save Strong Start, which is a free, low barrier programs for children to be introduced to many of the activities they would experience at school.



Both of our kids have attended, and it was a very positive experience for us.

At the rally though, I met a politician who was from a political party that I was shocked to see there especially considering their stance on many issues.

As my family and I went home, I was left feeling angry because this person was campaigning (even though we don’t have an election officially starting until October 2024) and doesn’t really believe in the reason that many of us we’re there.

The whole episode is centered around the boundaries that we draw, how can we bring people into a conversation.

We have inherited a culture where people work in these silo’s and there isn’t a conversation to go and talk to other people and hear perspectives that are different than yours.

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Find Us

00:16:04.13 ADHD Life

01:02:00.00 Show Intro

01:40:00.00 Let's go to a protest

06:14:00.00 Theme of the episode

06:48:00.00 Story continues

12:56:00.00 Where are the boundaries?

14:42:00.00 A person's right to exist is not a political issue

15:22:12.40 You cannot ignore 1 aspect of an issue

17:24:14.04 Bringing people in

19:01:23.59 Be there to listen

21:58:00.00 Who is brave

23:57:08.67 There are cowards out there

26:06:00.00 Look for opportunities to talk

27:12:00.00 My Thank you and Asks



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#mentalhealthawareness #neurodiversity #adhdsupport #dyslexia #adhdparenting
#neurodivergent #parenting #ptsd #love #adultadhd #adhdmom #adhddad



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I was invited to do a speaking spot at the “Get on the right ADHD Trail” which is a free summit for Men with ADHD, and I was interviewed by Cathy Goett.

We had a fun conversation just diving into parenting and advocacy and sharing lots of tips.

There were a few things that I wanted to add onto my conversation (because 30 minutes is not enough time), so I recorded this episode. I hope that I’ve set the questions up enough, so you don’t have to hear the summit conversation, but I encourage you to check out the summit conversation anyway.

And just to be a fanboy for a moment, look at all the people in this summit – holy cow, I am blown away to be in their company.

I recorded this episode the day before Owen's psych ed so I had a lot on my mind.

A very special thanks to Brendan Mahan for making this happen.



You can find the link to the summit here:

https://ontherightadhdtrail.com/

 

Here is the schedule for all the interviews.  

Friday, May 17 - Kevin Bailey, Elaine Taylor-Klaus, Dr.
Sarah Cheyette, Mark Smeets, Alma Galvan

Saturday, May 18 - Alan Brown, Alice Smeets, Dana Rayburn,
Germaine Swanson, Alex Hey, Brian Lynn

Sunday, May 19 - Dr. Larry Jones, Melissa Orlov, Brendan
Mahan, Linda Roggli, Evan Kirstein

Monday, May 20 - bonus replay day of all interviews

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00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor Ad

00:17:12.40 Find us online

00:28:16.53 Episode Starts

00:34:00.00 Reconciliation Acknowledgment

00:45:00.00 Show Theme

01:16:00.00 ADHD Life

01:55:09.30 Introduction and a bit of rambling

09:24:00.00 How can you be an effective advocate?

13:14:00.00 Do you need big actions to make a difference?

13:48:00.00 What are good advocacy actions to start with?

24:52:10.31 Winding Down

26:04:00.00 My Thank you and Asks



#mentalhealth #anxiety #adhdproblems #depression #adhdlife
#mentalhealthawareness #neurodiversity #adhdsupport #dyslexia #adhdparenting
#neurodivergent #parenting #ptsd #love #adultadhd #adhdmom #adhddad



Find The Show

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Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wearetheadhdfamily



Facebook

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Contact: WeAreTheADHDFamily@shaw.ca

Love and Kindness Project Foundation

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://loveandkindnessproject.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out the free resource on their main page!



Owen’s YouTube Channel

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DangerMaxSupreme




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"We got one!!" - Ghostbusters

This is a pretty big celebratory episode for our family and we are extremely proud of our son!

We have our results, we learned a lot and the journey continues!



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00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor Ad

00:17:12.40 Find us online

00:28:16.53 Episode Starts

00:34:00.00 Reconciliation Acknowledgment

00:45:00.00 Show Theme

01:16:00.00 ADHD Life

01:40:00.00 Episode Introduction

05:20:00.00 Learning about terms

06:54:00.00 The diagnosis

10:54:00.00 The Experience

13:04:00.00 Up to date terminology

14:36:00.00 Talking about Dysgraphia

16:52:00.00 Dyscalculia Denied

18:16:00.00 Tools do not erase a diagnosis

20:10:00.00 Report Card Tip

22:38:00.00 Go buy a cake and celebrate

23:54:00.00 My Thank you and Asks


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The moment is coming sooner than we realize!

We did get our appointment for our results of the Psych Ed, March 13 - we're excited, at least I am so as we continue to wait for results...you get to wait with us.



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00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor Ad

00:17:12.40 Find us online

00:28:16.53 Episode Starts

00:34:00.00 Reconciliation Acknowledgment

00:45:00.00 Show Theme

01:16:00.00 Intro

03:07:00.00 Update

08:10:09.30 My Thank you and Asks

28:20:21.70 Kenzie says thank you


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The moment is here...nope...wait, it's not.

We're still waiting for the psych ed results! It has been a month (or almost) and...in this episode we're going to talk a bit about the process, what it was like, the good, not so good...the hospital lounge area is really nice (it's not like you can get a drink there, it's not THAT kind of lounge but you CAN play video games).



Please rate our show 5 stars so people can find us!

00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor Ad

00:17:12.40 Find us online

00:28:16.53 Episode Starts

00:34:00.00 Reconciliation Acknowledgment

00:45:00.00 Show Theme

01:16:00.00 ADHD Life

01:43:09.30 No Diagnosis Yet

05:10:00.00 The Process - Arriving, starting and waiting

08:06:15.50 Parent Interview

10:46:00.00 Final Thoughts

13:42:00.00 If we went private, would we know already?

15:00:12.40 My Thank you and Asks


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The journey continues with another appointment and this time
it’s Owen’s Psych Ed!

I wanted to capture my thoughts before the appointment.

I will be talking about how we’re preparing, my own psych ed
that I was given to me when I was a child, the similarities between myself and Owen and how I am preparing myself to be wrong.



Please rate our show 5 stars so people can find us!

00:00:00.00 Kids Say Hello

00:05:00.00 Love and Kindness Sponsor Ad

00:17:12.40 Find us online

00:28:16.53 Episode Starts

00:34:00.00 Reconcilliation Acknowledgment

00:45:00.00 Show Theme

01:16:00.00 ADHD Life

01:52:00.00 Episode Introduction

06:28:00.00 How we are preparring and my psych ed

07:23:05.64 How we are preparring

08:16:00.00 Dyslexia Criteria

11:18:00.00 My Psych Ed and our Similiarities

16:20:00.00 I may be wrong about all of this and that is ok

17:06:00.00 Signing Off

17:32:00.00 Thank You, Asks and the end

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#ADHD #Autism #neurodiversity 🧠 #adhdawareness
#autismawareness

 

Facebook

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Contact: ⁠WeAreTheADHDFamily@shaw.ca⁠

Love and Kindness Project
Foundation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://loveandkindnessproject.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out the free resource on their main page!

ADHD Advocacy
Society of BC
https://www.adhdbcsociety.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ADHDAdvocacyBC

Owen’s YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DangerMaxSupreme⁠

#mentalhealth #anxiety #adhdproblems #depression #adhdlife
#mentalhealthawareness #neurodiversity #adhdsupport #dyslexia #adhdparenting #neurodivergent #parenting #ptsd #love #adultadhd #adhdmom #adhddad


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