30. ADHD Journey with Heidi Mavir - Parenting Neurodivergent Children and Turning your Passion into your Business
Heidi Mavir helps families get the education their children deserve. Sunday Times Bestseller of ‘Your Child Is Not Broken’, advocate and speaker, Heidi Mavir was someone I’ve been wanting to talk to and I’m super thankful our mutual friend put me in contact.
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Heidi Mavir is a fellow late diagnosed ADHDer who very kindly shared her personal stories and experiences in this episode including:
The ADHD and Autism realisations at the time her son was diagnosed
The struggles we face as parents in getting a diagnosis for our children
Recognising the increase in our ADHD traits at key hormone changes for people who are AFAB, during childbirth, menstruation and menopause.
How Heidi’s EOTAS membership business came into being
How Heidi manages to run a successful business taking into account her chronic illness and ADHD
Removing the stigma around telling people when we notice neurodivergent traits
Why Heidi prefers to personally use the term neurodivergent when talking about herself
The complexity of the neurodivergences
What Heidi loves about being neurodivergent
What Heidi wished someone had said to her back when she was diagnosed
The importance of support and therapy
If you’re a parent of children struggling with education then feel free to join Heidi’s free community group for support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2475013822549739
If you’re newly diagnosed or on the pathway and would like to chat about your experience in a safe space then join my Free Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/471027132415779
Find me over on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/coulditbeadhd_thepodcast
And my website here: www.coulditbeadhd.co.uk
As Heidi mentions you can find a neurodivergent therapist over on this website: https://ndtherapists.com/united-kingdom/
Find Heid on Facebook Here: https://www.facebook.com/seNDSupport
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