ADHD Care Podcast

On this final special edition of the ADHD Congress 2023, Archie sits down with Professor Marios Adamou, Consulant Psychiatrist who specialises in Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry and discuss whether Artificial Intelligence could be the future for assessing and diagnosing ADHD.Professor Adamou is one of the pioneers who is currently developing a diagnostic decision tool using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist clinicians with the diagnosis of ADHD in adults. This tool is built by incorporating both expert clinician knowledge using a knowledge-based approach and historical clinical data using machine learning leading to an efficient hybrid approach.

We continue our coverage of the ADHD Congress 2023 in Amsterdam and we are delighted to have Andrea Bilbow OBE as a special guest on this week's episode. Andrea is the CEO & Founder of the National Attention Deficit Disorder Information Support Service (ADDISS). ADDISS provides information, training and support for parents, sufferers and professionals in the fields of ADHD and related learning and behavioural difficulties.To find out more about this national ADHD charity please visit www.addiss.co.uk

The bi-annual ADHD Congress 2023 took place last month in Amsterdam and the ADHD Care Podcast Team were in attendance. On this episode, Archie interviews some of the exhibitors and attendees including ADHD Europe, Goldsmith Coaching Academy, Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC), ADHD Lincs, Oyster and many more.

On this week's episode Archie is joined by Rosie Collins, a Creative Director and Artist at FRED Company. Fred is a company providing community engagement and wellbeing services, combining technology, behavioural science, and play. Archie and Rosie discuss all things Virtual Reality (VR) and how this fits with ADHD. To find out more please visit: www.fred.company

Dana Bishop from Relax Kids joins us this week to discuss all things meditation, relaxation and mindfulness. Relax Kids supports children’s mental and emotional health and wellbeing with a range of tools and techniques to help calm their body and mind and build confidence and self-esteem.They use a pioneering 7-step whole-brain holistic approach and fun, magical and creative techniques to help children feel happier and healthier.Relax Kids supports parents, teachers and all those working with children with our unique range of meditation, mindful and relaxation products, resources, toolkits, classes and training which have improved over the last 20 years.To find out more about Relax Kids please visit:www.relaxkids.com.More information can be found on their Facebook page:www.facebook.com/relaxkidstadworthandwaltonwithdana/

Archie is joined by Ellie Evans from Nutrition and Co, an award winning online nutrition & dietetic consultancy company. Ellie is a qualified HCPC registered Paediatric Dietitian and adult dietitian. She has experience working alongside children and their families within a range of settings and she is currently based within an NHS Children’s Hospital.A healthy varied diet is important for all of us but especially for children who are growing and developing. This includes children who have ADHD. Eating an imbalanced diet does not cause ADHD but improving your child’s ADHD may help. Research shows that nutrition plays an important role in reducing the severity of ADHD symptoms. There are many genetic and environmental factors that influence how children and adults with ADHD respond to nutrition and what they eat. Ellie shares some useful tips nutrition and diet with an emphasis on individuals with neurodiverse needs such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To find out more about Ellie and the services she offers please visit:www.nutritionandco.co.uk

We are joined by Dan who is a Neurodivergent Fitness Coach on this episode of the ADHD Care Podcast. Sophie Johnson, an accredited ADHD Coach is also guesting. Dan is a Surrey based personal trainer who is passionate about bringing the fitness world and neurodivergent community together through exercise. To find out more about Dan please visit his website: https://www.danjenneyfitness.co.ukEmail: contact@danjenneyfitness.co.ukTelephone: +44 (0) 7825 300 157

On this livecast edition we are joined two education experts to discuss all things education and examination preparation for ADHD students sitting their GCSE's and A' Levels over the coming weeks.Karen Keane has a wealth of experiencing working in a number of schools, both state and private, as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo). Catrina Hassell is an Educational Psychologist who also has years of experience working with children and young people with neurodiverse and learning needs.The exam season can be a stressful, overwhelming and anxious period for students especially neurodivergent students so our experts are primarily focusing on revision tips and examination preparation for students with ADHD to help them overcome those feelings.

On this exam season podcast special, we are delighted to be joined by Mollie Keane, a young person who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in her early teens. Mollie shares some helpful survival tips and strategies aimed at students who are preparing for their examination finals. Mollie sat her GCSE examinations last year. Her year group were the first cohort to sit public examinations post the COVID-19 pandemic. You can also watch the video broadcast of this podcast on our YouTube channel (link below):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyheSNE74X8&t=1565s

Sophie Johnson is this week's special guest on the ADHD Care Podcast and shares her personal journey of living with ADHD & Autism, and subsequently diagnosed at the age of 49.Sophie has since trained as an accredited ADHD Transformation Coach and works with neurodivergent adults in the private sector.You can connect with Sophie through social media @mindmyadhd on Instagram and also via her website www.sophie-johnson.com