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Mar 2025
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I Think I Have ADHD - with psychologist ...

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About this episode

So…what is ADHD? How is it diagnosed? What does it look like in adults? What medications exist and how do they work? 

For the first episode of the ‘It’s My ADHD’ miniseries, Steph sits down with a psychologist and a psychiatrist to find out more about ADHD and how a psychologist and a psychiatrists’ approach differs when it comes to diagnosing and treating ADHD.

Bec McWilliam is a holistic psychologist. Bec has ADHD herself and diagnoses adults with ADHD.

Dr Dianne Grocott is a psychiatrist with 30 years experience in private & public practice who specialises in ADHD & Addiction Psychiatry. In 2015 she co-founded the Victorian Adult ADHD Interest Group to share expertise and resources to improve the lives of their patients with ADHD.

FIND OUT MORE

Find out more about Bec here: https://rebeccampsychology.com.au/ and keep your eyes peeled for her 'Understanding ADHD'

Follow Bec on Instagram @psychologistbec

Find out more about Dianne here: https://reflecthealth.com.au/team/ 

RESOURCES 

Dianne has created a library of resources here: https://reflecthealth.com.au/service/adhd/   

Bec recommended the following resources:

The Year I Met My Brain - Matilda Boseley https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-year-i-met-my-brain-9780143779773 

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD https://www.guilford.com/books/Taking-Charge-of-Adult-ADHD/Russell-Barkley/9781462546855

Neurodivergent Skills Workbook https://www.silvereye.com.au/the-neurodivergence-skills-workbook-for-autism-and-adhd/prod11314 

Your ADHD Besties Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/your-adhd-besties/id1741922488 

The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adhd-womens-wellbeing-podcast/id1605386171 

ADHD Experts Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/adhd-experts-podcast/id668174671 

The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-neurodivergent-woman/id1575106243 

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