The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast

S2 Ep10: Understanding ADHD as a neurological difference and ADHD coaching with Dr Lucy Thompson

December 11, 2023 Victoria White Season 2 Episode 10
S2 Ep10: Understanding ADHD as a neurological difference and ADHD coaching with Dr Lucy Thompson
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The Neurodivergent Birth Podcast
S2 Ep10: Understanding ADHD as a neurological difference and ADHD coaching with Dr Lucy Thompson
Dec 11, 2023 Season 2 Episode 10
Victoria White

Dr Lucy Thompson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Rural Health within the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.  She has PhD in Psychology and a Master of Public Health which provided the ideal foundation for her research in early child development and parental wellbeing. Lucy is also the mum of a son with ADHD and has been exploring her own neurodivergence. She has recently embarked on a career as an ADHD coach. She talks about ADHD coaching today, along with the importance of understanding ADHD as a neurological difference, and supporting neurodivergent families holistically.

You can contact Lucy by email lucythompsoncc (at) gmail.com,  and check out her link tree https://linktr.ee/drlucyt. She is presenting 2 upcoming in-person SEED talks about ADHD and women , one on the 16th Jan in Glasgow https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adhd-and-women-misunderstood-misdiagnosed-moving-forward-for-change-tickets-760496584757 and the other on the 17th Jan in Newcastle: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adhd-and-women-misunderstood-misdiagnosed-moving-forward-for-change-tickets-760551809937


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Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.

Show Notes

Dr Lucy Thompson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Rural Health within the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.  She has PhD in Psychology and a Master of Public Health which provided the ideal foundation for her research in early child development and parental wellbeing. Lucy is also the mum of a son with ADHD and has been exploring her own neurodivergence. She has recently embarked on a career as an ADHD coach. She talks about ADHD coaching today, along with the importance of understanding ADHD as a neurological difference, and supporting neurodivergent families holistically.

You can contact Lucy by email lucythompsoncc (at) gmail.com,  and check out her link tree https://linktr.ee/drlucyt. She is presenting 2 upcoming in-person SEED talks about ADHD and women , one on the 16th Jan in Glasgow https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adhd-and-women-misunderstood-misdiagnosed-moving-forward-for-change-tickets-760496584757 and the other on the 17th Jan in Newcastle: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adhd-and-women-misunderstood-misdiagnosed-moving-forward-for-change-tickets-760551809937


Thank you for listening!

Join the conversation on Instagram @neurodivergentbirth and at ndbirth.com.