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The DadDHD Podcast
by Shane Thrapp and Braden Young
We’re Shane Thrapp and Braden Young, two neurodivergent dads talking about the things that matter to fathers who are neurodivergent, or who have neurodivergent kids. No perfect parenting BS, just what actually works when your brain’s wired different. We’re both certified ADHD life coaches, community leaders, and fathers who got our diagnoses as adults. We know what it’s like to figure out parenting when you’re also figuring out your own brain. And we’re here to help you do the same.Each episode, we bring you practical strategies for neurodivergent parenting, the kind that actually fit into real life with real kids and real challenges. You’re raising kids who might be neurodivergent. You might be neurodivergent yourself. Either way, you’re dealing with executive function challenges, sensory issues, time blindness, and all the chaos that comes with parenting when traditional advice doesn’t cut it.We break down the latest research on ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence into stuff you can
Episodes
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Validation Before Accountability and The Importance of Why
Shane and Braden discuss why “validation first, accountability second” helps neurodivergent kids and adults regulate and stay receptive. Shane shares a moment with his seven-year-old son, who escalated when corrected until Shane paused to hear that it was an accident; once heard, his son calmed...
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Episode 20 - What does ADHD Look Like in Fatherhood
Shane and Braden discuss becoming fathers before understanding their ADHD, describing the “gap” of parenting with shame, inconsistency, hyperfocus, and emotional dysregulation. They reflect on relief followed by grief after diagnosis, the harm caused by missed follow-through and angry reactions,...
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Rest Isn't Lazy - Why Neurodivergent Dads Need to Stop Thinking They Need To Earn It
Hey -- before we get into it, we owe you a quick apology. Life got away from us. Things have picked up on both ends, and we dropped the ball on getting new content out. We're back, and we're glad you're still here. This week we're talking about something that sounds simple and isn't: rest. Not...
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Beyond Maslow: Purpose, Community, and Cultural Perpetuity for Neurodivergent Dads
Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions explore why Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can feel like it has a ceiling for neurodivergent parents who have reached stability and self-actualization but still ask “now what?” They discuss how neurodivergence can...
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ADHD Lows: The Gray State, Dopamine Hunting, and How to Tell It From Depression
Shane Thrapp and Braden Young discuss “ADHD lows,” the flat, gray, low-arousal state where nothing feels worth the effort, and how it often leads to “dopamine hunting” like binge-watching, hyperfixating, scrolling, or other novelty-seeking. They connect the experience to anhedonia and…
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Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults: Unmasking, “Dropping a Ping,” and Building Friendship-Friendly Routines With Caroline Maguire
Shane Thrapp and Braden Young welcome social coach, award-winning author, and keynote speaker Caroline Maguire, who has worked with neurodivergent people for 21 years and has just released her new book “Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults”. Caroline explains she wrote the book after years...
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The Cost of Silence: Neurodivergent Men, Masking, and Finding Support
Shane Thrapp and Braden Young discuss the “cost of silence” underlying masking, describing how men are conditioned from childhood to hide struggle, avoid asking for help, and “push through” quietly, which becomes especially damaging when layered with ADHD/autism challenges like executive...
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Beyond Mother’s Day: Building Daily Respect and Connection in ADHD Relationships
Shane Thrapp and Braden Young use Mother’s Day as a starting point to talk about how ADHD and AuDHD can make dates, gestures, and follow-through difficult, and why appreciation needs to be a daily practice rather than a once-a-year performance. Shane shares involving his kids, Liam and Harley, in...
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Their Story, Not Yours — RSD and the Trap of Making Your Child's Struggles About You
Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions flies solo and unpacks rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and what it looks like when your child is the one experiencing it—especially in a neurodivergent household where a parent’s own ADHD and past rejection can get activated. He explains how perceived...
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Breaking the Spanking Cycle Using Authoritative Parenting Skills
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as we get into one of the most charged conversations in parenting: spanking, discipline, and the cycle most of us were handed before we ever had a choice. We're digging into what the research actually says,...
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Connecting With Our Kids Through the Things We and They Love
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as they talk about the quiet distance that builds between neurodivergent dads and their kids when we keep our lives and theirs in separate lanes. Our hobbies over here, their stuff over there. Our downtime…
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You Need More Than Systems: Why Therapy Matters for Neurodivergent Dads
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as we tackle the conversation most neurodivergent dads avoid: therapy. Not coaching. Not podcasts. Not self-help books. Actual therapy. We dig into why so many dads resist getting professional help, what…
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Burnout, Depression or Both? Why Dads Need to Get Checked for Both
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as we tackle neurodivergent burnout and what it really means for fathers. Not the "I need a day off" kind. The kind where your brain and body hit a wall because you've been running at 200% just to meet...
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Managing Work Life Balance with Neurodivergence
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as they talk about managing work life with ADHD, autism, AuDHD, and fatherhood. From the provider pressure their dads drilled into them to the careers they actually landed in, Shane and Braden get real about...
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Braden's Legacy Origin Story
Join Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as he flies solo for this one and shares his legacy origin story. He talks about the biological father who said "I can't" and walked away, the complicated and often abusive relationship with his stepdad, and the mom who stepped in and showed him what...
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Masking and Being a Neurodivergent Father
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as we dig into masking—the pressure to perform a version of yourself that isn't really you to hide your ADHD or Autism. We talk about where masking starts (the "be a man" messages, the bootstrap CEO myth)…
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Interview with Brendan Mahan of ADHD Essentials
Join Shane Thrapp and Braden Young as they interview Brendan Mahan from ADHD Essentials. Brendan, the author of the upcoming book 'Overcoming The Wall of Awful,' shares his experiences of raising 17-year-old twins, the complexities of his childhood, and how they inform his parenting. The...
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Telling Your Kids "Walk It Off" Is Bullshit - What Resilience Means for Neurodivergent Kids
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as they break down why the traditional "walk it off" mentality fails neurodivergent kids—and what actual resilience looks like. Through a real story about Braden handling his autistic son's scraped knee at...
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After School / Work Collapse and Co-Regulation
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos Consulting and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as they discuss the phenomenon of afterschool restraint collapse. Learn about the challenges faced by both neurotypical and neurodivergent children, the impact on parents, and why co-regulation is...
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ADHD Medications Do Not Do What We Thought
Join Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions as he discusses a recent study from Washington University in St. Louis that reveals surprising findings about the effects of stimulant ADHD medications. The study examines how stimulant ADHD medications affect brain activity differently than previously...
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Our Stories of Fatherhood, Advocacy, and Best Tips
Join Shane Thrapp of Creating Order From Chaos Consulting and Braden Young of Empower ADHD Solutions for our first official episode of The DadDHD Podcast. We talk candidly about our personal histories and our fathers, our experiences as fathers with ADHD and autism, our neurodivergent kids, and…
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Braden and Shane Intro
Welcome to The DadDHD Podcast. This is where we start. We're Shane Thrapp and Braden Young—two certified ADHD life coaches and neurodivergent dads who are tired of parenting advice that assumes everyone has a neurotypical brain. There's a massive gap between research and what actually helps you…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We’re Shane Thrapp and Braden Young, two neurodivergent dads talking about the things that matter to fathers who are neurodivergent, or who have neurodivergent kids. No perfect parenting BS, just what actually works when your brain’s wired different. We’re both certified ADHD life coaches, community leaders, and fathers who got our diagnoses as adults. We know what it’s like to figure out parenting when you’re also figuring out your own brain. And we’re here to help you do the same.Each episode, we bring you practical strategies for neurodivergent parenting, the kind that actually fit into real life with real kids and real challenges. You’re raising kids who might be neurodivergent. You might be neurodivergent yourself. Either way, you’re dealing with executive function challenges, sensory issues, time blindness, and all the chaos that comes with parenting when traditional advice doesn’t cut it.We break down the latest research on ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence into stuff you can
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We’re Shane Thrapp and Braden Young, two neurodivergent dads talking about the things that matter to fathers who are neurodivergent, or who have neurodivergent kids. No perfect parenting BS, just what actually works when your brain’s wired different. We’re both certified ADHD life coaches,...
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