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Utopia with ADHD Girls
by Samantha Hiew
When you hear stories about neurodivergence, yet you can't find the ones that speak to your life. Join Samantha Hiew, Director of ADHD Girls, as she uncovers hidden stories of neurodivergence that come from a few, but speak to so many of us. Utopia, the campaign, aims to platform the voices of neurodivergents across different communities and life circumstances, so we find the words to get the support we need.
Episodes
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Evelyn Polk Green: ADHD in minority, poor and other underserved populations | Utopia Qbtech
Evelyn Polk Green, MSEd, is a past president of both ADDA, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association and CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder). Evelyn is an adult with ADHD and the mother of two adult sons, Perry and Robert, both of whom also have ADHD. Active...
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Gwendolyn Janssen: A healthcare leader diagnosed with ADHD at age 33 | Utopia Qbtech
Gwen has over 15 years experience in healthcare to include time as a bedside nurse, nursing leader, clinical value analysis director, and adjunct professor. She has 2 masters degrees in healthcare leadership. She was diagnosed with ADHD at age 33 and has dedicated her time since diagnosis to...
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Dr James Wiley: Educating healthcare professionals on ADHD & co-occurring learning disability
Dr Wiley attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Alabama. He is board certified in Paediatrics. Dr Wiley practiced general paediatrics at Dothan Paediatric…
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Dr Samantha Hiew: Diversity within neurodiversity & creating your own place in the world of work
This episode with Samantha Hiew, PhD, Founder and Director of ADHD Girls was featured on the #creatingfutures podcast episode Salt, a global, award-winning digital recruitment agency, connecting people and businesses within Consulting, Creative, HR, Marketing, Sales, and Technology. Sam is an...
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Rachel Grant-Waters: How growing up with ADHD enabled Rachel to empathise with SEN children Utopia | Qbtech
Rachel Grant-Waters is an openly neurodivergent Teaching Assistant who has worked in SEN education for over 5 years. Diagnosed with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia as a child, she was diagnosed with ADHD in her 30s. Rachel actively uses her first hand experience as a neurodivergent learner to...
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KK Harris: My upbringing & flying under the radar with ADHD made me resilient & an ally to other NDs
Karime “KK” Harris is a Business Psychologist and Executive Coach Director at Talking Talent. She is inspirational, motivational, energetic and leads with empathy. KK’s coaching experience has been in both the public and private sector, combined with her knowledge of psychology, has enabled her…
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Jhillika Kumar: Behind the life of a neurodivergent social entrepreneur - Utopia | Qbtech
For many young people with #ADHD, it's hard to feel understood by parents or guardians. As Jhillika Kumar shares in this interview, thinking outside the box can go a long way in supporting those with ADHD. Jhillika Kumar is a 23-year-old social impact entrepreneur, Diversity & Inclusion community...
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Sydney Dodini: Being a high achiever with ADHD & recovering perfectionist - Utopia | Qbtech
When Sydney Dodini started noticing her ADHD symptoms as a young adult, she attributed them to lifestyle changes and a difficult course-load rather than a potential neurodevelopmental condition. As Sydney explains in this interview, the path toward diagnosis can be tricky. Avoiding the "stigma of...
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Dr Aaron Dodini & Sydney Dodini: Being diagnosed as young adult and living with ADHD - Utopia | Qbtech
When Sydney Dodini was diagnosed with ADHD at age 19, she didn’t just gain new ways of improving her focus at university. With the help of her father, Dr. Aaron Dodini, and objective ADHD testing with QbTest, Sydney was also able to better understand her perfectionist tendencies, her struggles…
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Dr Bernadette Dancy: High Achieving Neurodivergents: The Impact of Stress on Your Life - Utopia | Qbtech
Do you know what Stress does to a Neurodivergent's brain and body? Why are we so susceptible to #burnout? What can we do about it? This is an absolute GIFT from the Utopia campaign to all the high achieving NDs who are on a perpetual hamster wheel. Bernadette Dancy PhD (Health coach) and me...
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Ruth-Ellen Danquah: Raising a child on the autism spectrum as a neurodivergent woman - Utopia | Qbtech
Ruth-Ellen spoke about raising her child on the autism spectrum as a neurodivergent herself, being dyslexic, dyspraxic, autistic, and having ADHD. We discussed a broad range of topics from the perspective of Ruth-Ellen on being a divorcee & single parent raising a neurodivergent child, as well as...
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Cecilia Fang: Education, Humility, & Why We Can't Fit into the Mould - Utopia | Qbtech
Cecilia Fang talks about her upbringing and cross cultural perspective of neurodivergence, having moved from China to New Zealand at the age of 8. She touched on the Asian culture’s expectation on humility, a strong emphasis on education, and getting a good job, and how this led her to do her…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
When you hear stories about neurodivergence, yet you can't find the ones that speak to your life. Join Samantha Hiew, Director of ADHD Girls, as she uncovers hidden stories of neurodivergence that come from a few, but speak to so many of us. Utopia, the campaign, aims to platform the voices of neurodivergents across different communities and life circumstances, so we find the words to get the support we need.
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