EP. 90: How to Talk to Your Child About Their ADHD with Katelyn Mabry

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode 90 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy introduces you to Katelyn.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Katelyn is a special educator who has her masters in Reading and is the author of the childrens’ book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Hi It’s Me! I have ADHD!”</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">She just launched a podcast for kids titled</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Journey With Me Through ADHD</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">which is designed for children with ADHD to listen to and feel understood. Katelyn lives in Wisconsin with her husband and 4 young kids and passion is to speak into the hearts and minds of children and families with ADHD so feel connected and understood!</span></p> <p><strong>In this podcast Katelyn shares:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The circumstances surrounding her childhood diagnosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The question that she was often asked by adults as a child that rocked her self-esteem</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why she decided to get a master’s degree in Reading</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What made her start her new podcast for kids</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to talk to your kids about their ADHD in such a way that instills confidence in how their brain works?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you tell your child that he/she has ADHD?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best way to talk about your child’s weaknesses?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to teach your child to respond to other kids when they make inaccurate comments about ADHD?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 40