Sensory Overload with Deanna Reynolds
Are my kids the loudest kids in the world? Or can I just not cope with the noise?
Jane interviews Deanna Reynolds, an ADHD Mum with two children on the Sunshine Coast who is studying to be a teacher. Deanna was diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year after advocating for herself for years and battling misdiagnosis that she was NOT just ‘anxious’ or a ‘tired Mum.’
Highlights
- What is sensory overload?
- How does it impact Mothers?
- How does Deanna cope with burnout/sensory overload in her relationship with her husband?
- How has the awareness of Sensory Overload and ADHD impacted the understanding of herself?
- How does Deanna cope with having a small 18-month-old child and the constant whining/talking and crying?
- What strategies can we use to prevent or reduce the sensory overload as it’s happening?
- Deanna’s severe and debilitating anxiety attacks and how she can prevent them now knowing her diagnosis.
- Deanna is managing severe anxiety attacks with lifestyle changes and preventative measures – she isn’t able to receive medication yet – Jane plans to follow her back up after she receives medication to see if it helps or not.
- The spoon theory – such a great take on ADHD and sensory overload
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