This is where we fight for ADHD medication access, a fair NDIS, and schools that support neurodivergent kids — with the research, education and lived experience to back it.
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ADHD Medication Access
Why it matters
For many of us, ADHD meds aren’t optional — they’re the difference between surviving and functioning. But right now in Australia, access is a postcode lottery. People are being turned away, priced out, gaslit by clinicians, or stuck on waitlists that stretch over 12 months. It’s not a shortage. It’s a systems failure. And it’s impacting kids, parents, carers, and adults who already have to fight just to be taken seriously.
I’m using my platform to change that — by collecting lived experiences, pushing for accountability, and taking your stories straight to decision-makers.
Speak Up for Change: Submit Your ADHD Meds Shortage Experience to Help Us Lobby for Fairness!
Help us document the reality of ADHD medication access, side effects, shortages, and support.
Templates to Contact Your Local MP
This letter template is for parents and carers to send to their local MP, urging action on the ongoing ADHD medication shortages in Australia. It outlines the real-life impact on families—educational setbacks, emotional distress, and the burden of tracking down prescriptions—and calls for government accountability. The letter demands national coordination, better manufacturing transparency, and long-term policy solutions to ensure consistent access to essential ADHD medications.
Free Resource
The Truth About the ADHD Med Shortage (And What No One’s Telling Parents)
A Parent’s Guide to What’s Actually Going On — and What You Can Do About It
Download it now. Even if you’re not in crisis yet — you deserve to know what’s coming.
Because families are falling through the cracks.
Wins and Results
- Hosted Australia’s #1 Neurodiversity Podcast — ADHD Mums has surpassed 1 million+ listens across Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more, reaching tens of thousands of families each month.
- National Media Presence — Jane McFadden has been featured on 7 News, 9 News, 10 News, ABC National Radio, and multiple print and digital media outlets including The Guardian, Daily Mail, and Daily Telegraph on the ADHD Medication Shortage.
- 2.5 Million Monthly Reach — Across podcast, email, social, and press, the ADHD Mums advocacy campaign reaches over 2.5 million Australians monthly.
- Direct Policy Impact — Successfully influenced state and federal reform discussions by submitting lived-experience data to:
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
- Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA)
- NSW and WA Health Ministries
- Community-Driven Advocacy:
- Led petition campaigns with thousands of signatures.
- Created JotForm portals capturing over 700+ family experiences on ADHD medication access, NDIS cuts, and school exclusions — used in briefings with MPs.
- Interviewed Key Ministers & Experts — Podcast guests include NSW Minister Rose Jackson, educators, paediatricians, and frontline families navigating the system.
- Resource Creation & Visibility:
- Sold-out advocacy webinars and toolkits.
- ADHD resources now used by educators and principals nationwide.
ADHD Mums isn’t just a podcast — it’s a national movement changing laws, breaking stigma, and giving families a voice.
NDIS & Funding
NDIS & Fair Funding
What’s happening to funding is hitting the families and providers who need it most. Here’s what you’ve told me, what I’m doing about it, and how we fight back.
Speak Up for Change: Submit Your NDIS Complaint to Help Us Lobby for Fairness!
Had a frustrating experience with the NDIS? Share your story using this form to help us lobby for a fairer system. Your voice helps highlight the real barriers ADHD families face — and together, we can push for change.
Templates to Contact Your Local MP
This is a personal advocacy letter template designed for parents whose children are losing NDIS support. It helps constituents write to their local MP to highlight the real-life impact of recent NDIS cuts — including the loss of therapies, increased family stress, and lack of alternative support systems. The letter calls for urgent government action, including a pause on reassessments, greater transparency, and a review of the decisions affecting vulnerable children and families.
Free Resource
The NDIS Planning & Application Preparation Bundle from ADHD Mums is a comprehensive digital toolkit designed to support parents navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for their neurodivergent children. This bundle includes:
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Preparing for Your Child’s NDIS Planning Meeting: A Guide with Jane’s Top Tips: Offers step-by-step advice on gathering necessary documents and effectively communicating your child’s needs.
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Carer Impact Statements with Examples and Tips: Provides templates and real-life examples to help articulate the daily challenges and support requirements of your family.
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NDIS First Planning Meeting Examples and Template: Features a straightforward roadmap and templates to prepare for your child’s initial NDIS planning meeting.
This bundle aims to empower parents with clear, practical resources to advocate confidently for their child’s support needs within the NDIS framework.
Wins and Results
The Podcast That Sparked a National Conversation
The NDIS Cuts and the Urgent Need for Immediate Action — a raw, unfiltered episode with Nicole Rogerson — hit thousands of downloads and lit up inboxes nationwide.
Thousands Are Speaking Up
Over 1,000 lived experience stories collected through our NDIS Speak Up JotForm — parents, providers, educators, and neurodivergent people are sharing exactly how the changes are harming them.
These submissions are being compiled into briefs for state and federal MPs — and yes, we’re being heard.
Petition Power
Our Change.org petition calling for immediate action on NDIS cuts has gathered thousands of signatures and is still growing. Every name counts — and strengthens our case.
In the Ears and Feeds of Australia
- We’ve reached over 1 million listens on the ADHD Mums Podcast
- Our Instagram advocacy content has had millions of views — with reels on NDIS policy changes, budget clawbacks, and psychology access going viral
- Jane has been featured on Sunrise, ABC, 7 News, 10 News, and more — putting NDIS failures into national headlines
- Stories from families are being turned into reels, blogs, and emails — so policymakers can’t pretend they didn’t know
Behind the Scenes
Policy briefings have already been shared with:
- NDIA leadership
- State and Federal MPs (including the Minister for Mental Health)
- Peak bodies across allied health and disability
- TGA and AADPA (via our prior ADHD medication campaigns)
Schools & Inclusion
School Access & Inclusion
When schools fail to include neurodivergent kids, it isn’t just frustrating — it’s damaging. This is what you’ve shared, what needs to change, and how we’re taking it to the people in charge.
Speak Up for Change: Submit Your Schooling Experience to Help Us Lobby for Fairness!
ADHD Mums is collecting real-life experiences from parents and carers about how schools are supporting—or failing—ADHD and neurodivergent children. Your anonymous submission may be used in podcasts, blogs, or advocacy campaigns to push for change in the education system. Whether your child has faced exclusion, lack of support, or found a strategy that worked, your voice matters. Help us spotlight what needs to change—and what’s helping—so no family feels alone.
Link to current petition
Speak up for ADHD families — Our Schools Are in Crisis – Why Are We Still Ignoring Inclusive Education?
Templates to Contact Your Local MP
This MP letter template helps parents raise urgent concerns about how neurodivergent children are being excluded, punished, and unsupported in schools. It highlights systemic issues like untracked informal exclusions, school refusal, and punitive behaviour policies. The letter calls on MPs to push for proper data collection, mandatory trauma-informed training for educators, independent oversight, and real support for families impacted by these failures in the education system.
Free Resource
The School Choice Kit is your no-BS guide to finding a school that actually supports neurodivergent kids. Packed with red flags, green flags, practical tools, and must-ask questions for school tours, this kit helps you cut through the buzzwords and spot whether a school is genuinely trauma-informed, flexible, and safe. It’s not about perfection — it’s about protecting your kid and making strategic decisions with confidence.
Wins and Results
Real impact, driven by real stories.
Our schools advocacy work is built on lived experience, amplified through strategy, media, and truth-telling. Here’s what we’ve already achieved — and what’s still growing.
15+ Groundbreaking Podcast Episodes on Schooling
Our podcast now hosts over 15 full episodes dedicated to school refusal, inclusion, teacher training, and systemic harm.
These include interviews with:
- Paediatricians
- Disability lawyers
- Inclusion heads
- Psychologists, OTs, and educators
- Brave parents sharing what no one else will say out loud
The ADHD Mums School Inclusion Mini-Series is now the most downloaded podcast series on school access and exclusion in Australia.
MP Letters, Parent Templates & Direct Policy Briefing
- We’ve drafted MP letter templates that have been sent by parents across the country — putting school trauma on the desks of decision-makers.
- Politicians have responded. Several MPs have requested briefings, quotes, and permission to use our submissions in Parliament.
- We’ve also submitted a full Schools Trauma Report, backed by real parent data, to state education departments and federal advocacy networks.
700+ Lived-Experience Submissions Logged
Through our JotForms, we’ve captured over 700 anonymous stories — documenting exclusion, burnout, forced masking, and unregulated harm happening to neurodivergent children across Australian schools.
These stories are already:
- Informing podcast content
- Shaping campaign strategy
- Driving future legal reform proposals
Media & National Reach
- Featured across Sunrise, ABC Radio, Mamamia, The Guardian, and multiple national news segments
- Invited to speak on NDIS, school refusal, teacher burnout, and systemic failure
- Partnered with inclusion advocates, lawyers, and clinicians to bring neuro-affirming solutions to the forefront
Professional Impact & Real Change
- Our school-focused episodes and digital tools have been used by principals, psychologists, and therapists to train staff, redesign classrooms, and build connection-first practice
- Advocacy kits and story-based insights have been repurposed by education faculties and teacher trainers
We’re Shifting the National Conversation
- From “school refusal” to “school can’t”
- From behaviour blame to burnout literacy
- From token adjustments to real structural reform
Media & Contact
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ADHD Mums Media Kit
