Talking to My Husband About His ADHD (Episode 4)

About this episode

Cynthia talks with her husband Michael about his experiences with ADHD after being diagnosed as an adult.

In this episode of Swinging Upside Down I talk with my husband, Michael Lautman, about his ADHD diagnosis as an adult. This is a special episode for us. ADHD is a big part of our family’s everyday life. We’ve talked about doing an episode like this for a long time. We had a lot of fun recording this together talking about Michael’s experiences. Michael was diagnosed when he was 31. During the conversation we discuss: the events that led to his diagnosis getting diagnosed and is feelings around it early childhood stories medication coping strategies self-esteem The music for the podcast was provided by the amazing Yaron Cohen . ADHD Resources C ADDRA Ho w To ADHD

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Lautman

Topics covered

• ADHD
• diagnosis
• family
• mental health
• coping strategies

Keywords

• self-esteem
• medication
• childhood stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Talking to My Husband, Swinging Upside Down

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