8. QUICK RESET: Advocating For Your Child Shouldn’t Break You

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8. QUICK RESET: Advocating for Your Child Shouldn’t Break You — But It Often Does

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Why does getting support for your child feel like a full-time job… with no sick leave?

In this solo episode, Jane dives into the exhausting, invisible labour of advocacy – and why neurodivergent mums are often left navigating broken systems without a map, a translator, or a break. From IEP meetings to GP appointments, this is the episode for every mum who’s ever stayed up till 2am writing an email that might just get ignored.

If you’re tired of being dismissed, dismissed again, then blamed for being ‘too emotional’ about it – you are not the problem.

This episode will help you do it without setting yourself on fire.

💡 What We Cover:
• How to advocate for your child without it consuming your entire life
• What to say when professionals dismiss you or minimise your concerns
• Scripts to stay calm and assertive in tense school/NDIS/GP meetings
• Energy-saving strategies for emotionally draining advocacy tasks
• Balancing authenticity vs masking when you’re in ‘the system’
• Why documentation (yes, again) is your best ally – and how to use it
• Emotional resilience vs toxic positivity when you’re gaslit again
• Building long-term allies in school and health systems – without losing your mind

SCHOOL MINI SERIES:

S1 E41: Camouflaging ADHD + Autistic Traits in Girls with Millie Carr | Spotify | Apple Podcast
S3 E2: SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast
S3 E3: SCHOOL SERIES When School Becomes the Trauma — What No One Tells ADHD Parents | Spotify | Apple Podcast

🔗 Resources & Links:
• Join the Facebook community: ADHD Mums FB Group
• More resources & tools: www.adhdmums.com.au/shop

🎧 Listen Now
If you’ve ever left a meeting wondering what just happened – or held back tears while playing nice just to get a referral – this one’s for you. Hit play. Share it with a friend who’s fighting the same fight.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
ADHD advocacy, neurodivergent parenting, school refusal, IEP meetings, masking and burnout, ADHD mums emotional load, advocating for your ADHD child, navigating NDIS, GP advocacy scripts, ADHD mental load, supporting neurodivergent kids in school, trauma-informed advocacy, inclusive education, ADHD documentation strategies, neuroaffirming parenting, advocacy burnout, parenting ADHD and autism, school system failures, emotional regulation in meetings, ADHD self-compassion, strength-based parenting, advocacy energy management

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