Episode Details

Parenting is hard. But parenting with ADHD adds a whole new layer of complexity. 

In this episode, journalist and documentarian Danielle Elliot shares her experience as a single mom navigating routines, decision-making, and the small daily choices that shape a child’s world. 

From sleep training to following her love of travel, Danielle is learning to embrace her own neurodivergence — and discovering how it can fuel both challenges and strengths in her parenting. 

For more on this topic

• Listen: Climbing the Walls (Danielle’s podcast)
• Listen: ADHD and parenting fails
• Watch: My experience with ADHD and parenting
• Listen: ADHD runs in the family

For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.

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