{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD Mums","slug":"adhd-mums-6363089","podcast_index_feed_id":6363089,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/adhdmums/","website_url":"https://www.adhdmums.com.au/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/36034d34-12a3-48c5-b350-38b0ca05e100/image.jpg","author":"Jane McFadden","episode_count":307,"summary":"Being a mum is hard enough. Being a mum with ADHD — or raising neurodivergent kids — is a whole different level. ADHD Mums is the unfiltered, science-meets-reality podcast hosted by Jane McFadden — an Autistic and ADHD mum with a Master's in Neuroscience and Psychology and certification as an ADHD and Autism assessor. This isn't another polished parenting show with 'ten easy tips'. It's real stories, confessions we're not supposed to say out loud, and the research that explains why so many of us are running on empty. Every week you'll hear: 🎙️ Confessions — raw, anonymous truths from mums navigating rage, burnout, and survival. 🧠 Expert insights — from clinicians, researchers, and policy leaders on ADHD, autism, and mental health. 💬 Advocacy in action — exposing ADHD medication shortages, NDIS red tape, and the hidden costs mothers carry. With over 1 million downloads from around the world, the podcast has influenced ADHD reforms in Australia, been featured in national media, and pushed politicians to answer the questions mothers are asking. If you've ever screamed in the car, forgotten every form until the night before, or wondered if you're the only one falling apart — this podc…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T06:22:15.189015+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089"},"episode":{"title":"19. Is Daycare Causing ADHD? Debunking the Diary of a CEO Episode. (with Amanda Moses)","slug":"19-is-daycare-causing-adhd-debunking-the-diary-of-a-ceo-episode-with-amanda-moses","published_at":"2026-07-27T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/19-is-daycare-causing-adhd-debunking-the-diary-of-a-ceo-episode-with-amanda-moses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/is-daycare-causing-adhd-diary-of-a-ceo-debunked","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e6e21a36-b1c6-4774-98c8-4a8a7c044711.mp3","summary":"Someone sent you the clip. Or your friend messaged about it. Or your mother-in-law forwarded it without comment and you sat there for a minute knowing exactly what she meant by that. The Diary of a CEO episode with Erica Komisar — the one saying ADHD isn't real, it's a stress response, and if your child has it the inconvenient truth is that you caused it. Two and a half hours long. Fifteen million subscribers. Ranked second on Spotify globally. So it doesn't stay in the episode — it gets clipped and reposted and lands in your DMs. This is the debunk. Senior psychologist and ADHD assessor Amanda Moses is back — the actual person who spends her days doing the assessments. Fourteen years in the field, Australia and the UK. Amanda pulls the clips apart word by word. The genetics. The 'malpractice' claim about medication. The 1950s theory this whole episode is quietly rebuilding under a new name. CHAPTERS 00:00 — The email from a listener that made me pick up the phone to Amanda 01:00 — What Erica Komisar is, and what she isn't 02:30 — Clip 1: 'ADHD isn't a disorder. It's a stress response.' 03:20 — Why the drop-the-D movement isn't about stress — and the heritability she's leaving out 06:03 — Clip 2: 'There is no genetic precursor to ADHD.' 07:30 — One minute there's no gene. The next minute there is. Which is it? 13:37 — Clip 3: 'The way we treat ADHD is malpractice.' 14:35 — Amanda on her own medication, and 'what do you mean people walk around like this for free?' 23:37 — Clip 4: 'When your child gets an ADHD diagnosis, the first thing you should do is see a therapist.' 25:17 — Refrigerator mother. 1950s. Same architecture. New diagnosis. 29:07 — Where Erica raised her children. And what she could afford to sacrifice. 33:17 — The economics that make her advice a fantasy…","meta_description":"Someone sent you the clip. Or your friend messaged about it. Or your mother-in-law forwarded it without comment and you sat there for a minute knowing exa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-mums-6363089/episodes/19-is-daycare-causing-adhd-debunking-the-diary-of-a-ceo-episode-with-amanda-moses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/19-is-daycare-causing-adhd-debunking-the-diary-of-a-ceo-episode-with-amanda-moses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}