{"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":"4. They Took Away the Village and Handed Us the iPad. Then They Told Us Not to Use It.","slug":"4-they-took-away-the-village-and-handed-us-the-ipad-then-they-told-us-not-to-use-it","published_at":"2026-06-10T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089/4-they-took-away-the-village-and-handed-us-the-ipad-then-they-told-us-not-to-use-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-mums-6363089","url":"https://adhdmums.com.au/captivate/they-took-away-the-village-and-handed-us-the-ipad-then-they-told-us-not-to-use-it","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5d046fab-1a6c-48d8-90a6-5928aac77488.mp3","summary":"A friend came over the other day. She'd just done a week on the Sunshine Coast with her three kids, the whole pack-up by herself. We were sitting at my kitchen table doing that thing where you're laughing and crying at the same time. She couldn't get her kids to put the bins out because they were glued to their iPads. I said yep, same. The deeper problem isn't just the iPad. It's that someone pulled every single support structure out from under us, handed us a screen, and then put the guilt on top. What We Cover The Sunshine Coast kitchen table moment — the bins, the iPads, the laughing-crying The Christmas holidays Minecraft trap — how the rules got relaxed in December and what's still happening in May Three things that have completely changed about parenting in the last 40 years that nobody updated us on Why mums in 1990 weren't negotiating screen time — and what they had for free that we just don't The anticipatory regulation load — why parenting an ADHD child is three jobs stacked on top of each other, not one The dopamine input the world used to supply — and what happens when you take the iPad without replacing it Why every screen time recommendation contradicts every other one, and the researchers fight each other publicly We are the first generation parenting through this. There is no generational wisdom on iPads. Nobody knows the right amount. Not the paediatricians, not your mother-in-law, not the friend down the road. Free Resources Surviving the Mental Load of the School Year: https://adhdmums.com.au/product/adhd-school-year-mental-load-kit/ Household Family Meeting Template: https://adhdmums.com.au/product/adhd-household-family-meeting-template/ Related Episodes S3 EP12 QUICK RESET: I Can't Stop Snapping When My Child Does This One Thing — https://adhdmums.…","meta_description":"A friend came over the other day. She'd just done a week on the Sunshine Coast with her three kids, the whole pack-up by herself. 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