The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast
Neurodivergent Woman podcast showcases neurodivergent women from all walks of life. We aim to understand their experiences and amplify their voices. Michelle and Monique also aim to educate and inform the world about neurodivergence from ADHD to Autism and everything in between by sharing information on neurodiversity in Girls and Women, how to navigate the neurotypical world as well as interviewing women about their lived experience of neurodiversity. We cover all the important topics from relationships and sex through to getting a diagnosis, therapeutic strategies and finding the right therapist for you. This podcast is also for families, friends, partners, bosses, colleagues and health professionals of neurodivergent people.
The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast now has over 1,000,000 downloads!! Woohoo! In Spotify wrapped we have been played in 98 countries and our podcast was in the top 1% most shared globally in the Health and Society category. We are in the top 1% most followed podcasts on Spotify wrapped. In 2022 we charted at #26 in the Australia Podcast charts.
Dr Michelle Livock PhD
She is one half of the Neurodivergent Woman Podcast team! Michelle is a neurodiversity affirmative Clinical Neuropsychologist. She specializes in assessment and diagnosis of neurodiversity. She believes strongly in the power of cultivating self-awareness, compassion, and resilience and she is passionate about the intersection between women’s mental health and neurodiversity.
Monique Mitchelson
She is a neurodivergent Clinical Psychologist who specialises in treating trauma. She is passionate about neurodivergence particularly in women and girls and works with many clients who are neurodivergent. Monique focuses on advocacy work and adapting trauma treatment within a neurodiversity affirming framework. She is the other half of the Neurodivergent Woman Podcast.
Season 5 will be released in March 2023!
Each season 12 episodes. Available on all podcast platforms including Spotify, Apple and Google Podcast apps. Listen Here for all episodes: https://omny.fm/shows/the-neurodivergent-woman
Podcast Announcement
Michelle and I are pleased to announce that we have signed The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast with Diamantina Media. Diamantina Media works with original and unique Australian podcasts to help them reach more people in an authentic manner. Michelle and I decided to work with Diamantina Media as it was important to us that our values and our creative control remain true to us while being able to reach more people with our content.
Thankyou everyone for supporting the podcast and we hope to deliver more quality psychological information and the real life experiences of neurodivergent women for a long time to come! Thankyou to Diamantina Media for supporting us in this quest!
Patreon
Dr Michelle and I are looking at ways of delivering neurodiversity affirming resources and information to people who are looking for additional tips and support at a low cost, as the demand for therapy is very high and difficult to meet. Therefore we have started a Patreon account of which there are two tiers. We hope this extension of the podcast will also help our listeners overseas and in places where neurodiversity affirming resources and help is hard to find. We hope to build a community to help and support one another.
Transcripts of Podcast Episodes
We have listened to the Neurodivergent Community and aim to make our podcasts accessible. Our team member Marie joined us in 2023 to transcribe our episodes into beautiful polished transcripts, so that those with Auditory processing or memory issues can also enjoy our content.
Patreon members will have first access to transcripts included in the membership and
You can also purchase transcripts at The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast website.
Episode 2: Getting a diagnosis
Episode 3: ADHD with Debbie Jeffries
Episode 4: The Learning Disorders
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ADHD Change.org Petition
People diagnosed with ADHD after the age of 18 have only recently been able to access a long acting form of stimulant medication called Vyvanse on the PBS in February 2021 after much lobbying. Before this change they were only able to access short acting medication under the PBS. This is big step in equitable and affordable treatment. The PBAC also recommended at its March 2020 meeting that the adult ADHD listing changes for adult diagnosis for lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) should flow on to all other long-acting ADHD medicines on the PBS, including methylphenidate (Concerta and Ritalin LA) and atomoxetine (Strattera).
However this has yet to happen.
There should be no age discrimination on the PBS availability of medications stemming from the age of the individual at diagnosis. Girls and women with ADHD have found it difficult to gain a diagnosis even in adulthood and were often missed in childhood as historically ADHD was thought mostly to be found in boys who were hyperactive and disrupting the classroom. Girls and women are often underdiagnosed and are thus unfairly affected by the age of diagnosis factor. Many only gain a diagnosis later in life and to get a diagnosis of ADHD as an adult symptoms have to be present in childhood anyway. It also discriminates against other minorities or those who haven't had the means to get diagnosed in childhood.
This petition asks to expand the PBS to cover other long acting stimulant medication for ADHD so adults with a late diagnosis can get fair and affordable access to all treatments.
The petition also asks that the pharmaceutical manufacturer's see that the research and cultural mindset around adult ADHD has shifted in the past 10 years with more recognition of ADHD continuing into adulthood. Therefore we ask the manufacturer's to recognize the demand for these treatments for adults and make submissions to the PBS for their approval.