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The ADHD Parenting Podcast

The ADHD Parenting Podcast

The ADHD Parenting Podcast 61 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

The ADHD Parenting Podcast provides practical, evidence-informed strategies for parents of children and teens with ADHD. Hosted by Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, and Mike McLeod, SLP, the show covers topics like behavior improvement, emotional regulation, executive function, and school success. Each episode aims to reduce conflict, strengthen routines, and help kids build independence and confidence.

Episodes

Answering Parents' Questions
Answering Parents' Questions Oct 14, 2026 00:29:10 Hosts Ryan and Mike take on anoother round of questions submitted by parents. Topics include screens and texting, boredom and sibling conflict, morning routines, a young adult testing house rules, and a kid who can't put down a book. Along the way, they talk about why earned incentives work better than consequences, how to avoid getting pulled into negative attention loops, and what it looks l
Understanding ADHD medications: What Parents Need to Know - Part Two
Understanding ADHD medications: What Parents Need to Know - Part Two Sep 23, 2026 00:16:08 ADHD Parenting Podcast – Episode 66: Understanding ADHD Medications: What Parents Need to Know – Part TwoHosts Ryan and Mike continue their two-part deep dive into ADHD medications by walking through the actual medication categories and how they differ. They cover the two stimulant families — methylphenidate-derived (Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin, Jornay PM) and amphetamine-derived (Adderall, Vyvanse
Understanding ADHD medications: What Parents Need to Know - Part One
Understanding ADHD medications: What Parents Need to Know - Part One Sep 9, 2026 00:26:31 Hosts Ryan and Mike tackle one of the most frequently asked questions from parents: Is ADHD medication safe? In this first installment of a two-part series, they break down what the long-term research actually shows about stimulant medications, address common fears around side effects — including appetite suppression, sleep difficulties, growth concerns, personality changes, tics, and cardiovascul
Top Three Tips For A Successful School Year (High School)
Top Three Tips For A Successful School Year (High School) Aug 26, 2026 00:20:18 Hosts Ryan and Mike deliver the high school companion to their elementary and middle school back-to-school episode, focusing on the shift parents need to make from managing their teen to consulting. Find Mike @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.grownowadhd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Ryan @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.adhddude.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠{{chapters}}[00:00:00] Start[00:0
Top Three Tips For A Successful School Year (Elementary & Middle School)
Top Three Tips For A Successful School Year (Elementary & Middle School) Aug 12, 2026 00:25:34 Hosts Ryan and Mike share the three things that will have the biggest impact on an ADHD child's school year — and none of them involve buying supplies. First, they explain why setting clear, specific expectations before school starts (morning routines, homework, electronics, bedtime, after-school activities) prevents the negotiation battles that derail families every fall. Second, they walk th
Competent Roles for Kids with ADHD
Competent Roles for Kids with ADHD Jul 22, 2026 00:25:46 Hosts Ryan and Mike make the case that children with ADHD don't need fewer responsibilities — they need better-scaffolded, consistent ones. They introduce the idea of a "competent role": an ongoing, child-owned job that genuinely matters to the family, distinct from a random chore. Along the way they name the "high giving, low expectations" trap that well-meaning parents fa
Answering Parents' Questions
Answering Parents' Questions Jul 8, 2026 00:29:41 Hosts Ryan and Mike work through five real listener questions covering some of the most common — and most misunderstood — challenges of raising kids with ADHD: a six-year-old with borderline intellectual functioning caught between a cautious school and a hands-off psychiatrist, a ten-year-old with total time blindness for non-preferred activities, sibling conflict where the hosts openly diverge on
ADHD Medication: What Parents Need to Know | Part 2
ADHD Medication: What Parents Need to Know | Part 2 Jun 24, 2026 00:14:33 In part two of this two-part series, Mike and Ryan discuss why families often abandon medication too quickly after a single difficult trial, the importance of trial-and-error in finding the right medication regimen, and why genetic testing isn't the shortcut many parents hope it will be.Find Mike @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.grownowadhd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Ryan @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.adhddude.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Times
ADHD Medication: What Parents Need to Know | Part 1
ADHD Medication: What Parents Need to Know | Part 1 Jun 10, 2026 00:18:10 Ryan & Mike take on ADHD kids' medication based on research and doctors, not social media. They cover untreated ADHD risks, debunk the psychiatrist myth, and put decisions with parents and prescribers.Find Mike @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.grownowadhd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Ryan @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.adhddude.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠{{chapters}}[00:00:00] Start[00:01:05] Why Parents Get Confused About Medication[00:03:40] T
Debunking Four ADHD Parenting Myths
Debunking Four ADHD Parenting Myths May 27, 2026 00:18:34 Ryan and Mike take on four of the loudest myths in Facebook ADHD parenting groups: pharmacogenetic ("cheek swab") testing for medication selection, the idea that every ADHD child needs one-to-one talk therapy, the "everything is sensory" framing, and rejection sensitive dysphoria as a discrete diagnosis. For each one, they walk through what the actual research and clinical prac
Stop Lowering The Bar. Why High Expectations Are The Most Loving Thing For ADHD Kids
Stop Lowering The Bar. Why High Expectations Are The Most Loving Thing For ADHD Kids May 13, 2026 00:27:51 In this episode of the ADHD Parenting Podcast, hosts Mike and Ryan tackle a provocative but critical topic: why high expectations are the most loving thing you can do for a child with ADHD. They respond to a listener’s experience in which an effective classroom point system—backed by decades of research—was canceled after other parents of children with ADHD complained. Mike and Ryan break down the
Why ADHD Kids Struggle with Reading and Writing
Why ADHD Kids Struggle with Reading and Writing Apr 29, 2026 00:25:22 In this episode, Ryan and Mike explore the real reason children with ADHD struggle with reading comprehension and written expression—working memory issues, not laziness or oppositional behavior. They explain the role of nonverbal working memory (mental movies) and verbal working memory (inner voice) , share key research findings, and offer practical strategies to support children at home and schoo

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