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Amber Hawley is a licensed therapist and lifestyle strategist who works with entrepreneurial individuals and couples with the emotional side of business. She is the owner of a therapy practice in Silicon Valley, and the host of The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur and Couples Fix podcasts.\xa0She is also a wife, a Shameless Mom of three kids, and a Marvel movie super fan. Amber originally worked in the tech industry but her love for people led her to pursue a career where meaningful relationships are at the center of everything she does.\xa0A lot of Amber\u2019s work is centered around neurodiversity, as she brings her experience of having ADHD, as well as parenting children with ADHD to much of what she does.\nAs soon as Amber and I got started in this conversation, I knew we would need more time.\xa0I wanted to make sure to dig into ADHD as it relates to women, as well as ADHD as it relates to kids.\xa0Amber was so kind to agree to turn this into a two-part conversation.\xa0This is Part 2 of our conversation - all about kids and ADHD.\xa0In Part 1 (Episode 696), we talked all about women and ADHD.\xa0\xa0\nWhether or not you are parenting a child with ADHD, your kid is in school with kids who have ADHD.\xa0This conversation can help you as a parent to your own kids, but also as a parent who supports other kids in your community.\n\nListen in to hear Amber share:\n\n3 Types of ADHD in kids and how they manifest differently\n\nHow her 2 children with ADHD exhibit very different symptoms\n\nThe importance of acknowledging ADHD as a dopamine deficiency in the brain\n\nThe connection between anxiety and ADHD\n\nWhen to seek a professional assessment for your child\u2019s mental health\n\nHow a diagnosis can be helpful, even a powerful tool, especially if your child has a strong tendency to mask their symptoms\n\nThe layers of making decisions around medicating your child who has ADHD and different kinds of medications that can support children who have ADHD\n\nHow all parents and kids can be supportive of neurodivergent kids in the community\n\nSome of the superpowers and superstrengths of kids with ADHD\n\n\nLinks Mentioned:\n\nConnect with Amber: https://amberhawley.com/\n\n\nPodcast: The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur\n\n\n\nAmber\u2019s work with couples\n\nDr Amen\u2019s ADD 7 Types Quiz\n\nAmber on FB\n\nAmber on IG\n\nAmber on LinkedIn\n\n\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices