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ADHD, Race and Culture: The South Asian Lived Experience
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The show pivots this week to explore race and culture and how they both inform one’s own lived experience. Shelly and Cam welcome fellow ADHD coach and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) advocate Sudhita Kasturi to the show. Similar to the show’s PoC Voices series, the hosts delve into the South Asian-ADHD experience with Sudhita as their guide.
Sudhita shares her own story of growing up in India with undiagnosed ADHD - the challenges she faced and the surprising sources of support and understanding. The conversation moves from Sudhita’s own story and eventual ADHD diagnosis to supporting her own children and finally to a discussion about the broader South Asian ADHD lived experience. Sudhita relays how her community is often viewed as a ‘model minority’ and the challenges those with ADHD are presented with. She also addresses the challenges of being a woman of color living in the United States.
Eventually the discussion moves to resources and resilience as Sudhita discusses next steps for the South Asian ADHD population. Fast moving, informative and entertaining from start to finish, all listeners will enjoy this conversation into ‘your context matters’.
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The links to the resources Sudhita shares in this episode:
ADDA Virtual South Asian Peer Support Group. https://add.org/south-asians-adhd-peer-support-group/
Sudhita’s website.https://www.leverageyouradhd.com/
Sudhita’s email sudhita@leverageyouradhd.com
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Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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