All Aboard ADHD, Winchester (2025)

19/06/2025

Last night, my ADHD journey and the story behind the All Aboard ADHD podcast - was featured on 📺

The VT explores the genetic links of ADHD, featuring our interviews and the podcast, with expert insight from Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke (my very first guest!). Alongside broadcaster who shares his own late-diagnosis story following his daughter’s.

Presented brilliantly by whose youngest son also has ADHD. It’s a really positive piece about the difference understanding can make, and why championing strengths is key to building self-esteem in children with ADHD ⚡

▶️ Catch up now on BBC iPlayer - the segment starts around 11 minutes 27 seconds in.

🎧 Want to hear more? Comment LISTEN to get a DM with the podcast link.
 Start with My ADHD Parenting Story (the opening episode). Then follow it with What is ADHD? with Professor Edmund - a brilliant deep dive into the facts behind this fascinating neurodiversity 🧠

Let me know if you tune in - I’d love to hear what you think 💬

Claire x

04/06/2025

Exciting news.. I’m very proud to say I was awarded my AACC certification from ADDCA today 🎉

I originally trained as an ADHD Coach here in the UK, and over the past year I’ve been deepening my skills through the ADDCA programme 🧠

Being awarded the Associate Certified Coach (AACC) credential feels like a major milestone 🎓

It strengthens my coaching - grounded in neuroscience and compassion – and helps me better support the families I work with 💛

I continue to build on my training and development through ADDCA with their Fundamentals for Families course, which I’ll complete later this year ⚡️

If you’d like to find out more about ADHD Coaching for your child or for yourself, simply comment ‘COACHING’ to receive a DM with more information.

25/04/2025

Our recent Nutrition and ADHD Brains episode with has been so popular that I’m excited to share Lucinda Miller is joining us LIVE! 🔴

Come along this Monday at 7:30pm for a Q&A giving you the amazing chance to ask Lucinda questions directly about your neurodivergent children 💫

Don’t worry if you can’t make it live. Just drop me a DM with your question and I’ll ask it for you 📨

See you Monday!

14/03/2025

"Dopamine is made from an amino acid called tyrosine, which comes from meat and eggs and fish, etc. But it won't do anything if you're low in iron, because iron helps to convert that tyrosine, into dopamine. So if you're low in iron, you are going to present with ADHD symptoms or very likely to be magnified,ADHD symptoms. With ADHD very often there's genetics involved. The ability to generate dopamine is a bit glitchy anyway, so I'm not saying this is the cause of it, but it can be a big factor."

Just how much is your child's diet impacting their ADHD symptoms? If you have a fussy eater, this episode is for you!

Lucinda begins by sharing her approach to nutrition - which you can read more about in her book ‘Brain Brilliance ’ - along with her own experience with ADHD and how food affects her day-to-day life. She describes the importance of zinc and iron in brain function, mood, and behaviour, and how deficiencies can affect children with ADHD.

We learn the crucial role zinc plays in a wide range of areas, from supporting the immune system and digestive health, to taste and smell, which can affect a child’s willingness to try new foods. Lucinda also explains how iron deficiencies can impair dopamine production - a crucial neurotransmitter for anyone with ADHD.

She shares how ultra-processed foods can be highly addictive and exacerbate ADHD symptoms, suggesting some simple, practical strategies parents can adopt to introduce new foods and improve their child’s nutrient intake. Lucinda offers insight into the role of using supplements as "scaffolding" while working on longer-term dietary changes, which can be particularly helpful for fussy eaters.

This episode is a must-listen for parents looking to better understand how diet and nutrition can help their children with ADHD - with lots of tips for simple, achievable strategies, rather than another guilt trip!

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11/03/2025

Did you know that diet and nutrition plays a crucial role in emotional regulation and executive function in children with ADHD? This episode of the All Aboard ADHD podcast tells you everything you need to know!

Claire is joined by expert guest Lucinda Miller - the clinical lead of with over 25 years experience as a family naturopath and functional medicine practitioner. Lucinda is also a coach and mentor for kids with ADHD and autism, and the author of 'Brain Brilliance' - a new book which brings together her top nutrition and wellbeing tips to help kids of all ages and their exceptional brains.

Lucinda's mission is to make brain brilliance accessible to all and to highlight the everyday challenges that many neurodivergent children experience and struggle with, rather than focusing on the specific label or diagnosis.

Together they discuss how diet and nutrition play a crucial role in the mood, behaviour and concentration of children with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Lucinda highlights how deficiencies in nutrients like zinc and iron can exacerbate ADHD symptoms and how we can simply and easily supplement a child's diet to "scaffold" them whilst working on longer-term changes. Rather than radical change, Lucinda offers practical tips for gradual introduction, particular helpful for fussy eaters, and stresses the importancce of meeting children where they are with their current diet. As she describes:

"I've pretty much found a healthier option for everything. It's amazing what you can get in a pancake. It's amazing what you can get in a muffin. You can supercharge that bolognese!"

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07/03/2025

How does nutrition impact ADHD symptoms in children? And what action can we, as parents, take to better support our children and their diet?

In this episode of the All Aboard ADHD Podcast, Claire is joined by expert guest Lucinda Miller - - mum of 3, family naturopath, functional medicine practitioner, author, coach and mentor for kids with ADHD and autism, to discuss how the food can affect the mood, behaviour and concentration of children with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. This episode offers judgement-free insight and practical, achievable strategies for parents facing the very real food challenges of their neurodivergent children. Lucinda and Claire explore:

🥦 How deficiencies in key nutrients like zinc and iron can affect brain function, mood, and behaviour in children with ADHD

🥦 The connection between gut health, nutrient absorption, and brain function in neurodivergent children

🥦 The impact of ultra-processed foods on ADHD symptoms and the challenges of improving a limited diet in fussy eaters

🥦 The benefits of stable blood sugar levels for improved focus and concentration in children with ADHD

🥦 Practical, achievable tips for for parents to gradually introduce healthier foods and improve nutrient intake for their children

🥦 The role of supplements as "scaffolding" while working on longer-term dietary changes

This episode is a must-listen for parents looking to understand how diet and nutrition can help their children with ADHD, especially if they are fussy eaters, and offers practical, achievable solutions, rather than yet another guilt trip!

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04/03/2025

Did you know Claire offers talks on ADHD?

If your organisation is looking to better understand how ADHD affects your employees, whether they themselves are neurodivergent and/or are parents supporting neurodivergent children, Claire can help.

From understanding ADHD and neurodiversity through a 'difference' rather than 'deficit' lens', to reframing common challenges and nurturing ADHD strengths, Claire has a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area to share.

This is just one of the comments from attendees of one of Claire's recent talks, where she spoke to the family and carers group at a global medical company, which supports employees with family and caring commitments.

“Amazing presentation. Thank you so so much Claire! I'm so glad we have so much awareness now for us and our children.”

To find out more visit allboardadhd.com

28/02/2025

How can low demand parenting better support children with demand avoidant traits - and make life easier for parents?

In this episode of the All Aboard ADHD podcast, Claire is joined by Dr Naomi Fisher - - author and clinical psychologist specialising in neurodiversity and trauma. Together they dive into demand avoidance in children and the positive impact of low demand parenting, especially for children with ADHD.

Dr Naomi Fisher shares some insight and practical insight on how parents can adopt low-demand parenting as a highly effective approach to support their children with demand avoidant traits. Low demand parenting focuses on reducing demands to help children manage their emotions and develop skills - which is key for children with ADHD. This, in turn, eases the many challenges faced by parents of demand avoidant children. Dr Naomi shares many great examples of how this can look, such as this one:

"And I think, with a child who's really demand avoidant it's thinking about: What are all the obstacles that I'm not even seeing as an adult? I'm not even aware of the fact that getting those clothes on is one is an obstacle, or maybe opening the door and coming out into the busy house is another obstacle, or... sitting at the table and eating all of those things are actually obstacles. How can I flatten them a bit so that we can make it easier?"

This episode is a must-listen if your child with ADHD shows demand avoidant traits and you are in need of a new approach!

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25/02/2025

What happens when we prioritise 'connection over compliance' in our parenting?

If you feel like conventional parenting methods just don't work and it's a battle to get your child to say 'yes' rather than 'no', this episode is for you!

Dr Naomi Fisher - - joins Claire in this episode of the All Aboard ADHD podcast to discuss demand avoidance / pathological demand avoidance (PDA) - what it is, how it looks and what you can do to better support your child, particularly if they have ADHD. Dr Naomi is a clinical psychologist and author, who specialises in neurodiversity, trauma and alternative education.

In this episode, Dr Naomi explains that all behaviour is a form of communication, especially for children with demand avoidance. And when we see challenging behaviours, why parents should look beyond the surface to understand the underlying emotions and needs driving those actions. Prioritising 'connection over compliance' and seeing children's behaviour as communication can help parents better support their children - and avoid conflict! As Dr Naomi describes:

"From very early on, as parents, we're encouraged to think about our children's development in terms of behaviour rather than in terms of emotions. So we're always thinking about: How do I stop them doing that behaviour? They shouldn't be doing that behaviour anymore... they're too old for that. And actually, we're not thinking about: What's driving that behaviour? Why is it that they're behaving in this way, in this situation? Instead, we're thinking about: How do we change how they behave?"

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21/02/2025

What is demand avoidance and how does it show up in children with ADHD?

In this episode of the All Aboard ADHD podcast, we hear from Dr Naomi Fisher - - a clinical psychologist specialising in neurodiversity and trauma, for a fascinating discussion around demand avoidance, and pathological demand avoidance (PDA), along with the positive impact of low demand parenting on children with ADHD. She and Claire discuss:

🤔 The link between demand avoidant traits and anxiety in children
🤔 What can trigger demand avoidance or PDA and what is actually going on for our children when they say 'No!"
🤔 Why conventional parenting methods like the naughty step may not work for demand avoidant children
🤔 How 'low demand' parenting can support children to stay in their 'window of tolerance'
🤔 How to ensure children have good experiences at school and feel better equipped to deal with the demands of everyday life
🤔 What role screen time plays in regulation for demand avoidant children - and why all screen time isn't created equal!

If your child with ADHD shows demand avoidant traits and you are in need of a new approach - this episode is a must-listen!

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18/02/2025

"Claire is doing a fantastic job to make sure the best and most rigorous evidence is disseminated to the people who need it. This is particularly relevant as there is a lot of misinformation about ADHD and its treatment"

-Professor Samuele Cortese

It is such an honour to receive this amazing feedback from a recent expert guest.

We work hard to bring you evidence-based information from experts in the field, alongside real-life insights from parents sharing their lived experience.

If you haven't listened yet, All Aboard ADHD is a podcast that helps parents navigate the ADHD journey. We understand the importance of offering a compassionate, accessible and trustworthy ADHD resource, to help you feel less alone.

All Aboard ADHD invites the parents and caregivers of children with ADHD, along with those interested in learning more about it, to come on board. Whether you’re at the beginning of this journey asking: "what now?" Or you’ve trodden this path for a while wondering: "what next?". We’re here for you.

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14/02/2025

What happens when Black neurodivergent children don't get the support they need?

In this episode of All Aboard ADHD podcast, Claire is joined by Marsha Martin - neurodivergent mum of three children, two of which have diagnosed ADHD and autism. Marsha - a former behavioural therapist and neurodiversity awareness consultant - is also the founder of a charitable organisation supporting Black mothers of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Marsha shares insight into some of the systemic and cultural barriers Black neurodivergent children face such as implicit biases in the education system, along with the long-term impact. For example, due to the lack of understanding about neurodivergence in Black communities - both within schools and SEN services - children’s behaviour can often be misinterpreted as defiance, disruption or laziness, rather than a communication of their needs.

As Marsha describes:

"There's also evidence that shows that black children are over represented in terms of being identified as having SEN needs... Then when it comes to the implementation of the appropriate intervention to support these children, they are significantly receiving less support. And then we now know also through evidence that what does that look like when they don't get the EHCP? As I've said, There's punitive measures put in place. There's lots of labeling, you know, there's lots of exclusion, expulsion, and it's just it doesn't take a genius to recognise what the lack of support in the initial stages might look like for children, especially those that you know are on a lower socio economic bracket, what that might look like for their future?"

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