Dr Becky Quicke

or dhd this window of capacity is really quite narrow and it's so easy for children to become either completely overwhelmed overstimulated or underwhelmed and i'm actually talking about babies even here dr becky quick is a clinical psychologist with over two decades of experience in assessing girls for adhd and autism she's a committed advocate for neuroverse children and adults

or dhd this window of capacity is really quite narrow and it's so easy for children to become either completely overwhelmed overstimulated or underwhelmed and i'm actually talking about babies even here dr becky quick is a clinical psychologist with over two decades of experience in assessing girls for adhd and autism she's a committed advocate for neuroverse children and adults

Toddler tantrums versus meltdowns and overwhelm. They really are different. Our aim at Autistic Girls is to help families, their child is ADHD, to understand that, what that means, so that they can kind of work it out together rather than child kind of developing ways of trying to shut that down, not feel it, you know, mass.

Toddler tantrums versus meltdowns and overwhelm. They really are different. Our aim at Autistic Girls is to help families, their child is ADHD, to understand that, what that means, so that they can kind of work it out together rather than child kind of developing ways of trying to shut that down, not feel it, you know, mass.

When a child comes to understand themselves and actually even just giving the diagnosis... it can actually change things really significantly.

When a child comes to understand themselves and actually even just giving the diagnosis... it can actually change things really significantly.

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I think in my professional life, so as a clinical psychologist assessing people, I hope this doesn't sound arrogant, but I don't ever feel like, oh, that doesn't make sense. Like, that's my thing that actually, it does always make sense. So we do a screening call with people and... They'll start to describe their experiences. And I'm always thinking, oh, yeah, that makes sense.

I think in my professional life, so as a clinical psychologist assessing people, I hope this doesn't sound arrogant, but I don't ever feel like, oh, that doesn't make sense. Like, that's my thing that actually, it does always make sense. So we do a screening call with people and... They'll start to describe their experiences. And I'm always thinking, oh, yeah, that makes sense.

So, yeah, I think I get that. Yeah, that makes sense. So there isn't anything I think when I'm working professionally. But personally, there are oftentimes where I mean, because I'm obviously in a different mode in my personal life. And sometimes I kind of think, so my partner is autistic, and it's only recently that we're kind of like, oh, actually, you're also inattentive ADHD.

So, yeah, I think I get that. Yeah, that makes sense. So there isn't anything I think when I'm working professionally. But personally, there are oftentimes where I mean, because I'm obviously in a different mode in my personal life. And sometimes I kind of think, so my partner is autistic, and it's only recently that we're kind of like, oh, actually, you're also inattentive ADHD.

It's not hyperactive impulsive, but it's inattentive. So until we made that realization, and now that's really helpful, but until then... A lot of stuff didn't make sense because he likes things to be really kind of quite exact and quite precise. And then he would make a lot of careless errors and my brain would be like, what's going on? So, yeah, I guess.

It's not hyperactive impulsive, but it's inattentive. So until we made that realization, and now that's really helpful, but until then... A lot of stuff didn't make sense because he likes things to be really kind of quite exact and quite precise. And then he would make a lot of careless errors and my brain would be like, what's going on? So, yeah, I guess.

But that's how it is, isn't it, in our personal lives? Like in my professional life as a clinical psychologist, I'm focused, I'm thinking, I'm making sense, helping people to make sense of things. I'm trying to understand things. And so it kind of does make sense. But then, yeah, in my personal life, I sometimes might. It might be different.

But that's how it is, isn't it, in our personal lives? Like in my professional life as a clinical psychologist, I'm focused, I'm thinking, I'm making sense, helping people to make sense of things. I'm trying to understand things. And so it kind of does make sense. But then, yeah, in my personal life, I sometimes might. It might be different.

Yeah, so that will quite often come up in, obviously, in the screening assessments. So there's a few things that ring bells, but not necessarily about the actual diagnostic criteria. Let me explain. So they might say, they might say, Or you might say something that like, oh, I kind of, I do like to have things predictable. I really have that preference predictability in routines.

Yeah, so that will quite often come up in, obviously, in the screening assessments. So there's a few things that ring bells, but not necessarily about the actual diagnostic criteria. Let me explain. So they might say, they might say, Or you might say something that like, oh, I kind of, I do like to have things predictable. I really have that preference predictability in routines.

But then actually sometimes I really don't. And so I don't understand like, which is it? So that happens. That's a very, very common one. Or sometimes I really love, you know, going out and social, you know, being with people. Then sometimes actually I can't see anybody for a long period of time. So, you know, those kind of things come up and I'm like, oh, okay, what's kind of going on here?

But then actually sometimes I really don't. And so I don't understand like, which is it? So that happens. That's a very, very common one. Or sometimes I really love, you know, going out and social, you know, being with people. Then sometimes actually I can't see anybody for a long period of time. So, you know, those kind of things come up and I'm like, oh, okay, what's kind of going on here?