EP. 135: ADHD, Suicide Prevention and Audio Journaling with Grace L’Orange

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week Tracy welcomes Grace L’Orange to episode #135 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Grace is a school psychologist, behavior specialist, and suicide prevention coordinator working in public education with a B.S. in Psychology and an advanced Education Specialist degree in School Psychology. Grace is passionate about equity, inclusion, and advocacy for all students, especially those with disabilities and other differences. In addition to her direct work with students, she collaborates with and educates other adults to better understand and address the specific impacts these differences have on daily life.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grace recently implemented systemic changes in her district by developing updated policies and procedures for special education and suicide prevention/intervention focusing on equity and best practice. She serves as Director-At-Large on the board for her state school psychologist association. She also collaborates with the broader community through the Suicide Prevention Coalition in her county. Initially drawn to school psychology due to the school struggles of her brother with ADHD, little did Grace know that she would be diagnosed much later at the age of 32. Since then, Grace has been integrating this new ADHD facet of her life in the context of being an educator working with students with disabilities and behavior challenges.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Grace shares: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The circumstances surrounding her ADHD diagnosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What has changed since she was diagnosed </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How learning about her ADHD shifted her understanding of how ADHD presents in girls and helped her better notice s