Thursday May 25, 2023

Episode 41: Harbor Seal Swim School

This week we welcome Jami Fregeau - The Neurodivergent Nurse - back to our podcast to help us delve into the new promise from 23 & Me that they can now assess genetic likelihood of having ADHD. We discuss the risks and benefits of ADHD genetic testing - is it maybe more trouble than it's worth? Is it possible to use genetic testing to our own benefit? What are the pros and cons of this new screening? We also placed our bets on which one of us would live the longest and no one is surprised. Thank you so much to The Neurodivergent Nurse for taking the lead on this round of research for us so we could have a real discussion with someone who understands what they were reading. You can find Jami on IG @theneurodivergentnurse and find her podcast - The Neurodivergent Nurse - on your favorite podcast streaming platform.

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Sources:

https://www.23andme.com/topics/health-predispositions/adhd/

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-funded-by-nimh/rdoc

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854824/#R52

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854824/#R14

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854824/#R49

https://www.genome.gov/27538023/2010-news-feature-researchers-identify-gene-associated-with-adhd-susceptibility

https://www.bbrfoundation.org/content/first-robust-genetic-markers-adhd-are-reported

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.751041/full

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.751041/full#B214

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.751041/full#B59

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.751041/full#B22