16. QUICK RESET: No meds, No plan, and no help..... but yet they're still calling us undiagnosed

ADHD Mums

If you’ve spent hours calling pharmacies, chasing down scripts, or fighting tears in front of your child’s school — this episode is for you.

This week’s Quick Reset is a brutally honest look at the ADHD medication shortage and what it’s actually costing families. It’s not just about pills. It’s about access, function, and survival. If you’ve been told to 'just hang in there' while rationing doses, burning out, and trying to stay regulated — this episode will meet you where you are.

We unpack why the shortage isn’t just a supply chain hiccup — but a structural failure — and what you can do right now. You’ll hear the real-life chaos behind one bottle of meds, the truth about demand vs infrastructure, and the emotional cost of parenting without the support you fought hard to access.

🧠 What We Cover in This Episode:

• What’s actually causing the ADHD medication shortage in Australia

• Why this isn’t about 'overprescribing' — it’s about systemic neglect

• The real impact on parents who are rationing, relapsing, and burning out

• How executive function vanishes when meds disappear

• What the TGA, the PBS, and DEA limits have to do with your child’s treatment

• Bridging scripts, access barriers, and what GPs still don’t know

• Why this crisis is about disability rights, not convenience

• The stories that politicians need to hear — and how to send them

💥 This episode is for you if:
– You’re sharing meds between siblings or skipping doses to make it through the week
– You’ve been left with no support, no alternatives, and zero help — yet somehow still expected to function
– You want to advocate without being told to 'calm down'

🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward action — even if all you can do today is hit play.

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📚 Related Resources:

– Free ADHD Medication Advocacy Resource
– TGA Medication Shortage Portal
– 📥 Download MP forms, free resources & more on this subject here

🧠 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
ADHD medication shortage, ADHD mums, stimulant access, unmedicated parenting, executive dysfunction, advocacy, system failure, rationing medication, Concerta shortage, Ritalin supply, neurodivergent burnout, mental health crisis, parenting unsupported, TGA, PBS medication, real-life ADHD, medication access, writing to MPs, disability rights, school chaos, neuroaffirming advocacy, ADHD parenting.

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