If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling trying to figure out…
Is this ADHD? Anxiety? High sensitivity? Sensory issues? Something else? — you are so not alone.

In this episode, we sit down with Alane Freund and walk through real parent scenarios that will probably feel very familiar.

We talk about a 4-year-old with intense, daily meltdowns that seem to come out of nowhere…
An 18-month-old who won’t separate or engage socially…
A teen dealing with anxiety, OCD, and school refusal…
And even what “inattentive ADHD” can look like in a highly sensitive kid who’s constantly in their own world.

This is one of those conversations where you start to realize…it’s not as clear-cut as we’ve been told.

Inside the episode, we get into:

• Why highly sensitive kids can look like they have ADHD (even when they don’t)
• How anxiety shows up in the body (nausea, headaches, shutdowns) and why it’s often misunderstood
• The concept of kids being “half their age” when they’re overwhelmed and how that changes how you respond
• Why tantrums aren’t something you fix in the moment (and what actually helps instead)
• What to do when your child refuses school, including options most parents don’t even realize they have
• The difference between temperament vs. diagnosis (and why that matters so much)

Get Alane's FREE GIFT here: 10 Pillars of Resilience

https://alane-freund.mykajabi.com/10-pillars-of-resilience

Find Alane here:

Alane Freund | Are You Highly Sensitive
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